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[Now_serving_number4]

DD #2 ( 15 months ) is still mainly BF. She is wide awake and I am burt out of nursing her 6 or more times a night. Last night was hell. I am thinking about nursing her some and then giving her a warm bottle of cows milk just to ""maybe"" get her to sleep longer. Do you think this will work? Should I just suck it up? IDK..I just know I want to sleep"rant"

[Stella]

Is she ok with cows milk? If she is I say give it a try.

[Now_serving_number4]

I think so. She might get a bit of runny poop from it. I can't be to sure thought it it is milk since she barely ever gets any. I will probably just suck it up..:sigh:

[Earthmama]

Would she be too young for chamomile tea?
what about aromatherapy? soothing music or white noise?

Are you co-sleeping? It just might be too tempting to just take a sip if it's so close.

I wish you the best of luck with it.

[hotlama]

Sorry, I don't have any advice but I thought this link might help a little.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp

[xobehs]

Wow, does THAT sound familiar. DD was like that... I was BFing more overnight than during the day well into her second year of BFing.

We did the cows milk in a bottle thing. My Ped was SO not happy about it, but I seriously needed sleep. She was angry at first but finally gave in. DH was kind enough to take over the bottle delivery :D

[pattyk]

Wow, do I remember those days! I thought I was going to lose my mind! Nothing worked for my dd, so as you said, I just sucked it up (we did co-sleep though), and before I knew it she's almost 6 years old! Time flies.

[Justicedog]

I remember too. You'd asked what would I do - I can say what I've done. I bought a small 6 can fridge for upstairs and put a bottle in it, then I or my dh would give it to her.

We'd also been feeding cereal and other food since 6 months old. I'd feed her cereal before bed too.

She's over a year old, which is when my ped said we could start cow's milk, so unless there's some medical reason, I don't see why it would hurt.

Perhaps you can suck it up tonight and call the ped tomorrow to check if they think cow's milk is ok.

How about expressed milk or formula if cow's milk isn't ok?

And yes, this will pass, but it sure sucks until it does.

[Now_serving_number4]

Yes we do co sleep. I start her out in her crib but sometimes not even 10 minutes later she is in my bed. I have tried a paci ( she hates them) rubbing her tummy or back. It worked 1 time. I did giver her 2 OZ of cow milk after I nursed her. It did nothing lol. I need her to sleep better since I now have a HS student that needs to wake up at 5:15. This is going to be hard!

[Elizabethdaisy]

I felt this way not too long ago. I would give kyler a snack before bed that will fill him then nurse him then put in his bed. if he woke in the middle of the night I put kyler in between me and hubby but closer to him. the first few times he fussed alittle but we just rubbed his back and he fall back asleep. now he doesnt even wake at night to get up he sleeps through the whole night almost every night without nursing. kyler is down to one nursing though before bedtime. I am not producing much milk these days so its kinda him weaning too.
good luck I know its hard but it will get easier. I had to tell myself that forever.

[oldtimer]

Another thing you may want to concider before giving a bottle is,
you will now need to wean from breast and bottle.
Twice the work, there are many other options that do not include bottles.

[Amy_G_]

I'd tank up her calories during the day. more healthy snacks, give the milk a try during the day and fit in at least one more nursing session during the day. At night, I wouldn't give a bottle, but I'd consider milk in a sipper cup and offer it every time she wakes up and try to wean from nursing during the night a bit. Maybe like every other time she wakes in the night give the sipper of milk, or between 10-12, no nursing, but nurse at 12, and then between 1-3 no nursing but nurse at 3. I would also be sure to wake her up for a feeding right before I go to bed, and encourage a longer feeding than just taking a sip. Often when cosleeping, they smell the milk and just want a sip every time they barely wake up. So put on a clean bra and nightgown to limit smells, and try to sleep with your back to her once she's done with that nursing session.

[SarahFae]

I'd tank up her calories during the day. more healthy snacks, give the milk a try during the day and fit in at least one more nursing session during the day. At night, I wouldn't give a bottle, but I'd consider milk in a sipper cup and offer it every time she wakes up and try to wean from nursing during the night a bit. Maybe like every other time she wakes in the night give the sipper of milk, or between 10-12, no nursing, but nurse at 12, and then between 1-3 no nursing but nurse at 3. I would also be sure to wake her up for a feeding right before I go to bed, and encourage a longer feeding than just taking a sip. Often when cosleeping, they smell the milk and just want a sip every time they barely wake up. So put on a clean bra and nightgown to limit smells, and try to sleep with your back to her once she's done with that nursing session.

IA with this. Especially with the sippy cup, she's way too old for a bottle. Also, maybe instead of milk, because she's being fed during the day, try giving her water to discourage waking and then she'll also eat more during the day.

[Now_serving_number4]

I don't think 15 months is to old for a bottle. my kids had pacis till 3 :0

[kohlby]

I wouldn't do a bottle of cow's milk simply because then I'd have to brush the child's teeth after and that's more work for me! We do keep a sippy cup of water in the bed in case the child/toddler is thirsty. I also make sure that my kids get a snack right before bed. My son was waking up 5 times a night still at 18 months. But it wasn't a regression, he had never woken up less than 5 times since birth. Part of the problem was hunger, but some was comfort. When I cut down night nursing, first I made sure my son was capable of eating solids, which was a problem for us. Then I used rocking him and holding him and offering him water unstead of bf. I could still do this in the bed. Once I have to get out of bed, then it's much harder for me to fall asleep. Cutting down his night nursing was tough, but he was able to cut down. (He didn't sleep through the night until a few months after 4 but at least he was only waking once a night then).

[SarahFae]

I don't think 15 months is to old for a bottle. my kids had pacis till 3 :0

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6110.php

Especially if she's introducing it now, why not introduce a sippy cup instead, it'll be easier and better for her LO in the long run?

[Now_serving_number4]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6110.php

Especially if she's introducing it now, why not introduce a sippy cup instead, it'll be easier and better for her LO in the long run?

She has had a bottle before so it's nothing new to her. The only reason for the bottle at bedtime is with the sippy cups that I have she can't drink lying down. ( I've decided against giving her a bottle at bed anyway)

Thanks for the tips ( even having 3 kids prior to this one she has been by far the worst sleeper from 4 months till now). I think I will try to give her some cereal before bedtime ( nursing her before and after so my supply does not drop).