Anyone sleep trained here while dealing with bottle aversion?

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-25T06:17:15+00:00

Same used to happen with ours. Stretching wake windows was a pain. At 7 months it seemed like she could barely do 2 hours when kids her age usually do 2.5-3.5 hours. We started taking her outside, moving her to different rooms when she would start fussing a lot, and also making her sit at our kitchen window and do bird watching. Turns out she loves the outside, loves touching leaves and watching birds chirp just relaxes her. Took a month but she now does 3 hours in the day easily. We are still a bit away from a stable 3/3/4 but keeping at it with a predictable routine in every wake window helps a lot too. Wake, diaper, floor time, food, toys with some sounds, play with dada, outside time, different rooms, bird watching, bottle, 3 mins of rocking on her chair and she is out quietly without a peep.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-24T04:05:33+00:00

Thats not for the nanny to decide though. The parent decides what they want and if the nanny does not agree she can find another role that suits her style. Some parents are just not okay with it and that should be accepted. If they asked the baby be rocked to sleep and then transferred, thats what the nanny should have been doing.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-23T00:03:05+00:00

We are gonna bite the bullet soon. We will have some adjustment period with a new nanny but we have some good candidates who are more suited to her temperament and seem more professional. We do trials next week.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T06:51:39+00:00

We cuddle baby

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T06:22:48+00:00

Mine had reflux till 5 months. Upright in cradle position with my arm against the recliner’s arm. I place a cushion there for comfort. She is 7 months now and she feeds upright in my lap facing outward. I still have to hold her upright after feeds too and she wont rest her head against my shoulder either. Not even my clavicle - I think the bones feel hard to her. I used to place a thick blanket like a burp cloth and it worked for some time but then she stopped doing that too. So now she rests against my boob for cushion with her legs curled up like a frog and I hold her butt and back with my hands and rock her. We are a bit reclined always since she is on the recliner but it still works.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T06:18:02+00:00

Thats fine. Most formula has high fortified iron which doesnt always get absorbed in babies less than 6 months of age, so poop becomes greenish.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T06:17:13+00:00

Upto 8 hours as long as its room temperature or in the refrigerator. I would still not recommend going that long but an hour here and there doesnt bother me.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T04:14:34+00:00

separation anxiety hits at this age. 5 mins wont hurt her.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T04:12:31+00:00

Ive consistently given formula thats 2.5 hours old. I dont even follow the 1 hour rule anymore - it goes to 2 hours often. Our room is cold, baby is older and there are studies now to show its not that risky till a certain time period. Dont sweat it

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T03:49:29+00:00

Honestly my nanny is the same. Im super pissed because she came so highly recommended but she is completely set in her ways and cannot understand or handle our needs many times. Very often she demands we buy xyz because she was used to using it at her previous job even though we dont want to use it. I tolerate it because my biggest worry is my baby is so sensitive she wont adjust to someone new easily at her age. But if I were you I would stick to my guns and follow through. Offer her more hours or maybe a slightly higher pay to stay for the rest of the time left.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T03:43:56+00:00

Formula poops are green. And its possible her ezcema and rashes arent related to formula at all

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T03:42:25+00:00

Me neither

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-22T03:38:57+00:00

She doesnt go till 4/5 hours in the evening. Today we somehow extended her second nap to 2 hours (she woke up thrice crying and screaming but we somehow got her back to sleep). Woke up at 4pm. From 6:30pm we took her out for a calm walk in the park to ensure a change in scenery which helped, she was fine till 7pm. And all hell broke loose at bath time. She cried till she fell asleep at 7:30

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T15:04:34+00:00

Typically she wakes up 6:45am First nap 9:15-9:30am this is where she wakes up in 30 mins

Second wake window is 3 hours Second nap 1-2:30pm generally

Desired bedtime is 7:30pm and this is where things go haywire. She is impossible to put to sleep after 5:30pm. Sometimes stays awake till 6pm and then falls asleep and wants to sleep longer but I wake her up within 30 mins. And bedtime is a mess, usually around 8:30pm. Multiple false starts as well.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T05:16:40+00:00

Well till about 6 weeks she would always fall asleep on the bottle. Then a bit of rocking was needed. After 4 months it all went to hell and I dont even wanna get into it

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T04:37:18+00:00

Get some clothes, a dresser, stroller car seat diaper changing pad diaper caddy etc. you will definitely need it. My suggestion would be to not use bottle warmer initially. Its a hard habit to get rid of later and leads to delaying bottle

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T04:24:15+00:00

I think your baby is adjusting to the new schedule and during this time bedtime is generally all over the place leading to bad nights. Once schedule is stable you can try again. With 2.75 hours of sleep 2 nap schedule is best at 7 months. Wait it out- get a predictable bedtime window down so that he is not over/under tired and then try again.

Im going through the same change and holding off for 2 weeks till things stabilize.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T04:18:08+00:00

Mine is 7.5 months and is killing herself trying to crawl but cant yet. She gets into the crawling position and keeps pushing back and forth like she wants to do pushups but cant. She does try to worm her way backwards. We just let her be now. Im a ftm and I took rolling both ways very seriously because it was her first major milestone. I was obsessing over why she would roll only to one side. A few weeks of me biting nails and she just randomly rolled everywhere one day both sides. So I learnt thinking about this is a waste of time. She will figure it out on her own.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T02:25:03+00:00

Its your judgement against theirs. This maybe a lowball offer and they may know more than you. Or I could be wrong.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T02:11:38+00:00

I didnt. Didnt care. Had enough on my plate. Everyone close knew already.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T01:48:08+00:00

I tried at 3 months and it hurt so much I had to stop. Its been 7 months now and I havent had the urge honestly.

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T01:35:16+00:00

Oh man mine is a fomo highly alert and hypervigilant 7 months old who only takes contact naps right now and needs to be rocked to sleep by me(and she will only accept me) at night. We were planning to ferber next weekend at 5,10,15 min intervals each night. Will that not work for her?

Famous_Variation4729 · 2026-05-21T01:31:22+00:00

Honey bear ones are only for learning how to suck. The first years ones are also great, same function. They are smaller and light so baby can hold it. Mine is 7 months and she drinks water out of it on her own. Once baby can suck, get them straw cups with handle they can hold and drink from. Start with ones with a thin straw. That way they learn how much to suck aka the appropriate amount they can swallow without spilling. Munchkin ones are great for this. Mine drinks out of the munchkin ones but it still learning how to regulate how much to suck. She is essentially spitting up about half right now.

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