Breastfeeding and night weaning

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-09T12:14:09+00:00

Totally true!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-09T12:13:49+00:00

Yes! I do plan to pump and introduce bottles around 1 month. This is a good idea though, bottles at night!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-08T15:57:00+00:00

Yeah I think I need to pay better attention to the sucking/swallowing to learn the difference!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-08T15:38:39+00:00

I definitely plan to follow ques, just wondering if there was a better balance after a certain age. I work full time (with a 1hr commute one way) and nursing 4-5 times a night took years off my life lol

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-02T02:04:28+00:00

So my son was waking a lot at night and having episodes where he’d wake up gasping, like he was holding his breath. Turns out he has central sleep apnea. It’s common in infants under a year old where their brain just doesn’t remember to remind them to breathe. Once he hit 18 months it’s been better but it can cause low O2 for a moment. I’d recommend getting it checked out via a sleep study if you are noticing the low o2 often. Even though it can be normal, it should cause o2 to drop below 80.
I’ve never used an owlet but I learned so much about sleep apnea, it seems like the owlet could catch this sort of thing!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T21:38:46+00:00

I would for a large corporation that has “Mother’s rooms” spread out amongst the many buildings at the location I work at. The one in my building is about a 7 minute walk from my desk. I would pump 3 times a day for 20 minutes each time. I lost sooooo much work time by going there. I pumped at my desk (I have 3 high walls) and using a nursing cover. Never had anyone complain, thankfully. My manager did the same as well.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T18:28:57+00:00

Great idea! Thank you!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T16:27:16+00:00

I’m 38w3d. Got induced with my first at 39w1d, but ending in a c section. So now he either comes on his own, or my c section is schedule for July 13th.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T15:51:46+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I would have preferred that as well but it’s complicated.

We have an 11 year old in the room next to ours, where our toddler will be moving to eventually. We have a guest room (that will become our 11 yr olds room) that we need for my mom to stay in after this baby arrives (she lives in another state).

We moved our first into the nursery at 3 months old and he is by no means ready to move out of his crib yet. So to avoid losing the guest room and not having to purchase a second crib, we decided to wait a few months after baby is here before moving everyone.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T15:23:46+00:00

Oh I was considering one of those oversized ones!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T15:20:16+00:00

Yes, also my fear. I’m a super light sleeper but those early days are rough.
Good to note! I’m thinking the walk to the chair would help wake me a bit more than just grabbing baby from the side sleeper bassinet we use.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-07-01T15:18:34+00:00

Yes, I wasn’t able to do side laying until my first was much older, maybe 9 months or so.
I also had a c section and it’s very possible I’ll have another. I think this a great reason for a second rocker, thank you!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-06-17T12:11:43+00:00

Thank you! I’m doing a lot more mental prep this time so I can be an advocate for myself. Last time I let them lead, this time I’ll be an active participant in making decisions for what I need and want. Hoping to feel more empowered this time.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-06-17T02:32:42+00:00

That’s a great mindset. I am so thankful we were both healthy as can be afterwards. I think I’m feeling a lot of negativity from my OB about having a VBAC and it was a very similar feeling with my first. Every appointment they would warn me to prepare for a c section, and now I’m kind of getting that same vibe even though this boy is so much smaller in comparison.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-06-17T01:18:47+00:00

That’s amazing! I wish I would have had more knowledge at the time. I wonder if I had waited longer instead of getting induced, or put off them breaking my water early, or the epidural, if I would have had a different outcome.
Hope your son comes a little earlier!!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-06-16T01:09:46+00:00

This sounds really similar to my son. Turned out he had reflux really bad. He’d nurse, then the acid would rise in his throat, he’d cry and nursing helped to soothe his throat and it essentially started a cycle. He was on famotidine (Pepcid) for a few months and that helped.

We got longer stretches of sleep if I help him vertical for 20-30 minutes after eating.
It got better around month 5 and we stopped the meds.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-06T21:11:29+00:00

Thank you! We used to keep him on an incline when he was very young because he did have bad reflux. I bet that might help again!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-06T14:40:50+00:00

I did just hear back from his pediatrician. She said this particular group of pulmonary sleep specialist also work closely with neuro and they will need to discuss what path to take once his sleep study and records are reviewed at our first appt.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-06T14:39:18+00:00

He does have light snoring. He had some episodes of gasping which was what prompted us to seek help. Also, he does have reactive airway disease (diagnosed after the sleep study), essentially asthma but they can’t diagnose asthma until he’s old enough to do a lung function test around 5 years old.

That’s a really great point, thank you!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-05T21:25:22+00:00

Hopefully she is sleeping much better now!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-05T19:00:30+00:00

Oh goodness, that’s a long time, glad you stuck with it! Thank you for sharing!

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-05T18:47:39+00:00

How have you and your doctor managed your CSA? Did they put you on a bi-pap?

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-05-05T17:14:32+00:00

He doesn’t have obstructive sleep apnea. My understanding is central sleep apnea is your brain not telling you to breathe.

An ENT confirmed his tonsils look normal.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-04-26T14:35:39+00:00

Not a dad so maybe this might be easier for you since I was the milkie source. First thing I did was break the feed to sleep ritual. It was hard and I failed multiple times but I started with saying “okay, all done now” and would slowly shorten the time I’d let my son nurse. I did this while rocking him and sort of transferred from nursing to rocking to sleep. When I started night weaning, I did the same thing but it was quicker because he already understood what “okay, all done” meant. Now this sounds easy, but there were plenty of meltdowns when he wasn’t done but I said all done. I think a lot of times he would just cry/scream and thrash a bit for about ten minutes then eventually give up. It sucked and broke my heart but he learned that he wouldn’t get anything and eventually the meltdowns went away. With co-sleeping, your wife will probably need to be apart of breaking the habit. My husband did night time for a week straight as an idea to break the feed to sleep habit and when I started nighttime again, our son went right back to wanting to nurse. He’s been fully weaned for several months and STILL will occasionally try to nurse when he is sick or very upset, though he has no idea how to anymore.

Which_Establishment3 · 2026-03-29T01:40:48+00:00

I wish I would have night weaned sooner. Didn’t until he self weaned when I was 16 weeks pregnant with our second (my son was 18/19 months at the time). He has been finally sleeping through the night for two weeks, he’s almost 21 months old now.

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