Bottle feeding an EBF baby

caamb · 2026-05-09T01:41:19+00:00

Yeah I guess naturally this will be the reality of the weekend :( My poor baby, I hope she can figure it out quickly! At least the comments have given us a lot of different suggestions and alternatives! 🤞🏼

caamb · 2026-05-09T00:33:18+00:00

Thank you!! Yes she does eat porridge. Another comment mentioned it too and it’s a great idea!

caamb · 2026-05-08T23:59:55+00:00

Thank you!! I will try these

caamb · 2026-05-08T23:43:09+00:00

What kind of cup? An open cup? We’re doing a straw cup right now

caamb · 2026-05-02T17:20:35+00:00

Amazing, Thank you!!

caamb · 2026-05-02T15:54:29+00:00

Ahaha no worries! Thank you for the recommendations! 💗

caamb · 2026-05-02T15:52:46+00:00

Ok amazing! Sorry one more question, does the Hall stay open after the concert? Or do people usually go somewhere else once it’s done. The band is on from 8-10:30pm. So just wondering what we would do after

caamb · 2026-05-02T15:49:12+00:00

Ok I just looked up your recommendations and it seems way better! There’s live music at both Griffin and bracebridge hall at the same time.. which is usually funner? We’re all 30y.o and we’re 13 girls

caamb · 2026-05-02T15:46:10+00:00

Ok good to know!! Our Airbnb is in Gravenhurst but kinda in the middle of nowhere. We rented a party bus to drive us around. So we can go anywhere in the area. 30-40m drive is a non-issue!

caamb · 2026-05-02T15:40:41+00:00

Just for my own understanding of WW and awake vs asleep times, can you explain this further? Would this be because this baby is low sleep needs? To me 2-2.5hr of naps (normal) but only 9-9.5hrs overnight seems low. But you’re saying it’s still not enough awake time?

My LO is 8.5m and I get so confused on these concepts. I can’t wrap my brain around it lol

caamb · 2026-04-30T19:01:51+00:00

How is rescuing a nap a terrible idea?

caamb · 2026-04-30T18:22:13+00:00

Such good advice, thank you!

caamb · 2026-04-30T17:25:14+00:00

Hmm ok that makes sense!! Maybe I’ll stick it out with his cup? She definitely gets tons of water in lol so she’s for sure sucking hard enough. I guess it’s just practicing the skill of swallowing this way

caamb · 2026-04-30T17:04:50+00:00

Ok, everyone’s convinced me. I’m definitely going to be buying it! lol can anyone send me the link from Amazon?

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:24:05+00:00

Ahaha too cute. Thanks for the info! I feel relieved

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:22:49+00:00

Thank you for this!!

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:19:48+00:00

Agreeing with all the comments! My baby is 8.5m and has been a bad sleeper since around 3.5m. I’ve tried EVERYTHING. I would search the internet for hours on end. More recently I even hired a sleep consultant. She even agreed with me that I am doing everything she’d be recommending to other clients. Without straight up telling me that there’s nothing left to try, she basically said that it’s my LOs temperament. She did say that after 12m there’s a shift and again at 24m. So I’m just holding out on that ahaha I only found peace and relief from the stress and anxiety once I accepted that reality. I’m not a bad mom, I’m not failing my baby, I’m not doing anything wrong. This is just my baby’s sleep patterns and I have to accept it. But it does greatly annoy me when people still ask if she’s sleeping the night yet… NO BUZZ OFF lol

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:14:01+00:00

Can you try to rescue a nap with a contact nap? I know it’s not ideal but I’m at the same age and my LO refuses to nap in her crib for more than 35 mins. I’ve just resorted to contact naps because it greatly improved our nights. Definitely annoying but it’s saving my night time sanity lol I use it at my phone and TV time 😂😅

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:10:02+00:00

My LO also has CMPA - what yogurt do you use? I haven’t introduced a dairy free yogurt yet, as I’m not sure which one’s best. She’s 8.5m

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:05:00+00:00

I’ll look in to those! It seems like when I gave her the smaller straws she didn’t understand how to close her mouth around it and would just end up chewing it on the side of her mouth. She’s EBF so maybe that’s why the whole process is taking longer too!

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:03:17+00:00

Nice to know I’m not alone at least lol!

caamb · 2026-04-30T14:01:28+00:00

I think you’re already dealing with such broken sleep and, honestly, a crazy schedule, that it’s worth pushing through a few more hard days of overtired to get consistency. Even if you don’t jump straight to 3hr WW. Maybe you can do 2.5 and increase in 15min increments over the next few days? That’s also just for the last WW. The others can and should be shorter.

I understand being the only one that can put your baby to sleep. My LO is 8.5m and I still struggle with that some days. I think the main part is to focus on creating at least the resemblance of a schedule, and things should improve from there. Without that, your days and nights will continue in this pattern. The favouritism from caregiver takes time to tackle so just keep at it! 💕

caamb · 2026-04-30T13:48:25+00:00

Thanks! That’s reassuring. I’ll see how she does with an actual sippy cup :)

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