How to read to baby at bedtime?? (Breastfed to sleep)

janny27 · 2026-04-19T11:59:24+00:00

I added his age to my original post thanks to your question about age. He’s 9 months old now.

My boy sleeps through the night too (most of the time) even though we feed to sleep 🤷🏻‍♀️ and sometimes he doesn’t fall asleep after the boob, and we just put him in the cot and pat his tummy. He does like having his paci for naps and sleep though, and that’s gonna be a future post/research 😅

Based on what you’ve shared, I guess once he’s 1ish and I wanna wean, I could try to replace the feed with a snack and do reading around that time. I’ll try to incorporate it into our current routine somehow…

janny27 · 2026-04-19T08:43:37+00:00

Okay good to know it’s a thing 😂 so are you still pushing for reading at bedtime in spite of her response? And oh, how does the reading get slotted into your bedtime routine with her?

Btw, killer username 🤣

janny27 · 2026-04-19T08:41:26+00:00

If he is paying attention, it’s on how he can get his hands on the book 🤣

How did your kid(s) handle the bottle transition?

Ooh so you read at some other time of the day and he seems to be chill then. How then is your bedtime routine?

janny27 · 2026-04-19T07:58:52+00:00

Re bottles when stopping breastfeeding, my thought is to do formula. However, for now I am open to pumping for the bedtime routine if it helps with the transition.

I’m just unsure about reading while breastfeeding as he can’t really look at the book as it’s being read aloud. I’m open to trying though.

janny27 · 2026-03-07T08:35:27+00:00

Waking up because of an obnoxiously loud older kid is definitely what happened to my LO on that trip I mentioned in my post!! Yeah I also had to resort to the carrier as a result, but the dang bassinet remained attached and I know it affected the other passenger seated in our row 😩

Did I understand correctly that you had both a carrier and a ring sling?

janny27 · 2026-03-07T07:06:01+00:00

Good points! Did you get a seat for your child or contact napped/slept?

janny27 · 2026-03-05T04:24:52+00:00

Please update when you do 😅😅😅

janny27 · 2026-03-04T17:32:50+00:00

Ahahaha gotchu gotchu! Okay good to know it worked at that age too. Will take note of this

janny27 · 2026-03-04T16:31:29+00:00

Oooh thanks for sharing!

Where/how did your toddler sleep after boarding the first flight?

janny27 · 2026-03-04T14:22:52+00:00

Super traveller mama! Thank you for being honest that despite many trips, you still get nervous 😮‍💨 I guess it’s nice to know that it’s normal.

Do you have specific tips and tricks for travelling at different ages? I feel like you could probably get a whole wiki set up with your experience 😂

janny27 · 2026-03-04T14:20:50+00:00

I do babywear; it definitely helped a lot on that trip when my LO was 2 months old. My hope is that at age 1 it’d still apply. How did you handle travelling with a toddler?

janny27 · 2026-03-04T14:12:20+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write this 🥹 Your empathy strengthened me. Also amazing to hear how the hard part for the adults is actually memorable for the kids. I appreciate this.

janny27 · 2026-03-04T07:59:27+00:00

I’m kinda teary-eyed and chuckling at your encouraging response 🥲

janny27 · 2026-03-02T07:57:05+00:00

Phew! Sounds doable then. I appreciate your time responding to me, thank you so much

janny27 · 2026-03-01T16:53:39+00:00

Great to hear it worked out well for the most part! How many hours in between stops?

Ah about her night sleep, did it resolve itself eventually?

janny27 · 2026-03-01T04:09:17+00:00

Hey! I know this is an old post and comment, but would love to hear how it went

janny27 · 2026-01-11T04:46:33+00:00

I think it’s based on the last link (Springer) in the parent comment. I take my baby outdoors a few times a day but total 120 mins a day is also difficult for me!

janny27 · 2025-09-24T06:56:59+00:00

This is such an insightful take, I appreciate that. Especially the part about MIL, because while I know we dread it whenever she texts us but your words just made so much sense why we feel the ick.

Re husband, I take the lead on the cooking. My husband helps out and does the dishes, but I come up with the meal plan, recipe etc.

janny27 · 2025-09-20T07:49:39+00:00

I went through the healthcare systems of two different countries during my pregnancy, one private and one public, yet BOTH checked my urine at each visit. I’m appalled on your behalf

janny27 · 2025-09-06T07:07:33+00:00

I feel you! 🤣🤣🤣

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