I have been working with my 11 month old daughter to stop the night time feeding (6 oz. @ 1am). I tried starting with the 6oz. then each night same amount of water with less formula – gradually of course. Now I am stuck because she wakes for water. She will drink the whole 6 oz of nothing but water and fall happily asleep. Could she really be hungry?! She has never slept through the night since birth, but only woke twice as an infant and now once as an older baby. However, she is growing like 3-4 inches a month. She is 34 1/2 ” tall. Her weight is 26 lbs.
Also, another method I had read about is to start with 6 oz and then each night feed her a half an oz. less till you reach 0 oz, which would be no bottle- Has anyone successfully done this?!
I really don’t mind feeding her at night, it’s only once – whereas some babies her age are awake 3 or more times. I am grateful. By me continuing to feed her am I really making a way for a pattern, or will she grow out of it. She sleeps happily after her 1 am milk till 8 am but if I don’t feed her (which I have tried for 1 solid week she whines and cries for a bit every 10 minutes for about 4 hours).
She does also eats quite a bit during the day (baby cereal and fruit and formula for breakfast, lunch is two jars of baby food, formula, and some dry cereal for a snack, then dinner is 1 jar of baby food with yogurt, formula. And then the last bottle before bed.
Thanks for any help! :)
