Still feeding him a bottle in the middle of the night at 10 months old.

So heres the thing...DS is almost 10 months and doesnt sleep through the night still. He usually just wakes once during the night and when he does we give him a bottle because thats the only way he will go back to sleep.

If we just go in to rub his head, give the binky he will just cry and cry. I really dont have the heart to do CIO with him because I feel he might just cry for hours and eventually wake his sister. So, just to get some sleep we feed him and once we do he will go back down.

Do you think Im crazy for giving him a bottle at this age....he drinks the whole thing in 5 minutes, which means to me that he is hungry.

What do you think? Am I the only crazy person giving their DC a bottle at 10 months?

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I think it is habit, unless you break it, it will likely continue for a while. If you find the strength to CIO, it is usually over in 3 nights. Good Luck to you!

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I don't think you are crazy I agree its probably a habit by now, but when my older DS was that age I was still having a tough time with him waking to nurse. How about trying to very slowly decrease the ounces?

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15 months here and still doing a middle of the night bottle. I can't do CIO, it's just not for me. I've tried because I know it's habit but once it's more than fussing I go in.

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My DD is 9 months old and still wakes every night for a bottle. I too think (on some level) that she really is hungry since she does finish the whole bottle rather than falling asleep midway through but I just don't know. What I do know is that I am one tired Mommy. My DD is still in our room but we are moving her this week (hopefully) and I guess we will then have to decide about CIO or what. With my older DD I was fairly certain that she was waking out of habit rather than necessity so I started by watering down her bottle and then decreasing the ounces. Eventually she stopped waking for it. I just don't know how to tell why Erin is still waking up. Anybody know how to determine if the baby is truly hungry or if it is just a habit?

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I weaned mine at 14 mos from night feedings.

He still woke every night at 2:00-2:30ish to yell at me.

This went on to 20 mos...when one day ped had suggested him sleepiing in our room to get through a bad asthma week. we put his old crib mattress on floor....first time ever sleeping through the night. Slept ever since then.

So I don't believe it was hunger, he just wanted to be around us.

This alone makes me more then ready to have a family bed this time around if needed. Tortured myself for 20 months when we could have all been sleeping.

It is hard, I felt like even if it was a habit, all he was looking for was a little love.

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OMG....I have the same situation going on in my home. DS is the same age. I wish I had advice for you! But I am listening to all the other's advice!!

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I sympathize. My DD just turned a year and is really a great sleeper. She goes right into her crib between 6:30-7 at night without a peep. I still give her a bottle sometime between 2-5. There are times that I will let her cry and she will go right back to sleep without it. I would say she STTN about 3 nights out of the week.

Then there are the nights that she will keep crying or wake up again and when presented with the bottle, she completely sucks it down. Then, she goes right back to sleep- no problem.

I actually don't mind getting up because it's only for about 15 min tops but I do worry about creating a bad habit. I also struggle with thinking if she really needs it or not. I figure if she can STTN almost half the week, then it probably is habit.

This parenting stuff can drive you nuts! Good luck to you!

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Its a habit, but I did it til my DS was one and on milk. By that point, I could justify CIO b/c milk is just a drink (and he would have woken up for it) whereas formula is a meal, so I felt like he was hungry.

But my DS wasn't the best eater, so I sucked it up and did it

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DS will be 1 in two weeks and still wakes for a bottle. I have tried reducing the amount in hope of weaning, but DS knew exactly what I did and was none to thrill. I might try it again, maybe start with just a 1/2 oz decrease.

CIO doesn't work for us, he will literally cry for hours, we have tried and I truly feel he is hungry.

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i weaned last month when ds was 9 months. i was nursing so it was different but what i did was slowly over 2 weeks decrease the time he ate until i only let him drinki for a minute and then i just rocked him for 2 nights and he was fine. he just got used to eating and expecting less each night and never shed a tear. good luck!

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ds is 9 months old. months ago we stopped giving him the overnight bottle. we give him the binky, we rock him- but no food. i dont have the heart for CIO yet.