feed play feed sleep routine

[maggie]

hi, during the day DS likes this outine, a quick little extra feed put in before i place him in his cot. its like a comfort snack. DS is 12weeks. does anyone else do this routine. i know its not ideal, but occasionally it works and helps him settle..

[Liz]

Yup, we always fed when he woke up, had a play, and fed again to sleep. I say do whatever works We didnt' have a routine as such, but he always fed before and after sleep Still do!

[maggie]

thanks liz. i think its a comfort thing..

[shellbell3]

Funny you should ask this we do this with my DD and over the last couple of days been thinking about whether I should be trying to stop this. I have no prob doing it but I think about if I'm not around will she settle down nicely for a sleep? Plus at times I feel like I am constantly getting my boobs out! Just yesterday and today have tried alternative options like trying her with a dummy or giving her a cuddle that way if I'm not there anyone can do those things, sometimes it works othertimes it doesn't it depends on how quickly I get onto het tired signs.

[Mum2boy]

Yep, I do this also. And yes, shellbell, I too feel like the boobs are never in the bra long enough! Cooper (4 months old) sleeps 12 hours at night, so in the morning, I am busting at the seams! I give him a feed on both sides, then before I put him to sleep about an hour later, I always give him a top up.

I find sometimes in doing this he sleeps longer. But his average sleep is about an hour, so some days I am feeding him every 2 hours.

[johT]

i dont believe in sleep training our babies, they are little mammals who should feed often. feeding them to sleep is a good thing, the way nature designed it to be...putting them awake in their cots makes little sense to me.:P

[Fi]

yep - we often did feed play feed sleep. As long as the play isn't too long, a feed is a really relaxing way to get them to sleep. Specially at this age.