hi ,
my baby is 1 year old now.she has a very unusual habit of eating while watching HumTum n Koi Mil Gaya CD.n every time i need to breastfeed her to sleep or else she will go on screaming.she had started protesting by banging me or pinching me if i dont give her feed.can anybody tell me how long do i need to breastfeed her n how can i stop her to feed? pls help me .... simar replied. hi,
i too had this problem till my daughter was 8 months.She would need breast to sleep.Now a dsays i ask my husband to put her to sleep and it works.First couple of days she would scream but later on got settled.

also now i feed her meal and allow her to roam for couple of minutes so that she doesnot associate breast feeding with sleeping.


it is difficult but not impossible.All the best Jayshree replied. hi sonu,
i can understand you, as i m also suffering fm same probs. but mine is just 10 mths old. i just want to tell u how i got rid of breastfeed for my elder one who is now 4 yrs old. i kept him with my mother for 15 days. it was a very difficult decision. but still i did it n it works. now my younger one is also like him he too behave like ur daughter. as i m working i only feed him at night while sleeping. i dont know about anything in Malaysia, as i m from India but u can try keeping him at creche if possible. prerna replied. hi sonu..
sure ur kid has got used to comfort sucking..try giving him solid foods and substitute breastmilk gradually.. MS replied. Hi Sonu,

I too have a baby who is 7 mths old & of late he too needs to be nursed to sleep. I too am worried he will to get this habit & want to break it now before its too late.

I think the best option is not to give in to her tantrum. I know it is going to be difficult but feel that if you ignore her behaviour, she will know that you are serious and will not feed her. It will be difficult in the first 2 -3 days but I'm sure you'll see results. Kids whatever they may be, are quite smart and know how to get their way. So your baby know that by crying and getting noisy, you will give in to her. also I think you need to break the habit of her watching TV while eating.

Thanks
MS tenie replied. hi,
my baby girl is 9 mnths old now and she too needs to suckle and sleep. It has become more of a comfort sucking for her rather than hunger...i am now trying to wean her a lil bit and i only breastfeed her at night.This way i am hoping she will get used to sleeping without breastfeeding.In the daytime when its time for her to sleep i usually give her to either my maid or my mom in law to put her to sleep becoz as soon as she sees me she expects to feed. It pretty much works..try it.