When my baby was in the 8-month baby's health check-up, the doctor recommended that the baby quit night milk before the baby was 9 months old. Because frequent night feeding will affect the baby's sleep quality and affect the development of the body.
The pediatrician suggested that we reduce the amount when we first feed the baby at night, and then reduce the concentration. If it was originally 180 ml of water + 6 spoons of milk powder, then when you get up in the middle of the night to soak milk, change it to 150 ml of water + 5 spoons of milk powder, and gradually reduce it later, change it to 120 ml of water + 4 spoons of milk powder, etc. In this way, when the baby adapts, change to 120 ml of water + 3 spoons of milk powder, that is, reduce the concentration. Finally, gradually help the baby to quit night milk.
But we think it's too cumbersome, and then adjust it according to the actual situation.
On the first night, when the baby woke up crying at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, my daughter-in-law tried to continue to sleep, and then the baby fell asleep. But I didn't expect to wake up crying again at three o'clock, no matter how my daughter-in-law coaxed, it was useless, the baby cried louder and louder, and I didn't want a pacifier, so I couldn't fall asleep at all. In the end, the daughter-in-law compromised and soaked the baby in 150ml of water + 5 spoons of milk powder. The baby finishes the milk in a few minutes and then falls asleep.
The next night, the baby's condition was the same as the first day, and finally he was soaked in 120 ml of water + 4 spoons of milk powder, and he fell asleep in seconds after drinking the milk. Hahaha...... I finally understood why the baby cried, and everyone immediately fed it. Because the baby will not cry as soon as he drinks milk. [covers face]
On the third night, the baby's condition was still the same, and finally he was soaked in 120 ml of water + 3 spoons of milk powder. After the baby drinks the milk, he sleeps until half past six and then gets up to drink.
On the fourth night, when the baby woke up crying in the middle of the night, the daughter-in-law still took the method of continuing to sleep to let the baby sleep. In the end, I didn't expect the baby to be able to go back to sleep, and sleep until half past six in the morning and then get up to drink milk. This went on for three days.
On the night of the seventh day, the baby did not wake up crying in the middle of the night, and only woke up crying at 6 o'clock in the morning to ask for milk. The amount of milk drunk at 6 o'clock in the morning is 180ml + 6 scoops of milk powder. The baby goes to sleep after drinking milk, and usually wakes up at eight o'clock to eat complementary food.
After a difficult week, I finally quit my baby's night milk. Usually get up at night to feed, adults and children are not well rested. The house is too small, the sound insulation is not good, and the baby cries in the middle of the night, waking everyone up. So quit night milk, and everyone can rest well.
Only by being a parent can you experience the hardships of your own parents. In the future, we should be filial to our parents and establish correct values for the next generation.
Having said that, sometimes the heart can't be too soft, and when the baby cries, he always feels hungry, so he feeds him. In this way, the baby will get used to it and refuse to sleep without milk. The daughter-in-law once planned to coax the baby until dawn and insisted on not breastfeeding, but fortunately, she fell asleep after coaxing a few times!
Therefore, when the time comes, you should give your baby to quit night milk, or the habit of drinking night milk will continue until the baby is one year old. Pediatricians recommend that babies start to stop night milk after the addition of complementary foods, and no later than nine months old.
I started to wean my baby from night milk when he was eight months old, so I was late and luckily it didn't take too long. It was really comfortable to sleep at night, hahaha......