6 Month Old Baby Bottle At Night

But once he s past the 6 month marker skip the midnight snack.

6 month old baby bottle at night.

Bottle fed infants typically can wean off night feeding by 6 months of age. With children from six to twelve months i usually suggest a gentle and gradual elimination of nighttime feedings. This schedule follows the easy schedule eat activity sleep you and is helpful in ensuring your baby doesn t rely on you to fall asleep by nursing to sleep. Many babies will be able to sleep for 6 to 8 hours straight when they reach 3 months old but then hit a growth spurt at approximately 3 1 2 to 4 months of age.

10 30 am nurse bottle once up from the nap naps usually range from 30 mins to 1 hour at this age. If she usually feeds for twenty minutes during the night give her fifteen. The american academy of pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months with the addition of complementary foods continuting up to a year or longer as desired by mother and infant. Overnight try cutting down on nursing time.

By the age of six months many babies don t need the bedtime bottle for nourishment and by the age of nine months very few need the extra calories and nutrients offered by the bedtime bottle. Keep cutting back every few days until she s ready to give it up.