How to stop night feeds so you and your child SLEEP BETTER

One of the most common reasons children wake up night is to feed. However, most children do not need to feed at night after 9-12 months of age. Fortunately, reducing night time feedings is easy to do and frequently can help children sleep through the night without sleep training.
If your child is over six months of age and formula fed (or exclusively breast fed and older than 9-12 months per age), you can wean them off of their night feeds.
As always, talk to your pediatrician before implementing any of these strategies.
In this video, I'll walk you though:
Start 0:00
Why does night feeding lead to waking up? 1:38
The three questions you need to answer to know if you can stop the feeds 3:01
DON'T GO COLD TURKEY 5:14
The Canapari Equation 5:27
How to wean bottle feeding (including expressed breast milk) 5:33
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE WATER IF YOUR CHILD IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF AGE 8:20
How to wean breast feeding at night 8:42
Also, my dog steals the show again at 1:57
For more information on this topic, here is an article which includes worksheets:
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[@jemoeder1690]

now 19 month's later still waken up every night. 1 child is enough for us.

[@gabrielleb10]

I hear that!!! 😪

[@gabrielle4533]

Same!!! One and done!!!

[@stickyandsweetie]

What happened how did you stop..was it replaced by anything ?

[@victorcruz4179]

Mine was NG Tube fed. Zero waking at night starting at 4/5 months. We fixed his bottle aversion. Now feeds 3 times at night due to snacking in the day.

[@estherphillips4663]

Thank you so much. I tried cold turkey with the middle of the night bottle with my 18 month old last night. We were both unhappy!! I will try these tips

[@CraigCanapari]

Best of luck!

[@bugajk25]

My guy loves his 11pm and 4am meal he doesn’t miss it!

[@madiarabella2589]

The dog 😂❤ so cute! Some kind of hound? Also thank you for explaining the ice cream at night thing, I myself always wake up for something sweet at night and never understood why now I get it was just a bad habit created. I think I’ll night wean myself with my 18 month old.

[@f.l2651]

Hi, I have read your book and has successfully reduce the night feed down to 1. Now he is 2year old, he still wake up 3-5am for milk and sleep in till 7-8am. We tried to refuse feeding him and he will scream and wake the whole family up :/ Is there any way we can wean him off this last feed? Do is stick to the reduce milk method? As the last feed he is drinking 150ml.

[@auroramarcu1281]

How do I stop sleep feeds and increase longer naps in the day? My baby is 4 months old and he wakes up every hour to feed at night. Goes to bed at 8-9 pm and wakes up between 5:30-6:30. I don’t know what to do 😔

[@laj463]

Thank you! This helped me wean 2 out of 3 babies and the 3rd is on significantly less...still working on it. Now on just 2 oz once a night which is a huge improvement! Great clear plan, very helpful🤩🤩😍

[@flowermoongoddess777]

I’m glad to see a guy talking about this. Thanks for this video, very informative.

[@afruitfulvine]

Why? Women are the only ones who should have an input on this subject.

[@SaraSara-bc8ts]

My baby wakes up at 12, 2, 4:30-5, 6:30-7, 9. He is almost 9 months old. My husband does the 12 and 2 am feeds, I get to sleep from 11-4:30 but if I can just get rid of the 5AM feed. 😴 tonight I rocked him to sleep at 5AM he didn’t eat. He doesn’t eat more than 1-3 ounces at each feed, and he’s 8 months. His issue he needs help sleeping, whether bottle or rocking. Should I just to cold turkey and let him cry, should I rock him to sleep for a couple nights and then after he stops wanting food, try to get him to sleep another way? My goal is my baby gets sleepy and sleeps on his own, and doesn’t wake up for at least 6 hours

[@auroramarcu1281]

I hear you 😢 I have the same problem unfortunately. My baby would sleep feed and wake up every hour for feeds at night. Has problems with sleep on his own and putting him to sleep without a feed. ❤ If you found the solution, would you let me know? My baby boy is 4 months

[@allisonkirwin237]

Do you consider night a 12 hr period? For example, is it reasonable to expect a baby to go 7pm to 7am? Or is something like 7pm to 5am more the goal?

[@CraigCanapari]

Great question. When people are talking about “sleeping through the night” for you infants they usually mean 8-10 hours.

[@RoseannVitale]

If my exclusively breastfed baby is 6 months or older and is progressing appropriately on her growth chart, can my husband give a bottle at night to potentially reduce the babies desire to wake at night? If so, can I reduce the amount of expressed breast milk in the bottles as described in this video? Or is it best to wait to try this approach after the baby is 9 months to a year old? Thank you!

[@CraigCanapari]

Roseann Vitale yes that is totally fine and will work well. As always, double check with your pediatrician.

[@RoseannVitale]

@@CraigCanapari Thank you for your time!

[@shatings5605]

I find that I go back-and-forth between feeding at night and not feeding at night.It's teething heavily or sick.I get worried. Help

[@TBeauty4u]

My baby cries like hell when he finishes his «last bottle of the day» that has less milk in it, because he wants more. What can I do to help him?

[@naicylismarybatistarodrigu8996]

Hello I’m not sure if you will ever see this. I have a 22 month old. She still wakes up 2-4 times a night for her zippy cup/milk. I am drained I have a 6 month old now and I can no longer do this please let me know if you think this will really help?

[@CraigCanapari]

Yes absolutely!

[@user-sg1bn2ij2k]

Why not give one for adoption

[@LeMary1208]

How to night wean my 12m old baby when he doesn't take bottles at all?

[@butterfly8505]

Same question reply me

[@1pocinha]

9m old who doesnt take bottles here :(

[@abigailtetteh5604]

Hei, this video is helpful. My baby is 1 year and 2months. I am trying to get us to sleep through the night but it seems that my lil angel is really hungry and been crying for an hour. He doesn't accept bottle or cow milk so fully breastfeeding. And if I continue night feeding at what age would baby stop breastfeeding by himself??? Thanks.

[@CraigCanapari]

Honestly, it's difficult to predict. Some of it will come down to when you are ready to stop breastfeeding. Certainly, I would talk with your pediatrician about working towards acceptance of a cup

[@abigailtetteh5604]

@@CraigCanapari thanks for your time. But I tried the night feeding at 14 months. Just last week. Now by God's grace he sleeps through the night till 7:20 . It took one week and half week for him to totally adjust. For sure it never too late to stop night feed no matter the babies age.

[@passionflower90]

Great video, my daughter is 6 1/2 months and she usually has goes to bed at 8 I tried doing the Ferber method and she did cut down on the night feeds to 1 however she continued to cry before bed every day for over a week so now I’m rocking her to sleep and wakes up at 5. I breastfed her but always cries after once I put her down and I end up with her for an hour. How do I get rid of the 5 am feeding and help her to self soothe without much crying.

[@CraigCanapari]

The best way to treat early morning awakenings is to work on independent sleep at bedtime. If CIO didn't work for you it may be worth looking at the "camping out" sleep method.

[@happynest12]

I have different issue ... My boy 14months old wakes up many times and takes few sips from bottle ... It's literally not a definite amount to count ... How do I deal with it ... Please help

[@auroramarcu1281]

Maybe he’s using milk to go back to sleep. My baby sleep feeds all the time 😫 I don’t know what to do

[@parveenkaur5947]

My son just turn 2 and is still waking up at night for milk. Please help

[@monja899]

me too.. 5 bottles a night

[@pritinath5728]

Is it okay if I wean my 5 month old? She is well above average on the growth curve.

[@CraigCanapari]

Priti Nath I would check with your pediatrician

[@jannatjessy9257]

Seriously I need help. My daughter is 17 months old n she always need bottle milk before after or within sleep. Like sometimes I feel I should die I can’t sleep at night or evening. Every half an hour she wake up for drinking.. I give her enough food at night sometimes at 10 pm n again I give her dinner at 1am because she sleeps at 1:30am always..

[@auroramarcu1281]

Hi, are you okay?

[@thelittlereadersofficial2709]

Then what about the water ... ?

[@CraigCanapari]

Typically not a big deal. Unless your child is drinking tons of water overnight it’s ok to leave a bottle or cup in the crib

[@mrs.k6169]

Common man, I'm supposed to take you seriously when your letting your dog eat off the counter AND LICK THE LID! YUCK!

[@CraigCanapari]

Lol it was a gag. No dogs or counters actually harmed during the course of filming

[@SohaNoha]

@@CraigCanapari I just love your energy thanks 😊

[@janicemccowan4369]

I don't believe that was a gag. Not for one moment. Ha, Ha HELL!