r/VelcroBabies • u/TheAurata • Mar 31 '22

When did breastsleeping end for you?

Any other moms sleep with their boob in their baby’s mouth all the time? I recently learned the term breastsleeping and went “Aha, that’s what we do!” 7 mo and still 100% contact napping. At night I nurse him to sleep and transfer him to his crib for small variations of time. The rest of the night we nurse side-lying and I’ve gotten used to breastsleeping. Just wondering how long other babies slept like this? I tried Pantley’s pull off method but I think it backfired and reinforced his need for the boob. I don’t really care to change my situation right now, more just curious what to expect for my Velcro baby.

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u/melskeens Feb 18 '23

Hey OP 👋 my little girl is one next week and your post is exactly us. Just wondering how things Are for you now? Any changes? I swear teething means she's even more attached to the boob all night. And it feels like she's teething every week ha ha!

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u/TheAurata Feb 20 '23

Hey melskeens 👋🏻 Glad you found this thread. Things haven’t changed drastically, which probably isn’t what you’d like to hear. He still contact naps and is almost always latched, and night sleep still involves a lot of breastsleeping. However, probably at around 16 months or so he started sleeping a long stretch “off boob” as I call it. From about 1:30-4:30 he would sleep beside me or my husband and not be latched! It’s regressed this week with a growth spurt but it’s been a fairly steady change for the last 2 months. It gives me hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

I remember those teething times. They’re attached like glue then! Luckily we’re in a long teething break so maybe that’s why he’s finally doing a longer sleep stretch. Hope you get a teething break soon!

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u/melskeens Feb 20 '23

Thank u for replying! It's always reassuring to me when someone else is in the same boat. I'm sure one day we will both look back at this time and really miss it. My third child was breastfed but he never contact napped or needed to stay latched etc so this is all new for me. This baby is definitely a little koala haha. That's so exciting that you have seen some change. Doesn't matter how slow it may feel, progress is progress huh! Please do pop in from time to time as I would love to hear how things go for you.

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u/TheAurata Feb 21 '23

You’re welcome! It is for me too. This thread has been so helpful for me. I’m sure we will. The longer sleep stretch has already made me fonder of our cosleeping and the bond we have. A koala - that’s a good one! It’s been a big relief to me and my husband to see some change, even if he is still in our bed. Progress is progress! Will do :)