Breast-fed babies do not need more than five nursing sessions a day. If you do not eliminate the night feeding at this time, it will become more difficult to stop as your child gets older. If your child cries during the night, comfort him with a back rub and some soothing words instead of with a feeding. Don't allow your baby to hold his bottle or take it to bed with him. Babies should think that the bottle belongs to the parents.
All children have four or five partial awakenings each night.
They need to learn how to go back to sleep on their own at these times. If your baby cries for more than a few minutes, visit him but don't turn on the light, play with him, or take him out of his crib. Comfort him with a few soothing words and stay for less than 1 minute. If your child is standing in the crib, don't try to make him lie down. He can do this himself.