Congrats, Cicely, on 8 great months of nursing! Do you need to give 
bottles in order to get sleep or get your baby to sleep, NO! In order to 
maximize your rest, consider sharing sleep if you do not already co-bed 
with your daughter. If you are co-sleeping and want to get more rest you 
may want to explore some of the books etc. out there about night-weaning 
to see if that is a solution for you (try LLL website). You may want to 
explore with your husband different ways for him to parent her to sleep 
that do not involve bottle feeding. Also consider if having your baby on a 
schedule will solve these issues for you. A demand feeder can seem more 
challenging, but when you consider how much flexibility this affords you--
vs. being committed to "the schedule"--and how much more secure and 
nourished your daughter will be when she is able to determine her intake--
you may want to look at other options. You are most welcome to email me 
privately if you wish to further discuss. At 8 mos. your baby is at an age 
where you will probably  have more luck with a cup than a bottle if you 
are needing to give her EBM while you are apart. 
Kindly,
Leslie Cree 
champion of toddler nursers everywhere!

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