Community› The Bump Message Boards› Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
New Discussion
Options

Night weaning advice please

grimesk12grimesk12 member
in Breastfeeding
I'm desperate to get more sleep. Mirabelle is almost 8 months old, EBF except for some solids and wakes up about every 2 hours to nurse. She sometimes comfort nurses and I take her off and put her in the crib and let her cry. We did sleep easy except for the night weaning. I tried goin in an hour early but then she was up every hour. My DH sleeps thru her cryin. I am so exhausted that I took her to daycare yesterday and then slept most of the day. My DH thought I should feel happy and cheerful but one big nap doesn't make up for 8 months of exhaustion. Any suggestions or advice for night weaning are appreciated. Tia

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
Report Reply to Post

Re: Night weaning advice please

  • Options
    tokenhosertokenhoser member
    Have you read Ferber? He's got a few night weaning strategies. Either you space feeding farther (you can comfort before the X hours are up, but no feeds), you shorten feeds, or both. I tried mightily, but it didn't work for us until 18 months. At 8 months, we just had a week of terrible nights and crying. In the end, time made it better and he started  sleeping in 3 hour chunks rather than 90 minutes, but 8 months was the absolute worst point for sleep for us.
    AlternaTickers - Cool, free Web tickers
    AlternaTickers - Cool, free Web tickers
    Natural Birth Board FAQs
    Cloth Diaper Review Sheet

    Report Reply
  • Options
    jb2rnjb2rn member
    Google Dr Jay Gordon. We dont do CIO amdnthis worked really well and fast for us. We did it when ds was 14 mos. good luck!
    b/w=FSH 15.6, AMH 0.4 surprise natural BFP on 3/12/11
    DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d

    image

    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Options
    camedowncrushingcamedowncrushing member

    imagetokenhoser:
    Have you read Ferber? He's got a few night weaning strategies. Either you space feeding farther (you can comfort before the X hours are up, but no feeds), you shorten feeds, or both. I tried mightily, but it didn't work for us until 18 months. At 8 months, we just had a week of terrible nights and crying. In the end, time made it better and he started  sleeping in 3 hour chunks rather than 90 minutes, but 8 months was the absolute worst point for sleep for us.

    We did Ferber too (spacing.) I tried at 9 months after discussing it with my pediatrician, and DD just wasn't ready.  We were successful shortly after she turned 1.  

    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"