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Night weaning

Merried_2008Merried_2008 member
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Is there a book on this. I tried looking under jay Gordon but maybe I'm looking under the wrong name? Thanks!
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." Sir James Barrie in Peter Pan

DS: 11/1/2010    DD: 8/9/2012       #3: 4/2019
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Re: Night weaning

  • Emerald27Emerald27 member
    Jay Gordon has a method of night weaning that is very commonly used.

    LLLI has some good info on night weaning too:
    https://www.llli.org/nb/nbmayjune04p106.html

    You can also google "kellymom night weaning" to find even more good info about night weaning.

    Lots of methods that are gentle and loving. The important thing is to take it slow and consider your child's needs if it seems like he or she is not emotionally or physically ready yet. If it doesn't go well, whatever your method, you can always wait and try again in a few weeks, and hopefully LO will be more ready then. Good luck!

    I'm mobile so I can't see your siggy. How old is your LO?
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    imageEmerald27:
    Jay Gordon has a method of night weaning that is very commonly used. LLLI has some good info on night weaning too: https://www.llli.org/nb/nbmayjune04p106.html You can also google "kellymom night weaning" to find even more good info about night weaning. Lots of methods that are gentle and loving. The important thing is to take it slow and consider your child's needs if it seems like he or she is not emotionally or physically ready yet. If it doesn't go well, whatever your method, you can always wait and try again in a few weeks, and hopefully LO will be more ready then. Good luck! I'm mobile so I can't see your siggy. How old is your LO?

     

    Thanks, she is nearly 11 months. We are bed-sharing, and honestly I'm not sure how much she's nursing at night, she's a major cuddle bug though.

    "When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." Sir James Barrie in Peter Pan

    DS: 11/1/2010    DD: 8/9/2012       #3: 4/2019
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  • Emerald27Emerald27 member
    imageMerried_2008:

    imageEmerald27:
    Jay Gordon has a method of night weaning that is very commonly used.

    LLLI has some good info on night weaning too:
    https://www.llli.org/nb/nbmayjune04p106.html

    You can also google "kellymom night weaning" to find even more good info about night weaning.

    Lots of methods that are gentle and loving. The important thing is to take it slow and consider your child's needs if it seems like he or she is not emotionally or physically ready yet. If it doesn't go well, whatever your method, you can always wait and try again in a few weeks, and hopefully LO will be more ready then. Good luck!

    I'm mobile so I can't see your siggy. How old is your LO?

     

    Thanks, she is nearly 11 months. We are bed-sharing, and honestly I'm not sure how much she's nursing at night, she's a major cuddle bug though.



    She is still pretty young to night wean. At that age, and well into the second year, nursing at night still gives babies the nutrition they need and helps maintain mom's supply, as well as providing comfort, etc. It can be nice to wait to night wean until they can understand concepts like "nummies go night night now too" or "you can nurse when the sun comes up".

    Only you, though, know what you and your baby need, so you have to decide what's right for your family. I would just encourage you to continue nursing her on demand for a while longer. DS is 20 months and we bedshare. He still occasionally nurses in the night, but only really if I move him enough to rouse him or if he's sick or teething. He's a cuddle bug too! :D
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  • Merried_2008Merried_2008 member
    imageEmerald27:
    imageMerried_2008:

    imageEmerald27:
    Jay Gordon has a method of night weaning that is very commonly used.

    LLLI has some good info on night weaning too:
    https://www.llli.org/nb/nbmayjune04p106.html

    You can also google "kellymom night weaning" to find even more good info about night weaning.

    Lots of methods that are gentle and loving. The important thing is to take it slow and consider your child's needs if it seems like he or she is not emotionally or physically ready yet. If it doesn't go well, whatever your method, you can always wait and try again in a few weeks, and hopefully LO will be more ready then. Good luck!

    I'm mobile so I can't see your siggy. How old is your LO?

     

    Thanks, she is nearly 11 months. We are bed-sharing, and honestly I'm not sure how much she's nursing at night, she's a major cuddle bug though.



    She is still pretty young to night wean. At that age, and well into the second year, nursing at night still gives babies the nutrition they need and helps maintain mom's supply, as well as providing comfort, etc. It can be nice to wait to night wean until they can understand concepts like "nummies go night night now too" or "you can nurse when the sun comes up".

    Only you, though, know what you and your baby need, so you have to decide what's right for your family. I would just encourage you to continue nursing her on demand for a while longer. DS is 20 months and we bedshare. He still occasionally nurses in the night, but only really if I move him enough to rouse him or if he's sick or teething. He's a cuddle bug too! :D


    Awesome! Thanks. She's a happy girl. I just worry sometimes that my boob keeps her up. She has little ability to fall asleep without it.
    "When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." Sir James Barrie in Peter Pan

    DS: 11/1/2010    DD: 8/9/2012       #3: 4/2019
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