Nursing LO to sleep..

Hihi, anyone still nursing your toddler to sleep? My LO is coming to 18 months. Still not sleeping through the night and she wakes up, she will latch/ nurse to fall back to sleep. I'm one tired mama here. Any idea when will they wean and sleep through the night? Tips are most welcome!

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Super Mum

Hi I was in the same boat as you last month, baby was only 13 months but she kept biting me so I really couldn't take it. She was used to latching 2, 3 times at night too. It was really hard and stressful, I tried sleeping in a different room and let husband deal with her but failed a few times because she couldn't stop crying for an hour and I gave up and nursed her. I think there is really no other way than to just go through with it no matter what, and I know that is super difficult. But eventually one night I managed to put her back to sleep without nursing (after a lot of crying and screaming of course). Then the next night same thing but she slept a bit faster. After that each night got a bit easier, and after 2 weeks, my baby who never slept through the night in her life finally did it. Now she sleeps through every night without problem. Weaning is the only way and it really helped her sleep through, so even though it's hard and I kept feeling so guilty and useless, now I know it's good for her since she can have an uninterrupted, peaceful sleep. I hope it will work out for you too. All the best!

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5y ago

Thanks so much for sharing Mummy! My LO cries and scream a lot when she doesn't get what she wants. Guess I really need to bite the bullet!