Too many night wakes

[GregariousMum]

My one-year-old, who is breastfed, is waking up very frequently at night — around five or six times — and it’s really starting to affect my sleep. When I talked to a midwife about it, she suggested stopping nighttime breastfeeding and only nursing in the morning. I understand her point, but I’ll be starting work next month, and nighttime will likely be the main time I get to breastfeed him. I genuinely enjoy that bonding time and don’t want to give it up.
I’ve tried giving a butter (fats) before bed, but it didn’t make much difference. During day time I’m feeding her solids 3x a day with BF twice in between. I’m feeling unsure about what to do next. It doesn’t seem she is hungry at night. But looking to comfort but her comfort is ruining my sleep now. Has anyone been through something similar or have suggestions that might help reduce the night wakings while continuing to breastfeed?

What is her usual schedule (morning wake, nap(s), bedtime)?

She sleeps around 10 pm. Wakes up around 8am. Sleeps back at around 11 am for 2ish hours. And a short 30-45 minutes nap in evening (sometimes skips this one)

Is that the same schedule that Youll need when you’re back at work?

Well she will be with her dad so I guess he will have to decide what would work best for them. But this schedule could work for them too.

That’s good. I was thinking that LO might be going to Nursery and they might struggle with that routine.

If she’s waking a lot you could try moving her to her own room. I did this with both of mine and the wakings reduced to once or twice.

Alrernatively, you could try some gentle night weaning. It doesn’t mean that you have to stop feeding her completely at night. You could try and choose which hours you don’t want to offer a feed during, say midnight till 6 am?