When did you stop BF through the night?

[oncemoreintothebreach]

I have a 14 month old who is fed to sleep at night and then 2/3 times during the night. I am also feeding 1/2 times in the day, sometimes more if he's poorly.

The bottom line is... I need some sleep! He's not a great eater and never has been. He's very tiny and this is probably the main reason I'm reluctant to stop the night feeds.

When did you stop feeding through the night (say, between 10pm and 6am)? How traumatic was it to stop? How long did it take?

And any other advice/general info please!!

TIA

thanks for hints about sleep regressions - I'd not heard of those before but for dd I reckon that's coincided with some serious teething (she seems to only cut them in blocks of 4). This no doubt explains the 1.5hrly waking.

fwiw, too, although I am still feeding her as much as she wants (strongly agree with others that comfort is a 'need' as legitimate as nutrition) and at the moment that's 2x a night (plus lots of wretched comfort sucking* in the early morning), we've had short blocks where she's slept right through and got my hopes up. Sigh.

(* I say comfort sucking is wretched because it's a horrid, nasty latch that pinches something fierce - she actually doesn't want milk, only comfort - sadly this is precisely where I have to draw the line, it hurts so much.)

phdlife - don't be afraid to correct the latch for comfort sucking too. I do it otherwise it bloody hurts.

thanks jem, but that infuriates her just as much as if I didn't give her the damn boob in the first place. :(