1yr old still waking, only milk settles

[Dozeyland]

1yo DD still waking atleast once a night, how can I encourage her to sleep through and not wake up expecting milk to soothe her. i think i made the mistake in the early weeks when she just fidgeted i'd assume she was hungry "looking for cues" but eve sine she's just use to me being next to her with on tap supply!

I am 12+3weeks with 2nd pregnancy and would love for her to not need my milk in the night as i want to only bf once baby at a time! if dd1 falls poorly i will offer to her for antibodies if she wanted but other than this, i want to completely wean dd before the new baby. she loves cows milk btw.

is now the right time to try her in her own room? i just worry about the right temp (even though we have a groegg) the fact that she may still not sleep through and it would mean me (tired already from pregnancy) having to run in and soothe. I dont let her cry. she never does anyway really, just gets upset in the night if she needs soothing (milk) i've tried hugs, dummy, daddy. but she doesnt like it.....)

Dozey congratulations on your pg . Can totally understand why you want to wean her off night feeds but know I won't be much help.

When DS was a similar age we read NCSL and found it very helpful, have you read it?

Have you read this and this on night weaning?

"would love for her to not need my milk in the night as i want to only bf once baby at a time! if dd1 falls poorly i will offer to her for antibodies if she wanted but other than this, i want to completely wean dd before the new baby" did you mean that you want to wean her completely or just at night?

Forgot to say, can't see that you have done anything wrong in the early weeks. She wanted feeding and you fed her, if she didn't want it she wouldn't have had it .

Wean her completely eventually before the new baby.

Right then, am a bit confused and I'm not trained so it might be an obvious mistake on my part. If you are planning on weaning her completely but then offering bf when she is poorly for the antibodies will that work? I thought that they forgot how to latch pretty quickly.

Congratulations Dozeyland- gosh, that year has gone fast!

I think your idea about putting her in another room so she's a little bit away from the 'milk bar' is a good start. Then maybe you could use other techniques to soothe her? I know what you mean about having to traipse back and forward though. We've just moved DS in to a bed (and out of ours). Trouble is, now, I just spend my nights in his bed, rather than mine.

One thing that springs to mind too, is that I think babies go through a bit of a regression around about this time so that probably isn't helping much. Angeldog will know more about this.

You might get some more replies or other views on the 'sleep' section too.

She could always offer dd1 expressed bm in a cup though jjj

Yes, of course you are right crikey, as always . Suppose it hadn't crossed my mind as I always found expressing such a hassle.

Yeah just in case she gets poorly and needs a bit of a boost, i could give it her in a cup.

Will be sorting out her room this weekend (hopefully)

I just need to think "this is best all round, and more importantly for her to be undisturbed"

I just feel like im letting her down because theres a new baby coming. silly i know but i have such a loving bond with her that ts going to be harder for me i think!!!

Any tips on not feeling guilty? (plus added pregnancy hormones!)