Any suggestions for helping me cut down a bit

[neepsntatties]

Dd is 1 and still a total boob monster. I am up half the night with her and if I go out, even for half an hour, she goes mental as soon as she sees me again regardless of what she is doing (even if she is on the middle of a meal).

I would like to cut down a bit. At least at night. I can't see how to do it without causing distress though.

neeps what have you tried already, how often are you feeding in the day and how is she doing with solids?

She eats well. At night I have tried dh getting her but she goes insane, cutting it down a minute at a time but six mins is as low as I can get. I have tried not feeding her but then I end up walking her around for hours and after a few days I just get too tired. I don't care so much about the day if the night was sorted.

Can totally sympathise as my DS was terrible at this age. A friend told us about the NCSS and for us, this book really, really helped. Have your read it?

As for the daytime, I was just asking about solids and bfs in the day as again for us, it made a difference making sure that DS was tanked up during the day. Sorting out his naps in the day also made a difference.

How often is she waking in the night? Have you tried co-sleeping, some Mums, including me, find that it helps you to get more sleep.

Dr Sears has some advice about cutting down on night feeds here and Kellymom has some advice on night weaning here.

If there is a LLL group near to you they sometimes have talks on nightime parenting and the leader will be able to talk to you about the problems you are experiencing, they may have some books that you can borrow too.

Hope some of this helps, it is hard but it doees get better

Hi my ds bf hourly at night until recently. He's 20 months. I tried to send DH in instead but he just screamed for an hour. So I used the jay Gordon night weaning technique and touch wood it has worked. First few night were hard, less sleep, but now he sleeps from 7pm til 5 with no bf. he often wakes at 1ish but settles with a cuddle. Massive progress.

Can't link as on phone but google jay Gordon sleep and read ignoring the gushing Americanisms.