Will try to be brief. DS is 14.5 mo, and after over a year of BFing all night and terrible sleeping, I (fairly successfully) night weaned about 4 weeks ago. He now either sleeps through or wakes once but will settle easily without milk or being picked up. This was the first step of my exit strategy with an aim to give up by the new year.
A typical work/nursery day looks like this (4 days a week):
5am - feed, then falls back to sleep for an hour or so, by which time I've left and DP does breakfast/drop off routine.
530/6pm - home from nursery/work, 1/2 long thirsty feeds, followed by snack/full tea (depending how hungry he is).
7pm - bedtime feed, put down awake, puts himself to sleep.
Non work/nursery days (3 days a week):
As above BUT I also feed to sleep for both his naps, with a further 2/3 quick cuddle/comfort feeds throughout the day.
I haven't fed him out and about for months and he hasn't started demanding it really. Only thing he'll do is if I'm sitting on the floor with him or on the sofa he'll come and lie across my lap when he wants milk.
My next step was to get him to nap without boob. Then I sort of assumed he'd start to sleep past me leaving for work, which would take care of the morning feed (this hasn't happened...) and finally I'd be able to carry on with the bedtime feed for a while longer, then introduce a beaker.
Thing is, am worried that he's beginning to feed for comfort now a lot more, and its these feeds that am not sure how to drop, and if I should tackle these first and stick to a more rigid 'schedule' of feeds, which I can then drop one by one.
I am ready to give up and I want to do it gently. Thing is I can sort of see myself 6 mo from now in exactly the same place...
Not sure what to do next..!