How many BF for a 1 year old?

[Ploppymoodypants]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can give me some sensible and practical advice on BF for my 12 month old baby. She is exactly 12 months and a really good weight, eating and feeding really well. She won’t take a bottle so has been mainly breastfed, but has a sippy cup of instant formula when with child minder or granny etc. She eats 3 good meals a day and snacks.

However she still wakes once or twice in the night for BF which I think is more for comfort. She also has a strong feed to sleep association at bedtime , but settles happily for naps in the day without. Could someone tell me what her daily milk schedule should be? I am so tired and desperately want her to start sleeping through. As understandably the grannies aren’t keen on having her over night when she won’t sleep through and wants BF to resettle 😕
Obviously I have googled and asked HV and national breastfeeding support, but I would like to see what is suggested here in real life please.

Thank you

I could have written this about my ds!
I don’t have the answer but want to let you know you’re not alone, and I’m hoping someone comes along with some good advice soon.

My twins are 15 months and still wake at least once a night to bf. If they are going through something big developmentally then it’s even more.
I don’t really think there is a ‘normal’ all babies are different. I just keep the faith that one glorious day will come where they sleep through.
You might be surprised if she sleeps out though. Both mine go back to sleep without me when my parents have them. I think they know that I’m not there so they act accordingly

Thinking about what it 'should be' isn't helpful. I missed being able to feed DS to sleep when it stopped working and the resulting faff was far far more exhausting

It is very normal to wake in the night well into the second year and BF for comfort is perfectly normal. Plus we make sleepy hormones that help settle LO back to sleep

DS woke many more times than twice a night at 12 mo. And to be honest, continued to do so til he was night weaned at 21 mo but that was gently, gradually done with virtually no tears. He still wakes often now at 2.4- sleeping through is an occasional treat here. And no, I haven't and won't ever sleep train.

At 1yo DC was up at least 5 times a night for BF and only stopped at 2yo completely so I guess you will get a range of answers.
Most 1yo I know where definitely still up for BF a few times