Pregnant and trying to wean 11month old who nurses to sleep- help!

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I'm 5 months pregnant and have an 11 month old who is very attached to the breast and co-sleeps.

I have been trying to get her to sleep in her own bed, in her own room ready for when the new baby arrives. It isn't really going well. I've been advised that breastfeeding and co-sleeping often go hand in hand and that I need to teach her she can get tobsleep without the breast to make her more comfortable sleeping alone, through the night. The trouble is, nothing else does get her tonsleep, and I am not prepared to let her cry it out.

I'm happy for her to continue nursing when dd2 arrives, I just don't want her to be in our bed, ideally not in our room -if dd2 wakes her in the night they'll both need nursing to sleep. What do I do?

I think you may need to get your DH involved.

Try some gentle night weaning which is advised from 12 months

Your newborn won't wake your DD. The only risk would be where they would sleep. In relation to each other. You can continue to nurse them both, but wouldn't let DD sleep next to newborn. Your milk will become more like colostrum soon though and it might become uncomfortable for you to nurse.

The solution for me was that their dad took them to bed every night for a fortnight. Then the habit was broken, but they still got lots of love and cuddles going to sleep, just from dad.