Night weaning - please help! Worn out!

[LaTrucha]

My dd is 7 months old. She is bf and has started solids well. I have always fed her to sleep although sometimes she will go off with rocking. She goes to sleep around 8-9 and is waking each night at around 2am, 4am and the from 5 she comes into bed because I'm knackered and she just wants to suck and nap. She simply refuses to go into the cot so it's into bed with me if I want any kind of rest at all at that hour.

I don't mind feeding her once or twice at might. I don't even mind giving her a quick feed at 5am but it's the not going back to sleep properly that's wearing me out.

• Would night weaning help?
• How would I do it and will it be horrendous?
• Would it have to be all or nothing (is it unrealistic to expect her not to be confuse if she's allowed it sometimes)?
• Would it have to be DH who does it?

Like many others, soooooo tired. Your wisdon would be welcomed!

Really am tired! Please!

Why not just sleep with her?
Also how about expressing so your dh can feed and you can get a good sleep?

I would probably start with keeping her in her own cot (and putting her back in there after a bf in the night), then do the night weaning. One step at a time....

But I guess that's only an answer if you don't mind not co-sleeping.

Hana / moondog - I really don't sleep well when she's next to me. Am thinking about a bottle. I prefer to do night feeds though becuase DH works very hard. Probably wouldn't accept me with a bottle, would she?

She is in her cot until 5. I put her back after the first feeds. She only comes in after 5.

Iliketo- I do like the co-sleeping in some ways, but would much prefer the sleep!

I could never co-sleep. Not because of the perceived dangers, just that I am a complete bed hog and would sleep really badly with a lo beside me.

You may find that getting her used to her cot may improve her sleep, thus making it easier to night wean.

I couldn't co sleep either but had cot v close. You work hard too you know! A night off goodsleep would benefit you both.

OH I know moondog. DH is really very good.

As he should be!It's his kid too.
What time are you going to bed? If you go with her yuo will get a good wedge in.

Tonight, I think I'm going at the same time as her. She usually sleeps about four hours in her first sleep, so that should be a help.

DH and I had just reclaimed a couple of hours of our evening though, so a bit