I’m reaching out because I feel totally stuck. My now nearly 1 YO daughter has been able to self settle since 7 months old (after some help from a wonderful sleep consultant due to 2 hourly wakes and having to feed to sleep/stay latched all night). She’s all of a sudden fighting naps in the day despite being knackered and will fight to crawl down my body to feed. A few times I’ve just gone with it and ended up feeding her to sleep but I really don’t like doing it anymore as I find it hard to unlatch her and she seems to wake after 30 mins if fed to sleep- feels like a real regression. The problem is, she is only truly comforted by BF’ing, we’ve never been able to rock her to sleep. So now she won’t go to sleep in her cot for naps and I am feeling totally touched out having to BF to sleep I’m stuck and feeling full of guilt. I’ve just now tried comforting in every other way (singing, rocking, white noise etc) for a nap but she wasn’t interested and 90mins in, I’ve given up and BF her to sleep. Which I know gives mixed messages which also isn’t helpful…!
I was working towards weaning off BF’ing and she was only having a morning and bedtime feed from me recently and was planning to drop the morning one soon. Now all of a sudden she’s needing it for naps too. Feeling guilty that she doesn’t seem ready to stop BF but I am starting to feel ready. And worried that I am removing her own source of comfort!
Anyone else been through this or could offer any advice? Thank you!