Night weaning help

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dd is 21 mths, 2 in april. I am a doula and have started to take on births again as of this year, I have 2 booked in for summer.

dd is still bf at night, we co sleep. dh is around but only I will do.

I would like her to stop feeding during the night but will not even contemplate leaving her to cry, it's simply not an option.

i know she doesn't need nutrition in the night, she is the youngest of 6, but the comfort and security that it gives her is as important too imo.

I won't move her out of our room either.

I'm looking for gentle options and experiences please.

Thank you

We accidentally night weaned DD just before Christmas. Basically my husband was getting up with her and rocking/singing her back to sleep in her room UNLESS she started asking for a feed at which point I'd come in and feed her. We never left her to cry.

It was really intended just so I could have some sleep but she got to the point where Daddy was OK to comfort her. There was no denial of milk; just that she had explicitly 'ask' for it.