13 month old and still

[Sofedupandtired]

Waking 2/3 times every night to bf. Is this normal?

I've tried to increase the amount of food she has during the day but she is such a fussy eater. She goes to nursery 2 days a week n barely eats when there.

Will take a bottle of formula from Dad and grandparents when I am at work.

The waking is starting to take it toll. When will she stop waking 2/3 times per night 😔

Yes it’s normal for some babies. Some do until around 18 months +. It’s up to you if you’re ready to nightwean, you can look up the Pantley pull off or jay Gordon method (which is quicker) if you are x

Night weaning is the first step towards sleeping through. And to night weaning wean means developing an alternate way to get baby back to sleep that us not feeding.

Do you have another way you get baby to sleep without breastfeeding? Could Dad for that to resettle instead of feeding?

Sorry for not replying, absolutely rubbish week with illness etc.

Dad Work shifts so majority of the time isn't here. DD1(6) wouldn't let anyone but me put her to bed until DD2 came a lot.

I don't think she eats enough during the day and she is basically refusing everything we give her 😔

DS is 10 months old and has been waking every 1-2 hours at night since he was 5 months old. I’ve been bedsharing and feeding to sleep just to survive. But after following advice we have gone cold turkey on the night feeds. It hasn’t been as bad as we feared and I’m hopeful that we are getting there. DS is eating more in the day now. I think it’s a bit chicken and egg, and you do have to stop or at least reduce night feeds before they will start eating more in the day.

We were you up until about 2 weeks ago with our 15 month old, when I finally reached the end of my tether and DH took the executive decision that we were night weaning. Like you, I was up a minimum of twice and sometimes 4x a night. In the space of two nights we went from that, to waking once at 4am then settling till between 6-7, and another few nights beyond that and she's sleeping 7.15 till between 6.30-7.30!! How does your daughter go to sleep? Does she feed to sleep or can she be settled another way? If so, if you can pick a couple of days when you DO have someone else at home - and then basically after 7pm leave them to it! Night one might be a bit rubbish, but honestly, for us anyway the entire process has been relatively painless, and certainly less painful than waking 4x a night! I'm not an expert but just wanted to comment to say that it CAN be done, and it might not be nearly as bad as you think. DD also now definitely eating more in the day two, and the end of our BF journey is finally in sight, now we're down to a short feed morning and evening.... thank the lord...