Night weaning 9 Month old?!!

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He’s 10 months in a week, so closer to 10 than actually 9, but I like to go the younger end as I want him to stay little forever although I’d like him to sleep bigger hahahahah!
Anyway, he sleeps so bad! Where the term ‘slept like a baby’ came from, I do not bloody know? Unless my child’s broken hahahahaha
Are refunds available?
I’m joking! I love him, I couldn’t!
He’s usually awake every 1-2 hours and usually he goes to bed (asleep) by 7:30/7:45 and I go to sleep about an hour after?
BUT tonight, he hasn’t woke up because I’m not in the room (he’s still in my room, always putting off him going into his room for some reason) .. is the smell of me waking him up resulting in him wanting my breast, because every time he wakes, he wants my breast and not his dummy anymore!
Will night weaning help? Not that I’ll know where to start, but I’m just exhausted

Oh been there... it's hell.

Night weaning solved dd1 sleep problem in 3 nights at 10 months old.

Dd2 I did night weaning at 10 months but it did not help her sleep... eventually I did timed settling and she now sleeps all night long.

So... depends on the child!

wetsnow It’s so tiring isn’t it! I’m nervous to go to bed because I know he’ll wake hahahah!
And what’s timed settling?
Were they still in your room to?

We night weaned at 9 months. It hasn't sorted it completely but it's a hell of a lot better although he now wakes at 5

MoreSleepPlease6 How did you night wean? I’m so nervous about anything! We get up at 6 every morning anyway, so I guess an hour earlier for no broken sleep sounds better hahaha

Started on a night DH was out so I had the bed to myself. Put thick PJ's and a dressing gown on to prevent easy access . Brought DS into bed on his first wake up and cuddled him... he got cross and yelled, kept patting my chest etc, but he didn't cry. It took about 45 mins for him to drop off again and then I moved him back to cot. He only woke once more that night and it just required a little rocking. 2nd and 3rd night I did the same but he fell asleep in the bed in 35 minutes and then 15 minutes. I was still doing a 10pm dreamfeed but it all went t*ts up on the fourth night so I dropped that from then on. After the first 4 nights I didn't need to bring him in to my room anymore I just rocked him in his room, white noise on FULL BLAST and he would fall asleep again.

Everyone told me not to pick him up but I wasn't going to let him cry... I was already stopping a source of comfort for him for my own sanity and I actually enjoyed the cuddles.

Now he will sleep through (7.30pm-4.40/5am) maybe 2/3 times a week. The other days he generally wakes once and it's usually before midnight so DH is awake anyway

Sorry fell asleep.

Afternight weaning..Dd2 wouldn't settle anywhere.. cuddled in my bed she would scream and thrash. Dh would walk her around the house 3am for an hour trying to get her to sleep. Back patting and singing anything. Sometimes she would be awake for hours and we both had to work.

So timed settling -.. bed time routine.. night night I love you.. leave.. wait 30 seconds outside the room.. go in lay down. Resettle.. leave wait a minute.. resettle.. wait 1.30secs.. etc. Obviously only go in based on cry if quiet don't go in. I never left her longer than 4 mins and went in sooner if she was really upset.

Definitely try night weaning first. If worked instantly with dd1 but dd2 for some reason it didn't.