15 month old wakes constantly still!

[Megansince89]

Hi there all,

I have a 15month old baby girl who sleeps really badly. She has never slept through the night but wakes up around 8 times between going to bed at 7/730 and 6/7am. When she wakes she is crying terribly and is very frustrated often slaps me and pushes me. Hard to settle her.
She's pretty much always been like this. I am also trying desperately to stop breastfeeding and we have seemed to get it down to only at night now but if I refuse to give it she absolutely loses it. Lack of sleep is causing a big problem for us all and I'm desperate for help.

Does anyone have any suggestions or any advice on sleep professionals such as paediatrician or consultant.

Thanks in advance?

I weaned at 17m. DS was up at least 4x a night and I was done feeding through the night. I cut cold turkey because he was very inconsistent at how often he fed. We had a day out with his cousins so he never fed all day as was busy running about and then I left him with grandma for the first time. Picked him up the next afternoon and DH did bedtime. I coslept but wore a jumper and gave him a sippy cup of water when he woke and a cuddle and he settled within minutes. That was him all done with breastmilk! I honestly thought the transition was going to be a nightmare but he slept through from the next night on and then the month after started settling himself to sleep. Hes now 3 and an absolute dream to put to bed. Never thought we would get there!

@Beseen19 that's so reassuring to hear. I've been doing the same thing. Just trying to go cold turkey and giving her a sippy cup or sleeping with her dad instead of me but it's not worked. She loses it when she wakes in the night if I try and offer her a sippy cup or a cuddle instead. Maybe I just have to persist! Thanks for the message!

It's a bit of tough love I'm afraid! My 21 month has been sleeping through the night for a short while now, but he was waking several times for a feed. It's a habit to be broken. We just had to leave him to cry. It felt like forever but was only 10/15mins, if it went on any longer I'd go in, give him a cuddle then put him back down. In a couple of nights he was sleeping through! He wasn't hungry, just used to waking and feeding. You have to be patient but it can be done! I wouldn't offer anything else as you'll just replace the habit.
Good luck!

@inappropriateraspberry I would be happy to but she co sleeps so it's tricky to leave her crying as she would get off the bed. I think I need to try to go cold turkey but now I'm back to work I just can't cope with the lack of sleep! Thanks for the advice