night weaning

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hayleybop · 07/12/2007 17:17

My DD is 8 months old. I want to night wean now. Everynight before i go to bed I tell myself to not feed her in the night ( if she's unwell yes) but it all goes to pot as I'm so sleepy that I forget, give in and end up bringing her into bed then at 5, 6 and 7am she falls in and out of sleep refusing to sleep untill i feed her. I know it's just for comfort as she dosnt suck long but I'm fed up with it.
Should I do what I can to not feed her (rock in arms sing ect) for a few days then sush pat, CC if needed?
Need some sleep and to start sleeping in the same bed as my DP again!

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karen999 · 07/12/2007 19:45

Do you mean wean her off the breast or wean her onto solids??

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hayleybop · 08/12/2007 07:24

wean her off the boobie. Did manage last night but was up all night with insomnia! Cant seem to win.

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karen999 · 08/12/2007 08:03

I know what you mean!! If you managed last night then try again tonight. And if you are managing to do that, instead of you going into her when she wakes in the night, get your dp to do it. He can go in and try and settle her. If she sees you she may try to feed. I can't really advise you what to do for the best as my dd was ff by 6 months, and I know that they say that bf babies may still wake in the night for a feed but I don't know at what age that stops.

What time is she going to bed at night? Do you give her a dream feed at all before you go to bed? Perhaps if you are doing this then you know that you can rule out hunger? I dream fed my dd until 6 months (when I knew that she was established on solids) and I knew that she was taking a lot of milk in the day.

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hayleybop · 08/12/2007 20:26

Cheers, I've tryed with my partner sleeping in the same room as her to do the doing but he is such a deep sleeper he dosn't wake up, even if she's been crying for ages! He's tryed it so many times but gets nowhere so that one is ruled out.
It's not forever, I managed last night so will do the same tonight. She woke up at 4.30am and I did give her a small feed and that was o.k for me. Slowly but surely i will get there. Have to be patient. She'll get the message soon enough. Will be weaning her off the boob totally in a couple of months so that may make a difference. I would of weaned her off the boob onto formula at 6months but she wont take a bottle as she has a mind of her own, the little tike!
She is going to bed 7-8pm. We've just moved her into her new room so it's taken abit longer tonight but she's normally fast asleep by 7.30pm

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karen999 · 08/12/2007 20:31

Sounds like she is doing pretty well as it is!! Good luck for tonight! x

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