Nightweaning at 12 months

[sunflowerandivy]

Hiya,
My DD 10.5 months old. Still wakes 1-2 times a night and I feed her. I don't feel comfortable Nightweaning until 1 year. She can self settle at beginning of night and for all naps so she can settle herself.
My question is- how did you nightwean? I need a plan. I want to stop breastfeeding at 1 year. I can't bare it any longer!

My ds is the same age and I just recently night weaned him. The first wake up of the night I was usually able to rub his back to get him back to sleep, but the 2nd was always a feed. However one night after he'd eaten lots in the day, he didn't seem like he wanted a feed so I rubbed his back again and he slept until 4am. At that point I rocked him rather than fed. That was the last time he had milk in the night. He still wakes sometimes but my dh can also settle him now, so it's not all on me anymore. So I'd say try to use other settling techniques first when baby wakes and get partner involved if possible.
As for stopping completely, with my dd I cut out a feed every week or so. From 1 they can have snacks as well as meals so the feeds around those times can be the first to go. I found the morning and evening feeds were the last to go. Do it gradually do you don't risk mastitis etc

Other options are to reduce the number of minutes of each feed over the course of a week or so and then cut it entirely (for the nights)

I night weaned at 9 months when feeding to sleep stopped working.

They went to bed fine and when they woke in the night I used controlled crying.

I went in, rubbed their back, gave them their dummy (eldest) then left for 2 mins, went back and repeated the comfort, left for 4 mins then 6,8,10 mins.

It took 3-4 nights for them to not wake in the night.

Why don’t you feel comfortable until 1? I’m only asking because you say you can’t bare it.

If she’s eating and feeding plenty in the day, she doesn’t “need” the nutrition at night any more. If you do stop night feeds she’ll probably sleep through the night once she’s got used to it.

First replaced bottle with water. By night 3 they had twigged it wasn't as nice as 6 months

Second, replaced milk with water, they had one sip and then never asked again at 5 months.

Well pretty much all the breastfeeding lit says they need feeds at night until a year (lll, Kelly mom). Obviously some wean themselves earlier like my eldest but she settles herself fine so I don't feel confident saying she's not waking for a feed. I also saw a sleep consultant who said they'd not support anyone who is breastfeeding to nightwean until 11/12 months