Hi,
My son is 13 and a half months old and I have been thinking about night weaning him for a while. We are going to Amsterdam for a weekend in 6 and a half weeks and my mum has offered to have them so we can have a break. Since we have not had a child free night since my daughter was born in Sept 2004 we have jumped at the chance! But this means I really need to night wean him for all our sakes.
Can I do this in 6 weeks? The past 2 weeks I have tried the softly, softly approach and although he does not go to sleep breastfeeding anymore (he has a bottle instead to fill him up a bit) he is not making huge progress at night. A few times I have been able to cuddle him back to sleep with only a bit of a whimper from him and I am trying to pull off before he is fully asleep which is working ok except at 3 in the morning as I end up falling asleep while he is feeding! He used to co-sleep but I have put him on his own mattress on the floor so he can't smell me. He has gone from waking up 10 times a night to about 5 but I am not sure what my next step is.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Nikki