We recently stopped feeding our 10 month old at night as I suspected she really didn't need it and it had become pure habit on both sides. She eats well during the day and has 2x 30 min naps.
She's doing well not needing the feed however she will always wake around 3.30 (it has been more or earlier on some nights but she is mostly settled with her dummy at those times and we think teething might be the cause of those wakings). I wouldn't say she really cries but it's a grizzle and she gradually becomes more upset.
she won't settle back down without being picked up after this 3am waking. Her sister is in the bedroom next to her so we do tend to go in quite quickly so as not to disturb her too tho we will always try the dummy / reassuring her first. Most of the time she is instantly asleep again once picked up (I don't think she would if she was hungry?? - one of the reasons I decided to cut out the night feed in the first place is because she wasn't settling after being fed anyway and it didn't seem to be helping her in any way anymore, so I figured it wasnt hunger that was waking her).
Has anyone been through similar?
It's just a series of picking up and putting down and her waking every 20 mins til we get to around 5.30/6. So I'm pretty much awake now from 3am every night til she's eventually up for the day anyway . I can manage with this if she's not been up much beforehand and my husband does get up with her in the morning so I can get one hour more sleep before he leaves for work. but I'm still struggling on the nights of multiple wakings because I know once we get to the 3am one she won't be resettled.