your experience of weaning/night weaning pls..
Hello, it's been a while since I've been on here but I'm sure it's the right place for some guidance!
My DS is almost 11months, and still feeding lots, day AND night. daytime I don't mind too much, but the night feeds are a pain, though probably my own fault because I got him into the habbit of feeding as soon as he woke up, after which he'd go straight back to sleep. when I'm at work he takes bottles fine for other people.
It's getting knackering, and I know it's completely unnecessary for him to still feed at night, it's just a habit/comfort thing (even though he does take quite a lot of milk at these feeds) and he's on 3 solid meals plus snacks, eats tonnes so not worried on that front.
I tried one night last week to settle him with no feed and it was HELLISH! He screamed blue murder for well over an hour before I caved in
I really want to wean him but what should I expect? how long should it take for him to get used to it?
I guess I should offer a drink of water incase he's thirsty? Also we are squeezed into a small flat (moving soon, phew!) so his cot is by my bedside, this doesnt make things simple really.
I'm getting myself worked up thinking about it, thinking will he ever wean, and feeling dreadful that I'm not giving him his comfort....HELP!!
My DS is almost 11months, and still feeding lots, day AND night. daytime I don't mind too much, but the night feeds are a pain, though probably my own fault because I got him into the habbit of feeding as soon as he woke up, after which he'd go straight back to sleep. when I'm at work he takes bottles fine for other people.
It's getting knackering, and I know it's completely unnecessary for him to still feed at night, it's just a habit/comfort thing (even though he does take quite a lot of milk at these feeds) and he's on 3 solid meals plus snacks, eats tonnes so not worried on that front.
I tried one night last week to settle him with no feed and it was HELLISH! He screamed blue murder for well over an hour before I caved in
I really want to wean him but what should I expect? how long should it take for him to get used to it?
I guess I should offer a drink of water incase he's thirsty? Also we are squeezed into a small flat (moving soon, phew!) so his cot is by my bedside, this doesnt make things simple really.
I'm getting myself worked up thinking about it, thinking will he ever wean, and feeling dreadful that I'm not giving him his comfort....HELP!!
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You're definately right about persisting, otherwise you're letting them cry for nothing.
Last night I went for it head on, it was not nice, but more bearable than I'd expected. My plan was no feeds between 11pm and 5am, gradually I will extend this. He went down 6.15pm, woke up 11.15, he cried for about 10mins then was happy with cuddles, shushing, patting etc thought it did take TWO hours for him to finally go back to sleep, he just seemed so awake and unsettled. He then woke at 3.30am, screamed, very dramatically for 30mins, then flopped down and went to sleep until 5.20am - where I fed him, he nodded off again until 6.45am.
Roll on round two tonight, I wonder how it will go?
he would wake once at 3am 6 minute feed and back into bed still awake and settle down.
i decided at the weekend that enough is enough! ive upped his food amount and decided im going to stop feeding him at night.
last night was night 1, he woke at 3am and i did pu/pd a few cuddles, offered him water in a cup, which he took a couple of times, and finally got him to sleep at 0415. he didnt scream constantly just some tears for a minute when put back down in the cot, ikept on thinking right just put him on the boob ive had enough but i had to just remember that hopefully in a few days, a week it will be sorted.
so im going to continue with this this week, and fingers crossed, keep posting so we can see what your going through please, alot of my mates who are bf, think im a tough love mummy by doing this but hey he doesnt need it and i need my sleep more esp when returning to work!
i stopped feeding at night time at about 8 months,
she eventually realised it was comfort and a hug would suffice.
is bubs having a good boob before bed? can u dream feed before u go to bed so bubs is full for the night?
Im confident that he ovbiously isnt needing those feeds esp as afer 3 nights he was sleeping through.