My 15 month old and I have always co slept and she’s always had the boob to fall asleep. She was still waking up 2-3 times a night for more but would fall back asleep easily.
Now both of our sleep is suffering. If she wakes during the night for boob and I try and I pull away once shes back asleep she immediately wakes back up. She’s never done that and I can’t sleep while she feeds so I can’t just let her have it all night long. She doesn’t nap long enough during the day anymore either, so is tired and cranky a lot. Constantly just keeps keeps waking and waking and the singing rocking and cuddles dont comfort her at all she only wants that one thing. I don’t want to do this anymore.
I’m ready to stop breast feeding
But she isn’t.
How do I do this?
She also won’t take a dummy or bottle unfortunately.
This is my 4th baby and I’ve never had this trouble with my other 3 children. They were all terrific sleepers very early on.
Also single mum dominant just hand her to dad.
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3 out of 5 of mine were like this. The only thing that worked was putting them in a cot in their own room at night (as much as I loved them in with me). I found once moved, from the first night they slept through. It was a matter of not being able to smell me or my boobies. Then during the day offer boob in the morning and at night. Thought the day they were just told no and I would pass them a soppy cup and walk away. I felt horrible but it think it was about 3 days and they had pretty much forgotten about boobs and were sleeping through the night.
Good luck xx
I found handing my son to someone else for a few nights worked a dream. He still had someone to reassure him and settle him, but there wasn’t easy access of the boob.
In my case I had to use my mum because I didn’t have a partner. It was literally two nights for us. I slept elsewhere so I wouldn’t be tempted!
All 3 of mine wouldn’t take a bottle and I co slept with all of them. Cold turkey was the only way. First 2 nights of rocking and cuddles were hard but they slept better and better each night after that. I kept offering the bottle and they eventually took it. If not move onto a sippy cup during the day. There’s good weaning groups on fb too.
This was me with my 4th child until she was 3 years old. She was essentially using me as a dummy and couldn’t stay asleep at all unless my boob was in her mouth. Only thing that worked was leaving her with my mum for 3 days straight until she forgot about wanting it.
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