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amother
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:41 am
I'm nursing and my 12 month old usually wakes up between 1-2× at night, so not crazy especially when it's only once.
Best case scenario she'll go 8-8 and wake up 2am. Is this normal? But usually she'll sleep less than that... I'm so tired. I don't want to give up nursing and I don't want to do cry it out.
Past 2 nights I've had my husband go in and rock her, rub her, offer water ....nothing helps after about an hour of him doing that and she's still screaming I give in and nursed and she conked out.
Any other tricks my husband can try in middle of the night? Should I just leave it be and nurse her and she'll learn eventually and if yes- when?
😴😴😴😴😴
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:45 am
Can you dream feed her before you turn in for the night and see if she gives you a longer stretch?
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:46 am
amother OP wrote: | I'm nursing and my 12 month old usually wakes up between 1-2× at night, so not crazy especially when it's only once.
Best case scenario she'll go 8-8 and wake up 2am. Is this normal? But usually she'll sleep less than that... I'm so tired. I don't want to give up nursing and I don't want to do cry it out.
Past 2 nights I've had my husband go in and rock her, rub her, offer water ....nothing helps after about an hour of him doing that and she's still screaming I give in and nursed and she conked out.
Any other tricks my husband can try in middle of the night? Should I just leave it be and nurse her and she'll learn eventually and if yes- when?
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Sounds normal to me. They eventually do learn. When depends on the child.
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amother
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:48 am
amother Black wrote: | Can you dream feed her before you turn in for the night and see if she gives you a longer stretch? |
I feel like I don't want her to get used to that... shouldn't she be able to go the night? She eats full solids and nurses during the day so I don't think it's about nutrition more the habit
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OddoneOut1
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:51 am
Is she eating enoug during the day?
At 12 months developmentally babies can last 12 hours, but breaking a habit can be HARD. I would recommend nursing her 3 hours after you put her in (around 11 before you go to sleep) to “trick” her out of waking up, and moving it up to 10:30,10:00… until she loses all interest( she won’t need to nurse an hour after going to sleep and might just sleep through)
That’s what I would do if I wasn’t willing to let her cry.
Hang in there- like everything else baby related it passes!
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amother
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:57 am
OddoneOut1 wrote: | Is she eating enoug during the day?
At 12 months developmentally babies can last 12 hours, but breaking a habit can be HARD. I would recommend nursing her 3 hours after you put her in (around 11 before you go to sleep) to “trick” her out of waking up, and moving it up to 10:30,10:00… until she loses all interest( she won’t need to nurse an hour after going to sleep and might just sleep through)
That’s what I would do if I wasn’t willing to let her cry.
Hang in there- like everything else baby related it passes! |
That's an interesting idea to move back the feedings.... I'll give it a shot thanks!
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 10:16 am
My baby didn’t start sleeping the night till about18 months. By that time it was habit nit hunger.
She was bottle fed though and I managed to wean her off night feeds by very gradually watering down her milk until it was eventually basically water and at that point she wasn’t interested anymore.
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amother
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 8:30 pm
Any other advice?
I can't do the formula watered down because she nurses, although that's genius.
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amother
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 8:37 pm
amother OP wrote: | Any other advice?
I can't do the formula watered down because she nurses, although that's genius. |
My baby is 6 months and we just sleep trained her using the Ferber method. It’s a gentle cry it out. It’s really really hard but at like 4 months babies don’t need the food overnight it’s just comfort and she really quickly picked up on it and slept through the night soon after. I highly recommend it will change ur life to finally have a full nights sleep uninterrupted and your baby will be just fine I promise. I think the hardest ways are the most reliable and gauraunteed.
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eta14
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:01 pm
I had this. I night weaned him. Basically cut down the feeding by a minute each night and on the last 2 nights he cried for a bit. Finally after starting daycare at 13 months he slept a totally full night 12 hours. I feel your pain. My other kids all slept through well before a year.
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Wed, Jul 31 2024, 9:51 pm
I would still do a 2am feeding.
My 18-19 ?month old baby still wakes up at night to nurse and Im still ok with that/ not ready to give up middle of the night cuddles..
Before you know they will sleep through the night.
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