Baby Girl Toddler

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August 17th, 2010 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Baby Girl Toddler

How can I wean my 13 month old baby girl (who sleeps with us in our bed) from nursing throughout the night?

I've loved the closeness and the convenience of my baby daughter cosleeping with us since birth. But now that she's 13 months old, when she wakes up at various points in the night she cries LOUDLY and thrashes about until given the nipple. (Her development: I say she's a baby because she's not QUITE a toddler yet, but it does seem like she'll be walking independently VERY soon. She loves to stand and to walk holding our hands. She eats a varied & healthy diet of solid foods (everything we eat!) and has nursed since birth. She's healthy, happy & wonderful!) I'd love advice. I do have a crib at the foot of our bed that I could try placing her in, or I could try moving it to another room (our place doesn't accommodate her own bedroom). In my perfect world she'd sleep right beside us, (it's such a precious experience!), but no longer need to nurse, though I'm questioning how such a feat could be accomplished.

Why do you want to wean her at night? It sounds like nursing gets her back to sleep and nothing else does. If you wean her, instead of her waking several times overnight, she will probably be up *all* night. And instead of having your sleep interrupted every few hours, you just won't get any.

I would suggest continuing as you are for a little longer. If you wean her at night now, you will probably be making what may be a bad situation even worse.