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Anyone nursing and have their baby sleeping through the night?
I have had absolutely NO luck in that department with either of my kids.
I used to get at least 5 hrs. at one time but not anymore and she is 10 1/2 mos. now!
Any secrets? I can sometimes give her the binky to get back to sleep, but wasn't sure
if even that was a good idea. I can nurse her back to sleep, but it's like she won't fall asleep until the letdown comes in and she gets her belly full. It's making me want to stop nursing, but I'd really like to continue at least through the winter months.
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I used a paci for all of mine. Actually, I used about a dozen pacis at a time! I put them all in the crib with them...and that way they had more of a chance of finding it when they woke up! However, I only got mine to sleep through the night at about your daughter's age...and only after letting them fuss it out for a few nights in a row. It was tough, but I was tougher! I also nursed for a full 18 months...so don't let that stop you!
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I've nursed all five of mine and am still nursing number 5 who is 16mos. All of mine have slept through the night from the day they were born. One thing that helps I think is a nice bowl of warm infant cereal with breast milk in it right before sleepy time. A schedule also helps, a warm bath some warm breast milk in cereal, then top it off with a good nursing and either a story or a dark room and some relaxing music. Do it for several nights and you'd be surprised how much deeper your little one sleeps and how much longer.
Tonya
aka TSMcClaskie
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I've breastfed both my boys - the older until 13 1/2 months and I'm still nursing my 14 month old (just first thing in the morning and before bed). Both were sleeping through the night by 8 weeks. My pediatrician seemed kind of surprised, but they just kind of did it on their own. Neither of my boys really ever used a pacifier but my younger son does suck his thumb. My older son did have issues with night waking once he was a bit older (9 months or a year) but it wasn't related to nursing. I would guess that at this age her waking up at night to nurse is more a habit than a need. You might try letting her fuss for 5 minutes or so and see if she'll go back to sleep on her own.
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my kids were all different nursers, but all 3 were sleeping from 11pm to 6 or 7 am by 4 months. I could then work my way earlier in the night and by 9 months, they were all sleeping from 7 to 7. I always found the solid food to be key to getting them to sleep longer. Each was different though. So experiment. Try cereal in am and not at dinner...one couldn't sleep with a full somach. or at dinner do cereal, one slept best on a full stomach. One of mine wanted cereal at 3 or 4 (snack time) and eventually swtched to cheerios.
A schedule is key to success, but the same schedule doesn't fit all! Good Luck
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I can so realte to what you are going through it was me on here a few months back with the same dillema. My frst baby I nursed until he was 13 months or basically until he could switch to whole milk that's when I feel my job is done. He slept through the night by about 6 months. He would moan a little but he found his thumb and put himself back to sleep. Now then there was Alaina, she would only go back to sleep in the night if I was nursing her or rocking her. I was her "thumb", oh and when she woke up it wasn't a little grumble it was if someone was in there pinching her. I tried sitting next to her crib and letting her cry it out, tried the cereal thing ( but it wasn't that she was hungry), After talking to my pediatrician he was telling me she was having temper tantrums. She needs to learn to put herself to sleep. That if I have gone through the checklist diaper, fed, not sick, and she was fine I should let her cry it out that because she has had this routine it will take awhile. Oh it was the hardest thing ever, and I hated the idea, but I wanted a good night sleep and I'm sure she did. It took a good month. She cried for 30 minutes the first time. I thought I would have grinded my teeth to nubs. But we are doing good now. She goes down at 7:30 with two binkies one for her mouth one in her hand and the lullabys playing, not a fuss and she waked up at around 5 hungry. Now she is almost 13 months and I am fighting her to drink from a cup or a bottle so I can wean her. This is my strong willed child I know it now.
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I know I'm a late bloomer on this answer. Hope I can help. Diva is now 16 months, and we still co-sleep. For the most part, if I'm not there, pulling my late nights to get work done, she is pretty much sleeping thru now. When I come in, or sleep with her, she wants to nurse. However, at the 10 mo. to 14 month span, when her teeth, and especially molars were working their way through, she was awake frequently. Giving her Motrin before bedtime helped a lot when I sensed this happening. Now she is cutting more molars, but it bothers her much less - yay! It can get better! However, now she wants to stay up late and practice her standing and talking. Grrrr. Congratulatons on the nursing. It's still worth it. I do wish diva took a paci. Neither of my kids did. I'm their paci. I'm also cutting down the time on her afternoon nap, which is making her more tired at night.
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I nursed all my kids 12-15 months and they all started to sleep through the night between 4 and 6 months. Sometimes they would wake up at 4 or 5 and I would grab them, take them back to bed with me and go back to sleep while they nursed which was my life saver. I could never have sat up and nursed them, I would have been too tired. I never started them on food until 8 or 9 months so I don't think food made any difference with my kids. I say if the paci helps, use it! I know that it was very helpful with a 2 of my kids. I never had a problem with nipple confusion. Good luck.
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I never had an real issues. just the occasional wakeup at that age. I would consider giving more "food" at dinner. sounds like a growth spurt.
allgirls
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Originally Posted by TSMcClaskie
I've nursed all five of mine and am still nursing number 5 who is 16mos. All of mine have slept through the night from the day they were born. One thing that helps I think is a nice bowl of warm infant cereal with breast milk in it right before sleepy time. A schedule also helps, a warm bath some warm breast milk in cereal, then top it off with a good nursing and either a story or a dark room and some relaxing music. Do it for several nights and you'd be surprised how much deeper your little one sleeps and how much longer.
I agree here my dd was waking up 2 times a night for feedings but then I did this and it was only once and at like 5 or 6 am not once at 1 or 2 and then again at 5 or 6. Most of the time she would sleep the whole night but if she did wake for a feeding it was a few hours before she was up for the day. HTH