When did night feeds reduce for your 9+ month old?

[Sherley]

My 9 month old still has two feeds a night, usually down at 7pm and then a feed around 11-12 and 3,4 or 5, depends on the night.
I'm back to work and exhausted, as my 3 year old also wakes at least once a night for a wee now
Can anyone offer any light at the end of the tunnel?
She used to sleep almost through from a young give, but she got chicken pox at 14 weeks and never slept the same again.

 

[Sherley]

Anyone? !

 

[Sherley]

Just me then

 

[Marythefairy]

Hey sherley

My dd2 is 8.5 months and I'm currently trying to reduce feeding to only twice a night or 3 hourly. She has always been a rubbish sleeper often waking after only 30 mins asleep and being hysterical until fed. I've been cuddling/rocking her to try getting her to sleep without a feed to increase the time between but it has been an exhausting process and not very successful yet. I started about 3 weeks ago as I go back to work in 2 weeks and have no idea how I'm going to manage. Fortunately my 3 year old is usually a great sleeper doing 12 hours each night.

So I'm sorry I have no advice or light at the end of th he tunnel words, but I feel for you and hope someone can help us both.

 

[Ganton]

I also hope someone else has some great advice. My 8 month old is waking 2-3 times a night and my 2 year old had got into a habit of crying out for us at least once a night, and won't settle until I go to see him. It's so tiring to be up 4 times a night and I've been reluctant to leave either of them waiting for long as I don't want the other to be woken up. I think I'm going to start giving my baby a bit of water and then rock back to sleep for at least one night feed to see if I can get him out of the habit of waking so often.

 

[BigAl]

Hmm I had to night wean at 16m as he was feeding hourly. So, sorry that's not helpful, but not just you.

 

[ButterCup17]

Have you tried just rocking him and not feeding him? My Dr said after ds started solids at 6 months that he could go 9-10 hours of sleep before needing to eat again. My ds goes down at 7 and I don't feed him if he wakes up unless it's after 2am. usually it's not even til 4 tho. Good luck

 

[Sherley]

Thanks everyone. I do pick her up and pop her dummy in and give her a snuggle. She just cries til I feed her! I keep hoping she will drop a night feed as she eats plenty in the day, but so far she hasn't. I don't expect her to sleep through, but equally I thought she would need less night feeds than before she weaned!

 

[CupcakeBaby]

My 18 month old still has a feed most nights. Sorry x

 

[luna_19]

This is normal, there is a 9 month sleep regression but that had my lo waking every 30 minutes to 1 hour. We are back to 1-2 feeds per night at 1 year and it is heaven in comparison.

 

[superfrizbee]

12 months for us, and then on and off in stages until 21 months when she self weaned, after being night weaned.

 

[irish_cob]

Just this week! Until this week she went to bed about 9pm, had a feed somewhere between 12 and 3am and another somewhere between 4 and 6am. The last few nights she has gone from 9pm to 5am without waking. I'm more exhausted than ever, makes no sense! My 3yo was up for a wee at 2.20am but I sent my partner to sort her out!