I am weaning my 15 months daughter But she don't know how to sleep with out it help me?

Question

My daughtr is 15 months old .Now I am weaning her from breast milk.She eats all solid food.But she doesn't know how to sleep with out brest milk.She is trying to suck my tummy to sleep.i don't know how to handle.How can I make her sleep?

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with continuing to nurse her to sleep if that works for you.

If not, then you need to make some other sleep associations. Maybe get a little blanket or stuffed animal and offer it to her WHILE you are nursing to sleep for a while. Then gradually begin to phase out the nursing and replace it with a cuddle and the "lovey" you've introduced.

You could try making Daddy responsible for bedtime.

Make sure you have a bedtime routine. Bath, PJ's, brush teeth, stories and cuddles, etc. Try rubbing her back or her feet. Sing to her. Wear clothing that restricts her access to your body.

Answer 2

I weaned my daughter at 15 months also. She would constantly try to nurse all night (she co-slept). What I did was put her in her own crib in her room (finally!). I just stopped all together. I had made up my mind that it was going to be the last time and put her in her crib. She cried for about 15 mins while I read her a story until she fell asleep. I thought it was going to last a lot longer but only about 15 mins. Everynight got easier and easier. Also when she would cry in the middle of the night I never went in I did once and it seemed to make it worse. She falls back to sleept in like 3 mins. Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

First, you have to decide within yourself that this is it, it is okay, you are stopping, no guilt. Then you have to live with a few nights of difficulty working into a new pattern. You should start a routine that you do every night, like a 5 minute ritual you can live with. Ex. brush teeth, put on jammies, do 5 little piggies, then read a quick story. Then hold her until she goes to sleep, or put her in the crib, or lay down with her. Whatever you want to do from now on. After a few days she will learn to replace nursing with this new routine. The key is your decision and resolve that this is it.

Answer 4

How about giving her a blankie (like small stuffed animal) for her to cuddle). She might get distracted and fall asleep. But of course this has to be done gradually.

Answer 5

Give her a binky. Babies use sucking to soothe themselves to sleep.