Night waking
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Night weaning our little boy didn’t help at all 😂 he still wakes the same amount of times 🫣
I night weaned much earlier so maybe it's invalid but I did so due to pregnancy. Slept through at 15 mth but started process whilst co-sleeping. I needed to do it as plan was for dad to do it but it only worked with me ( in case U think it would be easier having someone else do it it wasn't the case for us) she then moved to her own room at 16mths no issues. Been waking up once every night since 18mth regression and sometimes twice a night. It was a process but I instantly felt like a different person mentally once I night weaned even though i was pregnant. This prolonged tiredness was a lit and she only woke 3 times a night but at times was stuck to me. Maybe it's your answer but also harder if older on some sense? My little one is testing boundaries. I'm down to one feed with her and I see it in other areas but now also the feed. I usually countdown from 10...by 8 shes off...but I counted fully and she stayed on..I had to explain and unlatch she then screamed so I can imagine it might be draining...
...but maybe not. We used Jay Gordon method loosely. So maybe boundaries are a good place to start. I totally get the exhaustion and it's horrible. I felt like a different person after night weaning. Xx
Could something else be disrupting their sleep we often find when our LO has multiple wake ups it’s often because of an underlying cause e.g illness, their cold, they have a pain and want soothing like teething. It could also be conditioning at the point if they do it every night. I know it’s hard but maybe try going cold turkey on breast feeding overnight I know your LO will probably have a few rough nights but hopefully once they learn sleeping on the boob is no longer an option they will find other ways to self sooth
I am in the exact same position! My LO is exactly the same, wakes all night and will scream unless she gets milk. She can wake around 10 times a night It’s so draining so I know exactly how you feel- thought it was just me that feels like they’ve aged 100 years 😂
I breastfed my son until 23 months, it definitely helped with the waking up. we partially co-sleep (he sleep in his bed until midnight then comes in our bed).the hard bit was to bed time not during the night. in 3 days he stop asking. I think he was ready as I didn't need help from my partner,LO wanted to go to bed with the me anyway. Good luck!