Nursing to sleep

Oh lord what you’re doing is sooo normal! Biologically normal even that’s why it’s so easy. Sleep train culture has lied to generations of moms. Don’t feel bad! And like feel free to do it this way for as long as you both want. Under one year is not necessarily recommended to wean though since nighttime milk is fattier and still uber important to feed on demand. But I have zero advice on weaning I just wanted to tell you how absolutely normal you are 👏🏻❤️🙏🏻

We breast fed to sleep for 15 months, and I would have gone longer, but she weaned on her own. She's 7 now and my only one! I hope that you find joy in this time that you can provide for your son. You're awesome!

I breastfed to sleep until my little was 18 months. Towards the end she didn't really drink, I was a binky.

I nursed my boy to sleep till about 11 months (he’s 1 as of yesturday) so you are totally normal!
What we did was, I started de latching him earlier, so I was tracking how long he was on each side and I just kept de-latching him two or three minutes shorter every 2 to 3 days.

There's no need to rush! You can give up bf during the day and keep your nap and nighttime feeds for much longer. I waited until after the kids were two, and they would get blinking, sleepy-eyes tired during story time. They just didn't need it anymore. If it works for now, it's fine. They will grow out of it on their own eventually.

didn’t know that I’m always wondering why my son love to eat thru the night so much it’s exhausting he’s 9 months so a month under her son

Maybe just try to scooch the last feed a little earlier in your baby's bedtime routine? I nurse my baby (6 months old) and then I rock her and sing to her until she's drowsy and then I lay her down to sleep. I used to almost always nurse her to sleep. Sometimes she falls asleep while she's nursing and I don't sweat it.

Over time you'll keep shifting that last feed earlier and breaking the direct association of nursing with falling asleep.

11.5 months and still feeding and rocking to sleep🙋‍♀️

I nursed my daughter to sleep for 14 months! I’m still doing that for my son at 9.5 months. It’s totally normal. I only weaned my daughter because she started waking up every hour for months and we didn’t cosleep. It was pretty tough.

Basically, she’d wake up and I’d wait 2-5 minutes (depending on the scale of her cry) and then go in and comfort her with something other than the boob. Sometimes she just needed a hug and a binkie and others she would keep crying in my arms and need to be rocked for a while but she was weaned after 2/3 weeks.

I don’t think I’ll do it like this for my son because he’s so chill and I don’t want him to become anxious from crying too much.

binkies mama!!

totally get it, weaning can be tricky! maybe try introducing a bedtime routine that doesn't involve nursing, like a bath or reading a book, and see if he responds to that?
this is what the 'Heal App' mentioned… hope it helps!

"It's great that you're looking to make a change, and it's completely normal to want to wean your son off nursing to sleep. Here are two practical tips to get started:

1. Gradual Reduction: Begin by gradually reducing the number of times you nurse him to sleep. You might start by nursing him for a shorter duration or offering a bottle or pacifier instead as he begins to fall asleep.

2. Establish a Bedtime Routine: Create a calming bedtime routine that doesn’t involve nursing, such as reading a book or singing a lullaby. This can help signal to him that it’s time for sleep without nursing.

It's important to be patient and consistent as you make these changes. How does your son typically respond to being put to sleep without nursing?"