Breastfeeding to sleep

My first nursed to sleep with me until 25 months but dad could get him to sleep fine at night when I returned to work at 12 months. They all grow out of it eventually.

Why do you need to stop feeding him to sleep? You absolutely don’t need to sleep train.

My second baby I’ve improved his sleep tenfold just by adjusting his wake windows and daytime naps. Went from waking hourly or less to 2-3 wakes a night. Didn’t change a thing else still feed back to sleep at every wake x

My first I fed to sleep through the night until 14 months and carries on a bedtime feed until 20 months. But my husband could get him down if I wasn't there.

My second is 5 months and I currently feed to sleep x

I have an almost 6mo who I feed to sleep. And his sleep is atrocious. This week 11+ wakes a night.

I like feeding to sleep but I have the same fears as you. Plus my LO has always been awful to transfer to the cot. Co sleeping isn’t helping and he will have to move to big cot soon.

I’m trying what Yasmin suggests and starting to lengthen wake windows although my LO does get extremely grouchy. But I’m getting desperate.

4m is still soo young. A proper proper baby. I completely disagree with the CIO (assuming it it means cry it out?)
But that’s my opinion. I don’t believe for one second a baby should be going to sleep in distress when they have no idea and only know comfort.

This is my 2nd and I grew up with lots of kids around + my mother was a childminder and we strongly believe kids can always be trained out of dummies and to get better at bedtime later on. My baby will go to sleep comfortable and calm as long as I can whether that be by me or dummy. Suckling is comfort for them. Why wouldn’t you allow it? Some babies are better or worse than others, I’d try extending your last wake window if you can. Don’t worry about getting baby into bad habits at this stage, they change so much and there will be good one month and crap the next lol. Go easy on yourself x

The nights when I don’t feed my toddler to sleep are the worst! I'm always thankful when he nods off on the boob because otherwise it's another hour of him performing his latest trick/jump/song etc. He is 3! His sibling just gradually got used to having milk then settling down with cuddles on her own timeline.