https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 01:52:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811618 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:56:14 +0000 NorthStar 2811618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Glad to know that I'm not the only one! Luckily, he doesn't pull on me at all and doesn't ask when we are out. It's just before sleep and overnight for us. But, it's enough to do me in!</p> <p>@josina: LOL that you are doing through it again! I definitely eventually give up too. I was going to let him cry longer last night during one of his three wake ups (eye roll) and he knocked the video camera out of the wall and my monitor starting beeping. So, I HAD to go in there. I think he has me figured out :wink: He is our last too and honestly, I'm completely fine with nursing IF it means that he is sleeping through the night. But, that doesn't seem to be happenning. I was only able to nurse DD for 6 months (and pumped until 13 months), so it's been amazing to nurse this long. But, I'm about over it at this point. :silly: </p> <p>@Iced Tea: Thanks for your input! I'll look into that method. At this point, I'll try anything.</p> <p>@Ajsmommy: YES! Keep watering it down and I think eventually, they figure that it's not worth waking up for (because they are basically just getting water). What a perfectly timed accident :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811616 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:40:30 +0000 Ajsmommy 2811616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in this situation but with a bottle not Boob. Ds is bottle weaned all day but at bedtime and during night he gets a bottle.</p> <p>Last night I ran out of formula so he got a watered down bottle (oops...) but he actually only drank half and then went back down. I'm wondering if that's a thing?? Watering down the bottle until he decides he doesn't want or need it.....???? </p> <p>Man I'd love to be done w night time wake ups AND bottles....I just don't know how to do it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811581 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:53:38 +0000 AnnabelleG 2811581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night weaning was so intimidating! I couldn't get on board with it the second time until my son was at least 15 months. I had to wait until I was completely sure because he can smell my ambivalence, I'm sure of it! I cut out all nursing in his room, so I nursed the last time right after his bath, and then gave him a bottle of milk during story time in his room (he's tiny and I always worried about him getting hungry). After his bottle, I'd sing the same song every night (about 2 minutes) and put him down. If he screamed I'd wait 5-10 minutes, go in rock him and sing the same song, put him back down. I did the same thing overnight and he got it. It took a couple nights of 30 minutes of crying, but it was so much better than crying it out entirely, which I did with my first son. If he pulled at my shirt, I'd say boobies went night night. Oh, I think I also offered water so I wouldn't be so worried he was thirsty. So not easy, but so much better once I was really sure I was doing the right thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811580 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:40:35 +0000 Iced Tea 2811580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age with my first daughter, I used the Pantley Gentle Removal Method from the book The No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers. Night weaned easily, much to my shock. I should have done it earlier. In fact, I’ve started it a bit now with my nine month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811575 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:00:14 +0000 josina 2811575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Yeah, right now I'm trying to cut out the day-time bottles since I'm done pumping. Then from there? Eeek. I feel like DS was pretty easy whatever I ended up doing!<br /> I know I was done, and then nursed once a week later to empty, and that was it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811570 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:21:51 +0000 snowjewelz 2811570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I don't care about the comments at all :silly: But yes K2 does the same thing! Pulls at my shirt and tries to get to them when I get home from work. On the weekends it's "boobies! boobies!" All day long. But I don't nurse when we're out and not when people are over. Basically I only let her when it's easy for me aka we're just home. I think maybe I'll start trying not to give it to her during the day.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811569 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:16:13 +0000 josina 2811569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: So funny that you boosted this because I'm in the same situation again. ;) I have no idea what I did either! I know I was done just after 14 months so I may have done CIO? Or maybe that was when I just started bringing him to bed with us which is why we're still at that now, lol. </p> <p>Now DD is 13 months and seems to be way more demanding than DS was, she's pulling at my shirt as soon as I get home from work, nurses at least once overnight, and I've been trying to let her cry, which is usually at least a half hour and then I give up again so I can sleep... pretty much same spot we were in then!<br /> @snowjewelz: I'm not in a hurry either since DD is probably our last! But I have been getting the dreaded comments now that she's 1! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811559 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:57:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2811559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: Haha I'm in the same boat but mine is 15 months. She is an absolute boob monster and since she's probably our last, I don't have the heart to not give it to her... So now I've given myself an arbitrary deadline of 18 months to wean... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2811548 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:07:52 +0000 NorthStar 2811548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: What did you end up doing? I am basically in the same boat and same situation. DS is up a few times a night, wants to nurse, but my supply is minimal at this point (he is 13 months old). He doesn't take a paci and hasn't had a bottle in months. I'm just looking for ideas in how to get him to wean and STTN. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2429016 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:02:05 +0000 josina 2429016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: DH has tried a couple times and E just wants down and marches into the bedroom to get me. I guess we could just lock the doors so he can't do that...<br /> @Alivoo01: Thats what I'm trying to do I think, is just refuse to nurse. He does go hunting for it but more than once and I tell him all gone... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2428999 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:58:43 +0000 Alivoo01 2428999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went cold turkey with night weaning and bottle weaning. He knew where the bottles were and would direct us there, but we hid them all. When he saw there were no bottles, he gave up and started STTN.</p> <p>For nursing, I just refused to nurse him and he didn't go hunting for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2428951 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:42:05 +0000 hilsy85 2428951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can your DH go in and soothe him? If he sees you he might just expect milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-and-night-weaning-how-do-ihow-did-you#post-2428942 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:38:53 +0000 josina 2428942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS will be 14 months next week and I have been gradually weaning from bf'ing since 12 months. He is now down to just nursing at night. At 12 months he would occasionally STTN, but now he's up 1 to 2 to 3 times.<br /> I try to just nurse the first wake-up (usually 1 am) but he really struggles to go back to sleep without it. One night this weekend it took a full hour to get him back down, which I really don't want to do on a weeknight. (I also don't have much milk left, so more than one session seems like he's not getting anything anyways).</p> <p>We did CIO at 4 months when we moved him to his crib, but now that he's standing up not sure how well it will work? I'll let him cry(scream!) as long as 15/20 minutes and I usually give up because I need sleep too and nursing is faster! </p> <p>Last night I set him down after his 2nd wakeup (3 am) and he went straight to our rocker (where he gets nursed). If I try rocking him he just tugs at my robe. </p> <p>Tips on how to do this? Should I try bottles of milk instead even though he should be weaned from those also? Bottles or sippies of water? Suck it up and CIO?<br /> *He does go to sleep pretty easily at night, sometimes with a bottle or sippy of milk, sometimes without. No bottles during the day anymore. He has never taken a paci.</p> <p>What worked for you? </p>