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I don't think at that age she needs it, as long as weight is ok. I would do some sleep training or gradually reduce amount in the bottles.

@regberadaisy: She didn't cry. She's pretty chill and night weaning was pretty easy (so was pump weaning). I haven't completely weaned yet because she's so attached to her morning milkies. I think she was ready. If she is legitimately hungry in the night, I will get her a cup of milk (like if she's been sick), but I don't nurse/do bottles in the night.

@avivoca: same for us. 2-3 nights of DH going in instead of me cut her nighttime feed by about 5-6 months.
If her weight is good and you think she's eating enough solids during the day, it seems like it's more out of habit. I think her body is so used to getting it, she wakes looking for it, but doesn't need it.

@regberadaisy: That's DD over here, too, but she's 10 months. She normally nurses 3-4x overnight. I have no idea how to wean her off of it. CIO doesn't seem to work - we've tried for several nights in a row and she will cry for 2 hours +. At that point it's not worth it because if I nurse she will go straight back down vs. crying for hours and keeping us awake. CIO just doesn't seem to work and sending DH in hasn't helped a bit, either.

Needless to say, I have no answers. But I'll be following this thread!

My doc told me at 4 months that he didn't need motn feedings anymore, it was total habit at that point. As long as her weight is good I would think definitely not needed at 14 months. Have you asked your pediatrician? That might help just to reassure(aka remove any guilt you have to wean) and maybe give some tips.
Ours told us to wean by dropping .5-1 ounce in one bottle every night or two, starting with the earliest feed, and trying to extend as much as possible. So if he woke at midnight and 4am, we started with midnight. He was having 4 oz so we dropped that to 3.5 the first night. Next night 3oz and instead of midnight we tried to get him to 12:15 by paci and patting, Etc. Of course he was a lot younger so that may have been easier. I did try to do that before he got too awake and just wanted the bottle. Naturally he started waking up a little later each night.
He could tell no difference as we dropped ounces so that's how we knew he truly didn't need it. Maybe try 3-3.5oz tonight and see how that goes?
Then we repeated dropping ounces and extending for the 4am wake up. Once that bottle was gone, we did CIO for 3 nights. Then Bam, sleeping through the night, 7pm - 6am.
Yeah, CIO sucks for a few nights. And it's tempting to give in because you want your sleep NOW. But a couple extra crappy nights of sleep is worth it for sustained sttn for me.
(Not trying to push CIO, just explaining how we got rid of night feedings and my mentality going into it.)
I have to add that anyone who feeds in motn past like 6 months is a saint in my book. I was going insane at 3 months! I just can't imagine.

@SweetiePie: wow, 4 months? That's so little.

I'm still feeding in the motn at nearly 8 months. My feeling is that while they're under 12 months or so, they're feeding at night because they need it, irrespective of good weight gain. Nourishment and comfort are important too.

@regberadaisy: Omg. Same with my son! He started sleeping well right at 8 months and has ever since. It's been really difficult knowing how to navigate her sleep. I just keep hoping it will change, but no such luck.

Just wanted to add to my post above that if LO was waking up to nurse in the middle of the night I would be less inclined to go cold turkey since I would assume that was for comfort and not for food. Since she's taking bottles at night, that's why I would suggest just cutting it cold turkey since she doesn't need the calories. Also, we totally cut bottles and moved to sippy cups at 12 months at our doctor's recommendation even though she continued nursing after that point.

Posting so i can come back to this! We are at 6 months and nursing at 12:30 and 4 each night, sometimes more often. Of course he quit taking bottles at daycare (1-1/2 instead of 3) so I don't feel I can quit the MOTN feedings yet.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

When my DS was about 7 or 8 months he started to not want to eat breakfast or bf in the mornings until hours and hours after he woke because he was so full from a night of constant feeding - that's when I knew he didn't need the calories. I tried gradually reducing the time he fed, but that was pretty tricky to keep track of at 4am - so eventually I went cold turkey. We didn't do CIO (we still room shared at that point so it was out of the question even if we'd been up for it), so I just did anything and everything else to help him back to sleep without feeding. Mainly a lot of stroking and singing. It was about 2 weeks of absolute hell but it was worth every moment because then he started sttn and has done so very reliably ever since.