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DD2 is almost 13m and doesn't STTN either. One wakeup regularly...maybe I'm too conditioned and am actually happy with this??? Lol

We went through a very rough patch from 14 - 17 months with sleep. 2 wakeups a night, and a lot of 5:30 a.m. wakeups. Coffee was my bestest friend

It went back to great sleep around 18 months, and we have a few rough nights here and there, but it's holding steady at 21 months.

My twins are 16 months and have only slept through the night a few times (and only 3 times that I can recall where they both sttn on the same night!!). A is usually up twice and B is up once per night to nurse. I just can't stick with sleep training them and it's so much easier to go in and nurse them, rather than let them cry and risk waking the other twin. I figure at this rate, they may not sttn until they are done breastfeeding, but I'm not interested in weaning now so I have no idea if they will ever choose to wean on their own?

Hello! My daughter was the worst sleeper. At 13 months she was still waking up multiple times a night (on average every two hours). I bought and read every book on baby sleep, hired a sleep consultant and tried everything. And it just didn't work. I tried to sleep train/night wean at 6 and 9 months and it didn't work. And I followed the method to a T. At 13 months, I just couldn't function anymore. So I completely night weaned (loosely using th Jay Gordan method, but not comepletely) and it within 3 nights she was sleeping through the night. Something about it just clicked that time, when before it was a disaster. It was hard, she was mad at me for not nursing her but she wasn't scared or alone, so I felt comfortable with it. And I'm so so glad I tried again. So maybe something you tried before will work now? Good luck.

LO still wakes up to nurse at night at 24 months. We co-sleep, which is probably the problem, but I have no idea how to get him to sleep on his own. Just commiserating!

@Woolly Mammoth: I was still co-sleeping with DD and she was nursing like a fiend overnight for a couple of weeks when her canines were all coming in. This was in August, when she was about 20 months. I was at my wit's end and felt terrible about it, but I decided I would tentatively try night weaning for a few nights and see how it went.

The first night I primed her by explaining that from now on we're only going to nurse when it's light out (easy because it was summer and the days were long). At the last session before going to sleep, I told her she'll have milk again only in the morning.

I was absolutely stunned at how accepting she was when she woke up during the night and I told her no milk until morning. There were few tears or complaint, and she sometimes accepted some water instead. I haven't nursed her at night since unless she was sick or had a nightmare and needed comforting. What is even more incredible is that DH decided to take it one step further and stick her in her crib that night, and she has been staying there until at least 4 or 5 a.m. since then.

I'm not saying any of this will work for you and your LO now, but I was hesitant to try because I didn't believe it would work, yet DD was clearly ready to make these transitions. You never know until you try. Just be sure to stick to your guns for a few nights if you do plan on going this route, because you could just encourage a longer period of complaint if they know you will eventually give in.

Good luck!

I'm so sorry. We have been dealing with this too. E was on 1-2 wakes ups per night from 12-25 months, with the occasional STTN thrown in, perhaps once a fortnight. At 25 months, she started STTN more frequently - she did 8 nights in a row earlier this month which is a record! - but we are still not there yet. Yawn!

@Mae: wow go F go!!