Breastfeeding & Cosleeping
I have a 14 month old that we bed share with. She has always nursed to sleep for comfort but would still take a paci if she was very tired or I wasn’t able to nurse her. Over the past two months it has gone from 2 times a night to 8+. It seems like she’s waking up every hour to nurse. She refuses her pacifier and will scream until I end up nursing her. The lack of sleep is seriously taking its toll on me.
I need advice on how to reduce the wakings!! Do I just need to wean her? Or not let her nurse every time she wakes? I’ve tried that a couple times and she’ll just cry until she eventually goes back to sleep but I’m there the whole time patting her back, rocking, holding her, etc.
We did the same bed sharing/nursing with our two older children but they never had this type of sleep regression.