Need Help

does she eat during the day and how old is she?

She is 12 months and nurses 2-3 times a day but gets plenty of food food.

I'm not sure I have advice for you, since I'm such a heavy sleeper at night, I don't even notice when my daughter nurses. I'm sure she does because my breasts are incredibly empty in the morning, and if she wasn't nursing they'd be full.

So we have no problem with night nursing because it doesn't affect my sleep. We co-sleep as well so I guess my daughter has just figured out how to get her nurse-on without disturbing us. Lots of practice I guess.

As a member of this group, you can probably guess that I wouldn't recommend weaning at her age, as I see plenty of benefits to keep nursing, even if she eats a lot of other foods. However, I don't think a sleep deprived mother is a healthy mother, and children deserve healthy, happy mothers. So, if you decide to wean because you're exhausted, then I'd highly recommend doing it gradually and as gentle on her as you can. The night nursing will probably be the last hurtle. Start with the daytime nursing because it will be easiest to distract her.

I hope you do get some great advice though, and I'm sorry I can't be much of a help. More so, I hope you find what works, and you get a full nights sleep soon.

Best of luck

-alia

I had the same problem w/ my dd she would nurse a lot @ night & I would not get any sleep.  I finally moved her into her bed @ when she was around 10 months.  If she would wake & cry for longer than a certain amount of time I'd go up to her room & nurse her then put her back in her crib.  It's not easy, but she is sleeping much better most of the time.  There are times when she will not go back to bed in her crib because she's uncomfortable ( teething) or something & I take her back to bed w/ me.  Now on a good night she'll sleep till 5 or so.  Some nights are worse than others.

Good Luck!