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Our youngest (16.5 mos. old) has always slept w/ us. He's never been a fantastic sleeper (night or naps). His napping has improved over the last month or two which has improved his daytime disposition! I thought (based on the Pantley book and the Happy Baby, Healthy Sleep books) that the nighttime would improved too.
However, he still wakes to nurse several times each night. The actual waking and nursing are not really a problem, but several times a week he won't go back to sleep and stays up for about 2 hours. This has occurred off and on since last fall but it seems to be more frequent.
I know I could night wean but I don't really want to b/c he only nurses at nap and bedtime...and during Mass (it's the only way to keep him quiet in church!). He doesn't look to nurse at all during the day. It was a very gradual weaning process....nothing planned.
Any help is much appreciated...all my other babies were crib babies and sleeping 12 hrs. a night by now. What do you do with those middle of the night partiers!
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Marie,
I know it's hard, really, I'm right there with ya! BUT, I will tell ya what I do, it may not work or be right for you and little A.
Unlike you, I have NEVER had a child sleep through the night before the age of 2. Some would wake to nurse a dozen times a night and just doze right back off, but a few were night time party-ers. My Molly is one of those! I have learned to change my dispostion, and I've actually come to enjoy that time with her at night. We nurse a little and I may doze, then we may sing 'humming' songs together in the rocking chair, walk downstairs with a flashlight for a drink of water, etc...
I also think it helps to make sure they get tanked up on attention during the day. Lots of holding and touch time seems to help my kids rest better at night. I know your little guy gets that though...
I think this works for us because I've never been one to need alot of sleep to function well. (I need 'rest' but not necessarily 'sleep', kwim?) and Molly is a good napper during the day still. If you need alot of sleep to be on top of your game and so does he, then, I'm afraid I'm no help. 
I hope someone here has some better suggestions for you.
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Lisbet wrote:
| a few were night time party-ers. My Molly is one of those! I have learned to change my dispostion, and I've actually come to enjoy that time with her at night. We nurse a little and I may doze, then we may sing 'humming' songs together in the rocking chair, walk downstairs with a flashlight for a drink of water, etc... |
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This is good food for thought. I keep trying to make the time as "night-like" as possible. Maybe if I loosened up and embraced the time a little more we'd do better.
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| I also think it helps to make sure they get tanked up on attention during the day. Lots of holding and touch time seems to help my kids rest better at night. I know your little guy gets that though... |
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This, too, is good to think about. While he does get attention, maybe it isn't enough. Maybe the seeming increase has been since school started? He's off and about so much these days that we don't do so much daytime cuddling.
You always have such wise words for me....thank you!
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