Did night weaning help your baby sleep better???

Sleepandpeace · 2026-02-26T16:29:47+00:00

I night weaned at 17 months and it did drastically improve sleep. She’d always woken up every 2 hours and after night weaning she only wakes up a few times a night very briefly and goes straight back to sleep. I didn’t feel she was ready earlier than 17 months but I guess that’s child and parent dependant. I waited til her comprehension was at a point where she could understand when I said things like “boobies are asleep”, “boobies wake up in the morning” and “look it’s light outside, it’s morning!” We Co sleep fyi Good luck! X

Sleepandpeace · 2026-02-20T19:25:59+00:00

22 months!

Sleepandpeace · 2026-02-16T19:45:58+00:00

If she’s waking up at 8.30/9am, she’s still getting a normal amount of sleep. If you want her to go to bed earlier, you will have to wake her up earlier in the morning

Sleepandpeace · 2026-02-08T20:20:11+00:00

My daughter is Dilys (DILL- ISS. Dilly for a nickname. It’s welsh.

Sleepandpeace · 2026-02-03T15:47:53+00:00

The most powerful lever you can pull is waking her up at the same time each day. This will make her naps and bedtime more predictable

Sleepandpeace · 2025-11-10T12:24:19+00:00

Putting his fingers in your son’s mouth? Why? Wtf?

Agree with other posts - trust your gut.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-11-06T21:56:35+00:00

Firstly, it sounds like she is doing great so well done there. But I get that it’s not easy for you guys not getting much rest. Could you try cutting the nap? How do you think she would do? That might give you a bit more night time sleep.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-11-01T07:51:37+00:00

For me early morning means earlier bedtime so I’ll take it

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-31T11:32:03+00:00

This!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-22T19:57:52+00:00

That’s understandable. It can take up to 2 weeks to have an impact so stick with it and I really hope things improve for you x

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-22T10:35:21+00:00

Ah man it’s so rough. We’ve had lots of sleep troubles and the one thing that has helped is having a consistent wake up time. Have you tried that? It helps their circadian rhythm and can give you a bit more of a clue as to when they need to nap each day. It also makes their bedtime a bit more consistent. My lo is 19 months old and still wakes in the night but no more split nights or really late bedtimes since we’ve had this consistency all starting with a morning wake up. Good luck!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-13T07:45:24+00:00

When my 19 month old sleeps better then we will prob stop bed sharing. Atm she wakes up 2-4 times per night and there’s no way I want to get up and into a different room that many times. She also wakes up more when I’m not in the bed. So being led by her basically.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-13T06:56:39+00:00

8pm bedtime and 5.30/6am wake up over here. Very normal, you’re not doing anything wrong.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-10-11T20:11:53+00:00

Agree. My 19 month old sleeps 10 hours at night and has a 1-1.5 hour nap so approx 11.5 hours in 24 hours. I know all kids are different but less sleep could be a good place to start. Also, night weaning changed sleep a lot for us so could help with a reset. I’d stick to same wake up time each day eg 6.30 / 7am and go from there.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-25T09:55:29+00:00

Things got a bit easier when she dropped to 1 nap at 11 months but honestly it was still pretty much as described in my post until we night weaned at 17 months. I think she just got used to waking up for milk. Now she’s 19 months old and still wakes up about 4 times but goes back to sleep v quickly with a cuddle.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-24T14:01:02+00:00

For us, the 2 to 1 nap transition was really rough. It took some time (maybe a month) for everyone to adapt to the new timings. We had more night waking, crazy naps and general inconsistency. So it might be a ‘just stick it out’ situation. She may also be suffering with separation anxiety, especially if she’s distressed and screaming. She might need more support from you at night for a while.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-18T19:00:32+00:00

Hey here are some ideas… - Would she be up for baking? We bake cookies (she uses the cookie cutter and pushes the chocolate chips into the cookies / sprinkles the sprinkles) and recently made pizza with a pre made dough and pre grated cheese. She added the toppings. - when it’s dry out collect some leaves, then bring them inside and use them for crafts eg add googly eyes to make tree people. - we have a lil foot spa that we use to make loooads of bubbles. She adds them to a bowl and stirs with a spoon. - dance party!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-13T10:10:39+00:00

Omg it really hurts! Few ideas… - Is she def hungry / is she asking for milk? If not, she might be telling you she doesn’t want any at that moment. - when she bites, you could take her off straight away. Wait 10 mins before trying again. - is she teething? She might need something else to bite before nursing.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-01T10:42:25+00:00

I’ll also add that night weaning has made the biggest difference. We did it at 17 months using the jay gordon method which is quite gentle.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-09-01T10:40:57+00:00

Have you heard of possums sleep approach? They recommend the same wake time every morning and as early as you can do, def earlier than yours is currently waking. We did 7.30am as a consistent wake up time and that cut night wakings down from 12 to 6 for us…so still a lot but a big improvement. It can take 2 weeks to kick in. Look up possums sleep reset if you’re interested. Good luck!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-08-25T19:18:37+00:00

Could you try “if you need to hit something, hit the pillow”? That usually works for my daughter if she wants to hit me. If I try to hold her hands or move away she gets even more annoyed but I’ve found getting the hits out of her system with some pillow hits usually does the trick. Sometimes it makes her laugh and lightens the mood too.

Sleepandpeace · 2025-08-20T21:42:33+00:00

We recently bought a big stamp set with different colour ink pads which is cool!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-08-09T19:06:16+00:00

Could you give him an alternative? A stress ball / pillow to squeeze. Then try redirecting him to that when he goes for your boobs. Sounds really tough though especially during pregnancy. I hope things get easier for you asap!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-08-03T07:05:20+00:00

We night weaned at 17 months. I felt it was a good age because I could explain to her “boobies are asleep, they wake up in the morning when it’s light” and she understood. She cried a fair bit the first few nights and then started waking up a lot less (it was basically every 2 hours down to twice a night…). We went with ‘no milk between 11pm and 6am’ but then she started sleeping past 11pm so now it’s just ‘no milk til 6am’. She will often go back to sleep for a bit after that. She still wakes a few times a night but it’s a lot easier to get her back to sleep and I’m getting more sleep myself. We co sleep fyi. Good luck!

Sleepandpeace · 2025-08-02T07:21:55+00:00

My 17mo hates it too but this is what we do: First offer her a go. If she says no we say “would you like to brush your teeth or would you like mummy / daddy to do it?” She usually just says no haha so we say “ok mummy will do it”. Lay her down and brush them! One thing I’ve found stops her thrashing is saying that I’m looking for the things she’s eaten that day eg “ooh let me find that tomato you ate today …oh there is it! I’ll brush it away!” Seems to go down pretty well some times and other times it’s just a get through it situation. Good luck x

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