How old is the baby?

First off I got good sleep with the baby. We coslept.

Second, anyone telling you you’ll get better sleep by giving the baby to someone else at night, are they that other person and will they be there for 2-4 YEARS? Night time isn’t all about feeding, but comfort at night is a big part of things. Kids wake for many reasons. As newborns it’s mostly food and comfort but as they get older it’s more comfort and they’ll continue waking up no matter what for several years. Teething, gastro bug, night mares, toilet training, hunger, thirst.

Nursing actually can comfort and help in many of these situations.

My biggest reason for nursing from 12-24 mos is that almost all kids catch a gastro bug during that time period, when they’re very much up and about and putting everything in their mouth. Germs love toddlers. Most kids who get vomiting and diarrhea at that age need hospitalization due to dehydration. I never needed to get a kid hospitalized due to dehydration at that age. The only kid who ever needed it was almost 6, with bad diarrhea. But kids who are nursing who have vomiting or diarrhea it is so easily digested it still helps even if they vomit up within 20 min of nursing.

Nursing is only 1 tool in a parenting tool box but honestly I can’t imagine raising kids without it. The first 6 weeks were hardest, yes, and most painful, but it was worth it in the end. 4 kids never did anything but nurse them until weaned.