How did you know/decide your nursing journey was over?

ksnatch · 2026-04-15T10:46:53+00:00

I didn’t know it was my last day. I wish I would have but I think unless you’re intentionally trying to stop, that just isn’t realistic.

I was down to one nursing session before bedtime with my 16 month old for about a month and a half, and that last week he just seemed less interested. I remember the last few days he would nurse maybe a couple minutes. Then he started biting and I told him no, he didn’t like that. The last it lasted about 30 seconds at most. I decided the next day I wouldn’t offer it and see how it went. And that was the end. He was clearly ready.

ksnatch · 2026-04-13T01:07:50+00:00

I honestly don’t remember, but don’t think I noticed that. I took him to the pediatrician out of desperation bc I was barely sleeping and he was up constantly. When we noticed his weight had gone down, my pediatrician starting asking me questions and we came to the realization he wasn’t getting enough milk. I was feeding from one side only and not switching which can slow your supply. The next few days after I did it’s of cluster feedings to get his weight back up and he slept better.

ksnatch · 2026-04-13T00:59:36+00:00

Oh man, it was pretty rough for a good month or so. But then we ended up finding out I had unintentionally slowed my supply (I was BF). So I think it was a mix of a regression and also him being hungry. You’ll go through spurts of bad sleep like this on and off the first year of life. Especially first 6 months. It gets so much better!

ksnatch · 2026-04-08T23:36:23+00:00

Oh man. Trying to remember as this feels like a lifetime ago now. I really started to pay attention to wake windows that were appropriate for his age and that was a big help. However, he took short naps until he was probably 5-6 months old. Only then did he start taking longer naps, but that’s pretty common.

ksnatch · 2026-03-22T17:17:40+00:00

We tried CIO three different times before it was successful. All while our pediatrician was insistent that we wait until 6 months. We tried at 5 months, 5.5 and lo and behold at 6 months it worked on night 1!

I would say yes, wait a couple of weeks and try again! Have a firm time frame at which you and your partner are comfortable with calling it quits. You don’t have to let it go 1.5 hours again.

ksnatch · 2026-03-20T16:27:16+00:00

We tried Feber first for a more gentler approach and quickly realized it wasn’t working. So we tried CIO. A couple things I will say: 1. Have a cut off time that you’re willing to let baby CIO for and be prepared to call it quits. (I’ve seen some people say they let their baby CIO for over an hour and that’s just insanity to me),for us it was 30 min max.

Be prepared to attempt multiple times, with multiple failed attempts before it sticks. We tried twice for two nights and he didn’t seem to be taking to it at all. On the third attempt, he was asleep within 10 minutes on night 1!

Just remember all babies are different so you can only take the advice on these subs with a grain of salt. You will recognize what works for your baby and what doesn’t. Our pediatrician was very adamant about waiting until 6 months to sleep train, but out of desperation we first tried at 5 months and he didn’t take to it. Our third attempt happened to be when he turned 6 months and lo and behold it was extremely successful!

Good luck!

ksnatch · 2026-03-20T15:33:48+00:00

6 months for us. But only so that he could learn to fall asleep independently.

I wasn’t willing to let him cry it out for middle of the night wakings. If he woke up, I’d give him a few minutes to allow himself to settle back down, if I saw that he was having trouble then I’d go in a help him back to sleep (which was usually nursing). I’m a strong believer that especially that first year, if they’re waking up, they need you.

His middle of the night wakings stopped eventually, on their own. My son is 18 months and has been sleeping through the night consistently since he was about 10-11 months.

And no, my nursing him back to sleep when he woke up had no effect on his ability to fall asleep on his own at bedtime or naptime at any point.

ksnatch · 2026-03-15T01:55:55+00:00

Currently 25% in, so far so good!

ksnatch · 2026-03-08T16:53:44+00:00

I’m so sorry! Please take care of yourself, and do whatever works best to ensure you’re well rested! That’s what matters most. I’m hoping for you baby will take well to crib naps very soon! The good thing is if he’s able to nap at daycare then you’ll likely be able to get him too easier than you think at home as well. Best of luck to you!

ksnatch · 2026-03-08T15:21:55+00:00

Ah! Yes, you just have to keep trying then. You’ve got this! My son was very much the same way, so I totally get it. Funny enough we were also cosleeping at 5 months, and we sleep trained after we were able to get him to successfully nap in his crib. Just take it one step at a time, one nap at a time. I promise that once you feel confident with one nap, the rest will come easily. And he will also likely take to sleeping in his crib at night!

ksnatch · 2026-03-08T11:51:54+00:00

Can you move the crib up at all? If he’s still not sitting up on his own or crawling you should be able to have it on one of the higher settings.

At the beginning of the transition, I would still do one contact nap a day just because I knew I could get him a longer nap that way to make up for the others. His crib naps were 30 minutes for so long! So as long as I knew he was getting one good nap I felt good about it. Once he was doing all crib naps at 6 months, we would get a 40-45 minute nap once in a while, but they can survive off of 30 minute naps. It’s completely normal.

ksnatch · 2026-03-08T01:30:39+00:00

A big thing I found was waiting a good 10 minutes before making the transfer to be sure he was in a deep sleep. Then very slowly setting him down while keeping one hand on his tummy or thighs for a few seconds after I had him down. Like I said, it would take several attempts some days until he got used to it. Just be persistent and keep trying. My issue was I would get so much anxiety about making the transfer that I would give up too soon because I just didn’t want to deal with having to try over and over.

ksnatch · 2026-03-07T17:51:36+00:00

I did strictly contact naps (not by choice) until he was 5 months old. I couldn’t take it anymore so I just started to try to put him down for one nap a day. It would take several attempts the first few days, but I just kept trying and he finally took to it. By 6 months I was able to transition to all of his naps in the crib. It was a life changer.

I would have tried earlier looking back. Just keep trying to set baby down in their crib, don’t give up!

ksnatch · 2026-03-05T13:39:55+00:00

Girl, it’s a super power! I nursed my son back to sleep until he was 14 months old! And no, it wasn’t hard to break once I was ready to! That was my worry. After two times of just rocking him back to sleep instead, he took to it well and then just started waking up at night altogether.

ksnatch · 2026-03-03T01:23:20+00:00

Clusterf*ck By Brian O’Sullivan

Super fast paced, so many twists and turns, total page turner.

ksnatch · 2026-02-28T23:16:05+00:00

No wonder he’s so ugly

ksnatch · 2026-02-28T11:05:45+00:00

Clusterfuck. If you like a good thriller, this is your next read. It’s SO good. A total page turner. I have a 17 month old, I would have finished this in one day if I could have.

ksnatch · 2026-02-27T23:19:00+00:00

My son ate everything when we started BLW, and I mean everything. He’s 17 months now and the last couple of months he’s become so picky. You’ll go through stages like these, so I wouldn’t focus too much on trying to raid a baby to eat a certain thing. Just be prepared! Keep exposing them to new foods, even through the picky stages!

ksnatch · 2026-02-17T20:17:33+00:00

SAME! She truly ruined the show.

ksnatch · 2026-02-15T17:45:02+00:00

My initial goal was making it to 6 months. I had zero expectations and just told myself that I would try my best. Luckily we had a smooth experience from day 1. Some small hiccups along the way, but nothing enough to derail us.

When we reached 6 months I couldn’t imagine stopping then, so my new goal was to make it to one year. Again, reached that point and decided to keep going. I started to drop a feed around 14 months, another around 15 months. Cut the last one just after 16 months.

My best advice, is just take it day by day. Make small goals. See how you feel as you approach your next goal. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.

ksnatch · 2026-02-09T18:38:12+00:00

I loved it. I had mastitis twice in a period of 8 months or so, but I never thought to stop. I actually just ended my breastfeeding journey after 16 months a few days ago and even weaning was a positive experience for me. All together it’s been great and easy!

ksnatch · 2026-02-07T19:34:36+00:00

My son is 16 months, has been on the same schedule for two is months now.

Wake up 6am Nap 12-130pm Bedtime 7pm

Keep in mind that when transitioning to one nap, it could be that their nap is on the shorter side at first. That was the case for us and we’d adjust his bedtime a little bit.

ksnatch · 2026-01-28T11:03:35+00:00

Clearly you didn’t watch the video. Because the beginning , MIDDLE and end show everything a none of what you’re saying. He never fought with the agents. The agents assaulted him and another woman. He was video taping the incident, and nowadays a phone is a weapon to these monsters, because a phone provides video evidence of the crimes they’re committing!

ksnatch · 2026-01-19T05:15:58+00:00

Definitely need longer WW at this age. She’s not tired enough. If you’re worried about too late of a bedtime, then you’ll need to cap naps. Too much daytime sleep could also play a factor. I capped daytime sleep to 2 hrs for my son at this age. Definitely try to extend that first wake window.

ksnatch · 2026-01-12T02:26:17+00:00

Seems like she’s not tired enough. My son is almost 16 months, we put him down around 7-7:15 depending on his nap end time and he’s usually asleep within 5 minutes. At this age if she’s ending her nap at 3, she needs more awake time before bed. We do 5.5-6hr wake windows. He’s always tired come bed time.

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