N weaned from night-time nursing at 4 weeks of age. She just started sleeping 8-12 hours a night, every night. I didn't know how super effin easy I had it with her.
I can totally see why they say girls develop and mature so.much.faster. than boys.
I was able to wean G from night nursing at 10 months. I was able to pick him up, hold him for a few minutes, he would settle down, and then go back to sleep. He still woke up 2-3 times a night until he was 14 months old and had tubes put in (at which time he started sleeping 12 hours a night, every night).
And then there is turd. I mean M.
At 14 months old, he has slept 2 times through the night. And he still night nurses. I had started letting him sleep in bed with us, thinking he just wanted to be close to me. But he quickly realized he had an all-night open bar laying right next to him.
I am tired. And I am tired of being tired. So I am weaning him from night-time nursing. He can suckle as much as he likes during the day, and he usually does 3-4 times.
But I have reached the point where nursing him at night and being woken up so much is making me resentful. And I don't like that feeling.
Stupidly, I feel sorta like a bad mom. Guilty. Whatever. And it is completely unjustified thinking. I have given it way more than the ol' college try. Fourteen months of night-time nursing is effing OUTSTANDING. Some babies don't get fourteen nights of night-time nursing. And I'm still happy to daytime nurse him until he is ready to wean.
I have decided it is time to partially reclaim my body, reclaim some semblance of rest. Time to parent him to sleep, learn that he really can be comforted by someone other than mom and something other than my breast.
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Go Mama! You should have a happier baby from a happier mama.
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