So I am looking for some advice from others that co-sleep and BF. My DD is 9months old. She still wakes up frequently to BF at night- maybe 2-3 X in the middle of the night, not counting nursing in the early am and when we first go to bed. It's a little worse now, because she is teething, but she has never gone more than 4 hours without nursing (usually less).
It's funny- but I never thought/wanted to co-sleep before DD was born, but that was the only way we could get her to sleep at night. Now that we do co-sleep I'm not ready to stop quite yet. However I do wish she would nurse less at night. I really could use more sleep. Any advice on how wean out the middle of the night nursing sessions. The times I have tried ignoring her or just patting her back, etc just end up with increasing amounts of crying.
My other issue is that to get her to sleep at night involves me getting in bed and nursing her. If I get up from bed after she falls asleep she wakes up right away. So I end up going to bed at 9pm every night so that she will go to sleep. I really think she would be happier going to bed at 7-8pm (she acts tired and cranky), but I'm not ready to go to bed that early myself- 9pm is bad enough. Any thoughts?
Thanks for any advice.
Ava
