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How old is he? My first nursed to sleep until 17 1/2 months at which time he was night-weaned in preparation for our second baby. He did fine with that. Babies have short sleep cycles and this is frustrating but is nature's way of not letting them fall into too deep of a sleep, which can be dangerous and lead to SIDS. What I found is that yes, my babies would awaken shortly after I laid them in bed (like only 30 mins of sleep) but if I nursed them again, the second nursing put them out further and they slept longer. This up and down was easier, though, since I nursed them in our bed and co-slept with them. I know some don't agree with that, but it worked very well for us. I fully plan on doing it for our third (if we are able to have another one). Good luck!!

How old is your sweetie? I'm still night-nursing my 13 1/2 month old - his twin sister is weaned but I can't get him to sleep without nursing him either. I can't make him CIO; I just can't. I'm co-sleeping, too.
I'd really like to get him weaned but I'm not planning on having another nursling so I'm trying just to relax and appreciate the closeness while I have it.

Elizabeth Pantley, Jay Gordon and Dr. Sears all have books about gentley helping our babies to sleep. I'm reading these right now. While my baby doesn't need to nurse to sleep, we do have other issues. I really like Elizabeth Pantley's book "The No Cry Sleep Solution." good luck!

I nursed my babies to sleep until they were 18 mos or so. I say if you love this time with him and he loves it too, then why stop until he's ready?

I promise, he won't nurse until college!