Night Weaning 101?

[candelaria80]

DD is going to be a year old next Monday and we are still going strong with our nursing. I would say she still is getting between 80% - 95% of all of her food through nursing. I plan on continuing to BF for as long as she wants/needs to. That being said, *I* would love to begin to start sleeping through the night again!
I have researched Dr. Jay Gordan's method and I am planning on following his tips, but I would love any suggestions and/or tips from families who have gone through this. Also, I am wondering what happens to my supply? I know it will eventually drop a bit, but that kind of worries me. What if she's sick and needs to nurse through the night? I am also wondering about the emotional toll. Is it worth going through this process for a time that in the scheme of things is very short?
Any tips, suggestions and opinions would be appreciated!
thanks.

[Cian'sMama]

I am not familiar with the doctor you are speaking of, but I wanted to share my experience. I night weaned at 15 months. I would nurse DD to sleep at 8pm then if she woke before midnight for any reason I would nurse her back to sleep--happened rarely, she would nurse breifly and fall asleep. Then if DD woke from 12 midnight until 5 am, my husband would go in and sleep with her. For about 12 weeks she would wake once a night, Daddy would go to her bed and they would snuggle until 5 am. She rarely asked for Mama, when she did he would tell her , Mamas sleeping, it is night night now. She would settle well. My daughter was healthy, happy, had lots of wonderful time withe her Daddy Bear and I was sane again. We continued a wonderful nursing relationship until she was 2.5 years old.

My concern about your plan is the amount of food your child is eating. My DD was eating well, I'd say 60% of calories were from food at that point. You should seriously consider waiting until she is eating more, in my opinion.

Good Luck!

[candelaria80]

Thank you for your story, I think the daddy time is a great idea.
I agree about the solid food, I think I will have to give it some time and wait until she is eating solids on a more regular basis.

Thanks again!