so, recently we decided to start night weaning ds (27 months) mainly because of the severe back pain i have been experiencing due to his night time acrobatics. but, he does have a couple really annoying habits (nipple twiddling, stretching out all my bras and shirts etc.) that i have had more than enough of. we also recently tried him in his own bed in hopes that lack of proximity would encourage less night waking. not so much. last night was AWFUL!!! AWFUL!!! i went in to nurse him and it just got out of control! he would not let me seemed move AT ALL like once he was already asleep. so there i am, with ds in the twin bed all contorted and uncomfortable for hours. at 4:30 or so i tried to get up, but ds spontaneously woke up. dh tried to get him down for a half hour then gave up. so i decided to get up, give ds a snack and do our morning stuff. he fell asleep at 6:30 and woke up at 9.
it seems that all this night waking that i was trying to help has gotten worse and has severely disrupted his natural sleep pattern! UGH!
i am now exhausted, after nights of similar incidents. I can't take it! i truly dont want to nurse at night anymore but maybe he just isnt ready yet. i also feel like it may be confusing that he is welcome to nurse during th day, but not over night. i sometimes wonder if weaning him totally is the answer even though that was never my plan .
i am totally losing my mind and my patience... he is SO demanding that nursing him doesn't make me happy anymore.
help? support? ideas?
it seems that all this night waking that i was trying to help has gotten worse and has severely disrupted his natural sleep pattern! UGH!
i am now exhausted, after nights of similar incidents. I can't take it! i truly dont want to nurse at night anymore but maybe he just isnt ready yet. i also feel like it may be confusing that he is welcome to nurse during th day, but not over night. i sometimes wonder if weaning him totally is the answer even though that was never my plan .
i am totally losing my mind and my patience... he is SO demanding that nursing him doesn't make me happy anymore.
help? support? ideas?
Mama, I don't have any advice but I wanted you to know you're not alone! I've got a nipple-twiddling nighttime acrobat, too, and I'm feeling the same way as you about nightweaning. I suspect that toddlers who are nightweaned quickly figure out that nursing in the daytime is ok and nursing at nighttime just isn't -- I don't think it's a major point of confusion. We're trying to figure out how to nightwean with a toddler who absolutely refuses to go to DH at night AT ALL... and if she's with me, she wants to nurse and I can't refuse her. It's really, really hard. Just wanted to offer a few 
