I just started last week letting DS(22 mo) get to sleep with just a brief nursing session, then getting him to fall asleep on his own. I'm 13 weeks pregnant and my milk has dried up completely, so that is really what prompted me to make this happen. The last time he nursed was yesterday morning at 5 am. He took a nap in the car yesterday and I got him down last night within about 45 minutes without nursing.
We used to have a schedule (when I had milk) that I'd nurse him to sleep around 8-9 and he'd wake once or twice at night to nurse, he'd sleep then till around 8 or 9. He'd go down for a nap between 1:30 and 2, and sleep for an hour. This has been his schedule for the past probably 4 months or so. Well, now that his routine has gotten messed up, he's fighting naps like crazy. The other night he didn't go to bed until 11:30 and awoke for the day at 6am. He wouldn't take a nap after struggling with him for an hour at around 3:30pm, and finally passed out after another hour of struggle at 8:30pm. Today he woke at 7am and wouldn't go back down for a nap until 3:30. I know 3:30 is way too late for him to be taking a nap if I want him to go to bed at a decent time(before 10!!), but he just won't give in! I just want someone to tell me that they've been through this and it will get better once he adjusts to getting to sleep on his own. How have you all made adjustments to their childs schedule? I know it's only been a week since we started this whole process, but it just wearing me out. Nursing was wearing me out too though
We used to have a schedule (when I had milk) that I'd nurse him to sleep around 8-9 and he'd wake once or twice at night to nurse, he'd sleep then till around 8 or 9. He'd go down for a nap between 1:30 and 2, and sleep for an hour. This has been his schedule for the past probably 4 months or so. Well, now that his routine has gotten messed up, he's fighting naps like crazy. The other night he didn't go to bed until 11:30 and awoke for the day at 6am. He wouldn't take a nap after struggling with him for an hour at around 3:30pm, and finally passed out after another hour of struggle at 8:30pm. Today he woke at 7am and wouldn't go back down for a nap until 3:30. I know 3:30 is way too late for him to be taking a nap if I want him to go to bed at a decent time(before 10!!), but he just won't give in! I just want someone to tell me that they've been through this and it will get better once he adjusts to getting to sleep on his own. How have you all made adjustments to their childs schedule? I know it's only been a week since we started this whole process, but it just wearing me out. Nursing was wearing me out too though
