Hi @Chelsea – Thanks for writing to us! That last night feed can be tough to drop – especially if your little one is not going right back to sleep afterwards! Before you take action on weaning/pushing that feed later, have you taken our night weaning quiz?:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/night-weaning-2/night-weaning-quiz/
It’s will help you determine if your baby’s ready to drop that/push that feed back!
Once you’re ready to push the feed back to a later time, do make sure that she’s eating more/enough in the day, and try offering a high protein snack before bed if you’re not already! Our VIP join Members Area is a great option if you need more help! It’s packed with exclusive content and resources: e-Books, assessments, detailed case studies on night weaning, live chats with a sleep consultant, and more! Here’s a link in case you want to check it out!:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/diy/#membership
Good luck Chelsea!

Do you have any recommendations on getting an 11, almost 12 month old to wean off that last night time feeding (5am) I keep thinking my daughter is just not sleeping long enough at night and we are beyond ready for her too. She only ever sleeps for 9 hours at a time (which sounds great but really only gives us parents about 5 hours lol). Then after nursing the pre-dawn feed, she has trouble getting back down, she’s mostly up with scattered small naps until it’s time for everyone to wake at 7am. She naps twice for about 1.5- 2 hours each. So I think she’s within range of hours per a 24 hour day, but I’d love for her to get the most out of night sleeping!

Hi @Sonia – Thanks for writing! Have you taken the night weaning quiz and watched the video on this page?:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/night-weaning-2/night-weaning-quiz/
For more info, the best bet would be to have a Sleep Consultant take an in depth look at your daughter’s sleep history and sleep logs to help determine why she’s waking and if she’s hungry. Please contact us if you’d like more info about options! You can also talk to your daughter’s doctor for help with determining if she’s ready for night weaning! Good luck!

Hi @Nita – Thanks for writing! It’s great that your little one is sleeping so well at night!!!
Thanks again for reading and sharing!

@Kristin – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us. Night weaning can be a beast! If your little guys cries if you do and cries if you don’t, you may just have to plan to deal with some crying (which you’re likely to have to do anyway to some degree at his age). If you can plan to graduate any changes you make across several days, this may help with that. Hang in there and good luck!

Do you think we are just going to have to commit to cold turkey, and have none of us sleep for a few nights (with him screaming)? 🙁

For reference: I put him down while he is awake. Most nights he babbles for a few minutes and goes to sleep. Other nights he may fuss for a few minutes and protest when I walk out of the room, but quiets within two/three minutes. Bedtime 7pm. We go to sleep around 11:30 and I feed him then (although he often wakes around 10 and cries for 10 or so minutes before going back to sleep). Once we are in the room he wakes every two hours. Awake time is between 6:30 and 7. Daytime nap 9:45-11:15, and 2-2:45ish (although starting to protest that nap).

Hi @Fahima, thanks for writing to us! Would you mind sharing a few more details about what’s going on so I can help a bit better such as how old is your baby and how many times a night is he/she waking and doing this? Thank you!