Hi Courtney, thanks for writing to us. It can be tricky to wean from lots of comfort feeding, but he will eventually get it. We often talk about “fixed points” in our articles, and I would suggest having the times you feed him as fixed points to make sure you don’t cave under pressure and go backwards in your progress. It may confuse him at first, but with consistency he will adapt and figure it out with time. Here is a link to a free guide with tips to help your child sleep better at night: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-through-night-free-ebook/
I hope this helps but if you find you need more specific information, please let us know! We have a ton of resources that can help. Feel free also to email us directly anytime at contact@babysleepsite.com
Hang in there!

Hi @Ali, thanks for writing to us. I’m glad to hear your daughter has taken to sleep training so well, but I know how nerve wracking it can be to tip toe around the house for the rest of the night (especially since it sounds like you’ve got house projects you’re working on that may be loud!). I personally use white noise with my kids (and myself, ha!) but if music works for you, there’s nothing wrong with that if it’s going well.
At this age there is a 9 month regression some hit, so that could be the cause of the multiple night issues, and some babies do need that extra feeding – but at 9 months only 1 – just to hold them over until they are closer to 12 months. Here is a link to a free guide that will help give some extra tips on how to get her sleeping through the night again: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-through-night-free-ebook/
If you need more help, let us know!

The other issue we are facing is she was sleeping through the night but now is waking up 2 or 3 times and not putting herself back to sleep. What is the best way to night wean? I don’t believe she is actually hungry but I cave to stop the crying as we are room sharing until renovations are complete.

Hi @Stephanie, Thanks for writing to us! Yes! The goal would be to still feed and change diapers as needed, but to put the baby back to bed before they are asleep, so that they can learn to fall asleep on their own. Then you would proceed with the sleep coaching from there, whether that mean a waiting period or you soothing from crib-side, or however you choose to sleep coach.
Good luck Stephanie! We hope it goes smoothly!!

Same with diaper changes, I assume you can do a nighttime diaper change but then put them back down awake?

Hi @Felicia –
Thanks for writing to us! It sounds like you have made some good progress with your little guy’s sleep and his night weaning! Great work! Waking for one feed is appropriate for his age! Hopefully the long period of crying was just a “one time thing” and he does much better tonight, and each night from here on out. Two hours is a long cry, so I understand your concern! If things do not smooth out, and you want to have a sleep consultant take an in depth look at his sleep history and help you with this, we would love to help!
You can read about all of our sleep consultation packages here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services
Good luck Felicia!!

Hi @Galit Cohen, thanks for sending that information along, and I am so sorry to hear your son is waking up for you so many times at night. It sounds like you could use a little more specific advise to help with this, and I would highly recommend working with one of our expert sleep consultants so they can give you specific information for your situation. You can view our different packages here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/
Hang in there! We hope to be able to work with you!