My 8 month old is still feeding frequently thru the night - 4-6 times on average - despite feeding well thru the day with 3 solid meals + snacks. I really have had enough. I am happy to feed 1 or 2 times but so many feeds + getting up to toddler for toilet trips and general comfort = not much sleep for mummy!

I know its a sleep thing not as hunger thing but I've tried a gentle form of CC as well as a week at sleep school and nothing has worked for more than a few nights (he's very persistent!). I've tried to get him to take a dummy on and off all his life but to no avail. The other night I grabbed one from the cupboard and tried it after 45 minutes of comfort nursing and VERY sore nipples and to my surprise, he took it! So now my plan is to feed not more than 3 hourly thru the night ie 10:30, 1:30 and 4:30 (I can deal with this for the moment) and use the dummy the other times. After a few weeks of this I will cut out the middle feed.

Yes I will be up all night replacing the dummy, but at least DH can have a turn! I swore I wouldn't let this bub have a dummy (my almost 3 yo stil lhas one in bed only) but after 8.5 months of 2 hourly feeding I really need a break.