What an idiot...back to feeding to sleep...and now he's 15 months. eeek!

[Chicane]

I've been avoiding this for a long time, I've been in denial.

DS is 15 months now. Our main issue when starting out was feeding to sleep. And its something that I've struggled with the whole time. He still has 3 BFs per day and is on 1 nap. But for the last little while that BF has been getting closer to nap time and now I am feeding to sleep...again! What an idiot! At night I BF if before bed some nights he doesn't fall asleep on the boob some nights he does...its the day nap thats the real problem. We went traveling and its so much easier to deal with jet lag and the myriad other issues traveling brings up with the boob....I have to do something about it. I plan to stop BFing at 24 months if he doesn't self wean before then (unlikely, loves his boob) I am worried that its just around the corner and not only will I have to wean him from the boob but I will also have to try and re-teach a 2 year old how to get himself to sleep...

I feel like such a fool for letting this happen...argh!

Your support, encouragement and experiences would be much appreciated

hating myself a bit right now, that I've put him in this position again, and he will have to suffer again to unlearn my lazy mistake.

[momtonb&ab]

i don't have much experience to offer, but i do have lots of support and encouragement for you!!!  you can work your way out of this, and go easy on yourself - you did what you had to do with all the travel and such. 

hopefully more will be along with experience and advice, in the meantime - hugs!

[Jiinx]

just wanted to send you some hugs as well, my friend. You are SUCH a great mother who has been through so much with your lo.

What can be done can be undone. It can

[afeswick]

You're not an idiot my friend! Parenting is hard work, and feeding to sleep is a hard habit to break because it is so easy for the parent and so pleasant for the child.  You are definitely not alone!  I still feed my son to sleep at night, and we also have struggled with this issue basically since he was born.  Over time we have managed to get it down to just one feed that he goes to sleep with.  Just take it nice and slow, I am sure you haven't undone all your progress as he is not waking frequently at night.  Forgive yourself (even though I don't think there is anything to forgive).

HTH.  Good luck! 

[Chicane]

I love you guys.

Monday is the day to start...need to do this now cause the longer I wait the harder it will be on him.

xo

[afeswick]

Good luck! Hope you have a great stress-free weekend.

[sparrow]

I think you might be pleasantly surprised (at least I hope!).  I find when my daughter and I get back in this habit she does well getting back on track because she does easily remember how to fall asleep on her own. It's never as bad as that first time we had to teach her.  Good luck!