16 months old sleeps on breast wakes up a lot

[Selina5]

Hi again...I have tried couple of times putting her to into her cot and told her that there is no milk night time...she gets extremely upset, trows herself in the cot, heats her head and screams in tears..she is 17,5months old now but having great difficulty to sleep. She uses breast as a prom. She terrifies if my husband tries to put her to sleep and same thinks happens as above..

She is at least getting up 6-7 times a night and cries and it could be as bad as 13-14 times...I feel sorry for her as much as I feel sorry for myself...if I stop breaks feeding all together (which I don't want to) I wonder if situation will improve or do I need a professional help?? I feel very helpless...

I am also thinking leaving her with my husband and staying with my friends for 3 nights  this wknd (only at night times...)
Our daily routine is as below;
8:15 wakes up - breast feeding
9:00 breakfast
11:00 fruit
12:00 lunch
1:00 -3:00 nap
3:30 snack
5:00 dinner
7:30 baby rice with milk
8:00 i take her to bed and she can not sleep until 9 sometimes 9:30

Thank you for your help and advises...

[*Ali*]

Ok so what is she doing in the day with regards to breastfeeding now? You only mention the morning wake up BF. Is that all she is having now or does she still feed to sleep at nap and BT? If not how does she fall asleep and where? 

Are you attempting the GW we suggested last time? If so what stage are you at with it?

[Selina5]

I give her breastmilk throughout the day whenever she asks for it and at nap time to put her to sleep.

[anna*]

Sweetie you don't need to stop breastfeeding, only stop breastfeeding to sleep. How are you getting on with gradual withdrawal? Yes there will be a lot of crying, but she won't come to any harm. She is not in pain or afraid, only frustrated because she doesn't know how to get to sleep without BF. And she won't figure that out unless you give her the chance to do so. She is not going to magically stop BF to sleep

[Selina5]

The plan was to move her to into her cot and tell her there is no milk at night time and stay with her until she gets comfortable. I tried to put her into her cot and said no milk but she reacts very badly and gets extremely upset....

[anna*]

Yes, that will happen. But if you then cave and breastfeed her, she's not going to figure out how to go to sleep. You need to do this for naps too, if you do it only at bedtime it will take much longer as it is confusing for her if you are not consistent.