Toddler is having trouble sleeping

Same here. My son is 13 months old. He’s waking up twice a night now. I’m also breastfeeding. It varies though. Some nights he wakes up to 5 times, but other times it’s just twice. They say it’ll stop on its own. So I’m actually curious to see what happens.

Here's a toddler of 17 months and the same thing. Sometimes it goes well. Other nights she comes. Wondering when it'll pass.

Hi!!

Here's a toddler with this behavior. We took her into our bed, and that brought a bit more peace.

When we stopped the pacifier, it got even worse. She started using me as a pacifier. Isn't that also what happens with you guys? We've started using the pacifier again, and she immediately decreased significantly. I definitely didn't want to feed 8 times a day anymore.

In January, she was in the hospital with pneumonia. Because of all the tubes and the shortness of breath, she couldn't drink anymore. We immediately called a lactation consultant to help us stop. During the day, she was nursing about 20 times. Thanks to her advice and the pacifier, I'm now down to 4 feeds a day. And no more night feeds. She still comes, though. As soon as she's in our bed, it's fine and she sleeps through. Now there are also more nights where she sleeps in her own bed until 5 or 6 am. We can count those nights on one hand now.

I don't know if it will get less on its own. I personally didn't feel like it would. I really couldn't take it anymore. That pneumonia really helped us.

My advice: as soon as it becomes too much for you, call a lactation consultant. That way, breastfeeding stays enjoyable.

It feels so good to get some sleep again after 2.5 years and to have my own body back a bit.

Our first baby. When his teeth came in, he wanted to breastfeed all day long. Also very often at night. Luckily now only 2 to 3 times per night. He slept with us until 6 months.

We have 4 kids here too. 14, 13, 4, and just over 2.
You do get a lot of love back, but here it became very compulsive. She just undressed me. At any given moment. If she didn't get her way, she'd roar. She was fine without it anyway. I'm always home, her safe haven. We've had quite a few unsafe situations with one of her siblings. She was also a very anxious little girl. She's really growing out of that now. She does need more closeness than the rest. Not sure if that's also due to the breastfeeding. The others never nursed for that long.
I find it lovely, I really enjoy it, but it shouldn't become a whole chore or feel like a burden. Then something really needs to change. Now I know I should have asked for help much earlier.

Do your kids still actively nurse when they come at night?

Here's a 13-month-old baby. Same issue. He slept through the night in Overijssel, but lately he's waking up 1 to 3 times a night. And when he does wake up, he's so awake that rubbing his back a few times won't get him back to sleep—he really wants to feed. He only accepts the breast. Pretty tough because I'm trying to wean him off. How do I do that???

I hope it gets better once he has tubes.

I mean feeding. If he gets tubes, he already doesn't feel well. Maybe he drinks a bit less during the day.

A tip from the lactation expert was to drink more Layel during the day. My child is already a year old. I think it's worth trying.