I am working with a mother of an 18 month old baby boy. He has nursed to
sleep for every nap and every night since birth. He is still waking 6-8
times a night to BF. The mother is distressed. The father has moved to the
guest bedroom. The mother refuses to let him cry to sleep, the father is
frustrated and pushing for her to do so.

Baby has a regular bedtime routine and is always asleep by 7:30 PM. His
napping is consistent. When he wakes it's for a 5-10 minute feed and
quickly back to sleep.

I've tried every idea I can think of for the past 30 days, but there has
been NO improvement. I would appreciate any ideas you can pass along.

Some of the things she has tried:

Baby in sidecar / in her bed / in crib -- no change
Remove baby from nipple before asleep -- SCREAMS
Tried rocking instead of BF -- SCREAMS
Tried father rocking/walking -- SCREAMS
Tried soothing music -- no effect
Make sure he's not too warm/too cold/wet, etc.

Any ideas would be most appreciated!

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