Sherry Hartenbower wrote:

> (2) she states her daughter nurses 8 times or more throughout the night
> and she is exhausted from the frequent awakenings.

Sherry, where does the toddler sleep? If she's sleeping with Mom, and if
they are sleeping in a normal sized bed, can Mom try other sleep
arrangements and see if that helps? Some mothers find that during the
toddler days their co-sleeping child actually sleeps longer if Mom is not
in close proximity. A bigger bed may help, or two beds in the same room, or
any kind of makeshift arrangement to try out the idea.
On the other hand, if Mom is having to wake up and tend to a toddler in
another room, she might want to consider tucking the child in with her. In
other words-- consider changing the sleep environment, whatever it is.

I think sometimes moms look at night-waking as "he's waking up to
breastfeed" when very often it can be "he's waking up, and he's
breastfeeding to go back to sleep." If the mom decides it's the latter,
there are many things she could consider. Is the child teething-- time for
molars? Is she thirsty, hungry, too hot, too cold, is the room too quiet,
too noisy, too light, too dark?

You said your client has looked to LLL for help-- I wonder if she's seen
the following articles on the LLLI website? They are from the "Toddler
Tips" column of the LLLI publication "New Beginnings" and are compilations
of tips and ideas that have worked for other mothers in similar situations.

http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBNovDec94.tod.html
http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBNovDec98p180.html

Joanne Hamilton
Foley, AL
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