Hump Day Q&A - Night Weaning
Sophie Acott
Certified sleep consultant · Author of Sleep Play Love · 13 years
Published January 6, 2024 · Updated July 17, 2026
The short answer
Timing and flexibility are everything with night weaning. Look for signs your little one is genuinely ready rather than feeding out of habit, and stay flexible around milestones, teething, and illness, when they may truly need extra comfort and feeds again. Weaning is rarely linear, so follow their cues and never resort to leaving them to cry.
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This week's question comes from Carly. She asks about night weaning - signs to look out for, and flexibility around times of milestones, teething, and illness. Here's my response. Any further questions, you can check out my night weaning article. Thanks Carly :)
Sophie
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Before I could really answer this for you, I'd ask two things.
Tap one and I'll start your plan there. No judgment — there never is.