15 month old still wakes at night to nurse! HELP!!?

My 15 month old still wakes up several times at night to nurse (he also co-sleeps). I'm at ropes end and need some solid sleep. I would like to wean him completely and believe that if he no longer nursed at all that he would sleep at night. The nursing is not a 'hungry' thing he just considers it comfort and an aide to go to sleep.
I tried the 'let him cry in his bed' method but he went completely nuts. He screamed for an hour, kept jumping and then somehow catapulted himself head first out of his crib. I'm so afraid he will hurt himself, he get's EXTREMELY angry that he has to be in his bed.
Does anyone out there have any advice on first weaning and second getting a stubborn toddler to sleep through the night in their own bed? I appreciate any advice you can give on the topic. Thanks

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he has developed a pattern and doesnt want it to be broken. you will have to be tough with him, in the end it will benefit both of you. if you know the nursing in the night is just for comfort the stop doing it. cuddle him and put him straight back down to sleep in his cot. sit beside the cot to begin with and each night edge your way out the door. dont go and pick him up every time he cries. this will take consistency and wont happen over night. dont give him anything to play with or that stimulates him. he has to learn that night time is sleep time. make sure he doesnt sleep alot during the day so he will be more tired at night. hope some of this advice helps you.

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i think your baby is still too young and needs that comfort that you are talking about. i think if he sleeps with you it is not a bad thing. i personally dont have kids, so you dont have to take my advice but i think once your baby is old enough to understand, you can explain to him that he is becoming a big boy and he needs to sleep by himself. maybe you can get him a comfy teddy bear and tell him that the teddy bear is going to take care of him at night.

I have had two children. They were both nursed passed 3 years. They slept in the same room as us. We chose this.

However, if you want to wean the child, first start them on other food. Then restrict the hours where nursing is allowed. This is the hard part. It is harder on you than the child. You just need to stop and walk out of the room. The baby will learn and stop crying. (But you will feel the urge to nurse him/her because YOU will miss it. But just stop. And you will get used to it in a few weeks.)

give him a blanket or a stuffed animal that he can cuddle while youget him back to bed if he's not hungry dont feed him give some water To get your little one to go to sleep, and stay asleep without feeding, is give them a bottle of water instead of nursing them. Eventually they'll realize it's not worth waking up for. Worked for both my son's. I was going nuts with my first one, and his doc told me this. So I did it with my second also, and it really does work like a charm. Once you can get him to sleep through the night, just start putting him in bed after he falls asleep. He'll keep waking up in the morning in his own bed and get used to it. Then you shouldn't have any problem getting him to sleep in his crib. I let both my boys sleep with me and my husband so I know what you're going through!! lol

I NURSED 3 KIDS TILL AGE 3 ..THEY NEED THE CLOSENESS ..ONE DAY THEY JUST LOOK UP AND SAY NO THANKS..LET BABY DECIDE WHEN

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