co-sleeping, weaning, and nursing to sleep?

i have a 13 mo. old who still co-sleeps with me. i would like to stop nursing her everytime she needs to fall asleep...meaning she falls asleep nursing, and this is a habit we got into, and need to break. not to mention she still nurses at least 3 times a night! i would like to night wean her and break her habit of nursing to fall asleep. does anyone know how to go about this? when she gets tired, the only way to get her down is nursing. i do not necessarily want to give up co sleeping with her. and how old were your children when you night-weaned them? i have tried to read good night good sleep, but found it absolutely unhelpful! any suggestions how to do this with the most minimal fuss?

Answers:
I'll second the No Cry Sleep Solution. Great advice and practical suggestions all based on 2 key ideas: 1) every child really is different and you have to come up w/ a solution that works for you and YOUR child, 2) for most parents the 2 extremes (crying it out a la ferber or jumping at every peep a la Dr. Sears) are not practical.

Take the time to read this book and decide what will work for your baby based on what you already know about her habits and needs.

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You need to put her in her own bed or it'll be next to impossible to do it later! As far as weaning...I found there is no weaning. There is stopping. With both my kids when we wanted them to stop doing things (like sleeping in our room or having a bottle etc) we just stopped. They'll cry but you have to stick to your guns or you'll be at your kid's beck and call.
Good luck!

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