Baby Whisperer technique advice, help

[TreeHuggerMum1]

Hi,
My DD is 5 and half months and the last month shes basically waking every one to two hours at night so I have decided to try the Baby Whisperer shush pat thingy.
How long should I leave it in between going in and out??
Any other tips for this?

Listen for changes in pitch of cry. High pitch should be responded to immediately.

I don't think there is any particular timescale... at first go in quickly, then gradually extend the time you wait.

Don't do it if she is unwell, or has not fed well during the day.

Is she in her own bedroom or sharing your's? Is the room dark enough? Is the temperature of the room suitable - around 18°C.

Try not to be anxious - babies pick up on your mood, so keep calm and relaxed.

Sometimes it is enough to just sit by the cot and stick your fingers through the bar to touch their hand, and say "Nighttime, go to sleep" shush shush.

My DD started waking more frequently at around 6mo. It was like she was 3 weeks old again!!

DD was ebf, although now she is 8mo and us weaned and I just bf morning and evening. so if she work circa 4am I'd always feed back to sleep (stopped all night feeding without probes at 7mo). When she was waking up earlier I knew she wasn't really hungry. She'd only ever suck a few times before dropping back to sleep. I think she just needed to know I was still around and sometimes she wanted a cuddle.

I read in BW book that ssh-pat was too stimulating for them after 6mo so beware. I changed to resting my hand on her upper back and sshing. Sometimes I'll stroke her hair a few times. Other times she needs me to pick her up, have a cuddle and I lay her down in my arms, on her side, ssh a few times and then back into her cot.

They also start moving around a lot at this age so can be quite fidgety which might be waking dc up. I started sleeping my DD on her tummy at 5mo as she had a rotten cold/cough and it was easier for her. She slept much better that way - much less fidgety. But you need to be aware of SIDS guidelines.

I know how frustrating it is when they just start sleeping well and then start doing this all of a sudden! My DD is back to waking maybe once in the night but up and ready to play at 5am! Getting her back to sleep now during the night usually takes 5 mins max but I need to be up and at her cot within a minute or she'll wake up too much and then it can take half an hour. Not sure if that's considered 'good practice' as some would say I jump in too soon. However I can tell the difference between her just waking, moaning and going back to sleep and when I know she'll set off crying.