Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had any advice. My baby has just turned 4 months old and has been a good sleeper until now - going usually 7pm to 7am with a dream feed and one or two night feeds.
For the last week or so she's been fussier at feeds (they are shorter during the day) and has been waking more during the night. Often she is waking before the 11pm dreamfeed, so I am BF-ing her at around 10ish, then another few times after that.
She naps well - generally one 30 mins one in the morning, around 2 hours in the afternoon and then another 30 mins in the late afternoon. She goes down well at naps and we don't leave her awake for more than 2 hours. She also goes down well at night.
When she wakes at night, I do a 'pause' but if she doesn't settle, I BF her. Often she drinks for only a short time then comfort sucks. I let her do this for a little bit, then take her off. She usually then goes back to sleep in her cot ok, but will wake 2-3 hours later to repeat the process.
I'm not sure if I'm creating a bad behaviour by letting her eat and comfort suck so frequently. I've read about 4 month sleep regression theories, but I don't want to create a behaviour during this time I can't fix.
Any suggestions? I'm ok with pausing in responding up to proper crying, but won't leave her to cry for long periods. I don't know if this is just a phase she'll adjust out of or if I should be doing something to help.
Thanks.