Another 'good' night here (relatively speaking). J would not go to sleep until just before 10 but after a dream feed at 11 he went until just after 4. Then from 4.40 he is still asleep in his cot. Maybe he's just shattered from being awake so late but it was sooo nice not to have to either get up with him at 5 or bring him into our bed.
Thanks for the night weaning tips BigPig. I did the same a while back, refusing to feed J between 10 and 4 (unless he was ill or distressed or really wouldn't settle). He now usually waits until 4 for a feed but he is properly starvo and feeds for 30 minutes taking both sides. To me that means he isn't ready for night weaning yet. I have been occasionally dropping the dream feed which results in his night feed happening earlier, between 2 and 3. So if me cutting out egg does improve J's sleep I think I would be happy with one night feed between bedtime and morning. It would be different if I were going back to work but I have to find a job first after being made redundant.
Is anyone else job hunting? There are only three or four employers in Northern Ireland in my job type an I've already worked for two of them. Everyone seems to be using recruitment agencies now so I'll have to be serious about a return to work if I sign up to one. My childminder is going through a rough patch with unreliable parents, e.g. they're working overtime so not picking up until 7 but not paying her extra. So I'm pretty sure she would give them notice if I wanted to steal their place. It's easier with us having three as they all arrive and leave together and we were always flexible when she wanted time off for holidays, etc. I suspect she may want to get her paws on J as well, he's a real sweetheart. But I'm conflicted about going back to work as well. DS1 starts his last year at primary school this year and I'm very worried about the transition to Grammar school. His primary only has 90 children so they've been able to accommodate his special needs most of the time. But at Grammar school it's going to be sink or swim time and he's very sensitive. So I think it would be easier if I was at home until he's settled in. But that leaves the question of money doesn't it! We're £600 a month worse off with me not working. Some of that would be recouped by lower petrol costs and food bills, and I put my redundancy money into the mortgage which reduced our payments by nearly £150 but there's still a shortfall every month. It's so hard to decide what's best isn't it?