Hi
My DS is 9 weeks old and is generally a pretty happy little guy. I'm trying to follow the EASY routine (eat, activity, sleep, you) as he seems to have accidentally fallen into it anyway, and it gives me some idea of what to expect next! However, I think I'm doing bedtime wrong. Currently, he has a bath with DH (which he absolutely loves - loads of kicking and giggling) then a long BF with me in a darkened room, then I put him down in his cot, after which (touching every available piece of wood!) he sleeps for 7-8 hours. He started sleeping through about 2 weeks ago completely by accident - I got mastitis and went to stay with my parents for a bit of support, so I put him in his travel cot which is an enclosed tent, and he just seems more settled in there, so have currently continued to use it and just bought a 'cot canopy' to recreate the cosiness. Anyway, my worry is that he feeds and then falls asleep in my arms, and I know that I'm meant to put him down awake. He's not falling asleep on the breast, but very soon after. During the daytime he goes down awake - I put him in his cot for naps, and he grizzles for a couple of minutes (during which I stroke his tummy and use one of those stuffed toys that makes a soothing noise) and then he usually goes to sleep. But when I have tried putting him down awake at bedtime he screams the place down. I'm just not sure what to do - part of me thinks that I should keep trying, as I know that feeding to sleep can be a bad habit that will have to be broken at some stage, but another part of me feels like he's only 9 weeks and as long as he is sleeping well perhaps I can be a bit lenient about this. In general, I'm keen on routines and structure, but I don't want to be excessively strict, and I know he's too young for anything like controlled crying. I just want to get the balance right - any thoughts? Thank you!