Sleep training 3 month old

[Katie81c]

Hiya I'm just looking for some advice from anyone who has experience of sleep training.
My 3 month old currently has 3-4 naps during the day and I feed or rock her to sleep. At night she goes down between 9/10 which I know is late, I again feed (she is bf) her to sleep and since 8 weeks she has slept through till about 8am (except during growth spurts, colds and jabs). I'm really happy with this but I'm concerned that this isn't the best for dd - long message but really I want to know whether I should be getting her to start settling independently and people's experiences either way.
Thank you.

Sorry can't help but I have a 3 month old too, so will be watching with interest...

Think you have to think, is what you are doing a problem for you and if not, don't change it. Your dd is sleeping brilliantly and you seem to be coping really well. Why do you think she should be self settling, has somebody daid this to you? She is still very young and self settling will come in time. She must be able to self settle to some extent anyway otherwise she would very everytime she woke in the night. If you do leave her to self settle at this ae she will have no idea why you've left her or any idea that you will come back. Not saying you shouldn't do it, just things t,o bear in mind

Thanks for the reply, it is a little pressure from others. Keep on being told that I should be getting her into a better routine. I think she's doing fantastically plus she is really content. I'm very lucky.

What are you worried about? That sounds extremely good for a 3 month old! :)

Oh, feeding to sleep!

Seriously, don't worry about it. They grow out of it, they really do. You keep feeding or rocking to sleep for as long as you want to.

Also think you have a great routine. Like with most unsolicited advice you get as a new parent, smile, nod and carry on doing as you are, you are doing brilliantly and agree she will probably grow out of it on her own anyway saving you the stress of trying to force her

If it works for you then leave it.
I did sleep training at 7months because I had to feed or cuddle to sleep 3 times a day for at least 40mins each time and was at my wits end. I had tried several things up to that point - mainly gradual retreat.
At 3months my babies all started settling into their own sleep routines so I did start a basic sleep routine then.
The one thing that helped the most was to have a comforter to give them at sleep time so when they went into the cot they had something familiar to cuddle up to.

Also think you are doing brilliantly

The danger is they stop sleeping as well if you force then to do something they are not ready for so i would leave well alone.

If it becomes a problem further down the line you could have a think about it then. I would just enjoy your good sleeper for now, you never know when it might change!

It all sounds as if it is working extremely well to me - ignore all the stupid advice and stick to your guns

Thanks everyone should of realised myself not to try and change a good thing and as you all say if it isn't a problem to me then it isn't a problem going to just carry on as I am :)