sttn - is it really such a big deal?

[butternutforbreakfast]

Or to put it another way: sleep training - is it worth it?

We've been doing some gentle sleep training and now my 7 mo Ds will self settle at bedtime (with a lot of help from me) but he still wakes for feeds 5 times in the night.

I would dearly like to get at least two hrs of sleep in one go, but on the other hand we both seem to cope pretty well with the broken nights. If we get a decent morning nap then we function fine.

DS is thriving and doesn't complain much (well he has boob and cuddles permanently on tap) and I have niggles in the back of my mind - he's not ready for sleep training, he's hungry in the night, umpteen reasons why he needs me...

I don't know whether to plough on with the training or just wait for him to grow out of it. Cd be a long slog since am using no cry methods.

So, some reassurance needed: when your LO finally sttn did it change your life? Was it really amazing and worth every second of the shushing, strokk

If he's feeding enough during the day there's no reason why he should be hungry at night. It's more likely he's waking out of habit.

Sleep training isn't for everybody but it worked wonders for us with DS1 and we're planning on starting with DS2 when he's a bit older (only 10 weeks at moment!)

With DS1 I switched to bottles at night so he didn't have the 'comfort' aspect of the boob. It didn't take him long to decide he wasn't all that fussed on waking for a bit of rubber instead of a nice bit of nipple

As I said its not for everyone but it worked for us.

Good luck

It was lovely when dd1 slept through the night, but it was a life saver when dd2 did - no opportunity for naps etc when it's your second child.

If you're really fine with it, then don't bother training. I don't think a 7mo really NEEDS feeding in the night though.