should I be doing more?

[GingerCuddleMonster]

DS is 7mo in 10days and well...I'm not doing anything really to help him sleep through the night .

I work A 40hour week and DP works away Mon-fri, DS wakes for night feeds 1 am and 5am , I'm not bothered I get on with it, he goes straight to sleep during the feed. The only way to get him to sleep in the first instance is to lay him on the bed next to me he drops off and I transfer to the cot.

Do I need to start getting him to sleep through, should I be teaching him to settle in his cot?!

He is my only child and first, so I have no idea if I'm doing enough or too little. Starting to worry I'm being lazy

If you are fine with things as they are, absolutely no need to change anything.

If it aint broke...

Go with whatever works for you!

I get worried because many other mothers I work with say things like "he should be sleeping through by now" or "you can teach him to sleep" the boy downs 7oz bottles in the night so I know he's hungry and needs it, so was torn between it all. I feel he needs those feeds in the night for nutrition more than comfort.

It's all very confusing, and DP is as useful as a chocolate tea pot sometimes, if it's not about guns or granades he's a bit lost and just shrugs his shoulders haha .

No! You're doing a fab job. He's only 7 months old, babies often need to feed through the night.
When people tell you what you 'should' be doing, perfect your smile and nod technique

I will learn to smile and nod .

Part of me also secretly likes the idea of him snugguled up to me to drop off to sleep, it's so warm and cosy and he feels safe

Nah don't worry about it, as long as you're ok then I'd carry on. My 8mo was exactly same and have suddenly just dropped to one night feed all on his own accord a couple weeks ago-no sleep training involved! Like you, I was sure he was definitely hungry & now he's eating a lot more solids in the day he doesn't need two night feeds. I'll probably keep going with one feed until he needs it as well. Enjoy those lovely cuddles!!

Part of me also secretly likes the idea of him snugguled up to me to drop off to sleep

I recall with my DS1 that the middle of the night feeds were one of my favourite times with him. Because there are only 14 months between DD1 and DS1 life was busy, busy, busy with one big baby and one small baby in the house. So that time when the house is silent, just me and DS having a special cuddle just the two of us. I really valued the time. So dont forsake your feeds if you are happy with them.