Sleep regression question.

[Cooper11111]

My 4 months old dd goes to bed awake and with a smile at 7, had previously slept through (7-6.30) or woke once for a feed and then went back down until morning. The last two nights she has woken twice (12.30 and 5.45). I think sleep regression is the fair assumption. My question is in your experience - did you feed both times and ride it out or try and resettle once and feed once?

As with every wake up, I will try with the dummy, some patting and some shushing for 5-10 minutes and if not looking likely to settle I warm a bottle and feed. Generally my DD (6 /1/2 months) only ever wakes for a feed, probably one night feed every 2 or 3 nights, so as soon as she wakes I know she needs feeding. But I will still try resettling first just to see.

I am aware you have controlled cried your 4 month old, from your previous post. I don't know how that will affect night wakings? I know consistency is key to CC and so surely you should deal with night wakings as you do bedtime and leave baby alone to settle back to sleep? I wouldn't consider or advise anyone to do this, but if it is your chosen method then being consistent is really important, as you know.

Hi FATE, thanks for advice. I contacted a sleep consultant this morning who has suggested I try to resettle after first wake rather than feeding, she said absolutely said no way to a dummy, which I'm in agreement with.Although laughingly said she shouldn't have said that as she makes a living from sleep associations made from dummies. I will try and ride it out and see how it goes.

Great to hear you sorted things so effectively.

*sarcasm much?