am I doing the right thing?

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Dd is almost five months and for the last few weeks seemed to be going through the 4 month regression, it started improving but the last few nights she's been wide awake around 3/4am and takes an hour or more to settle her.

She wakes every couple of hours usually and each time I feed her.. should I be doing this? It seems the only way to get her back to sleep, she doesn't have a dummy and I'm reluctant to start with one at this point.

Also she naps in the day but I'm not sure how long she should be having at her age? She will normally have 40 mins on the morning 1-2 hours over lunch time and 40 mins around 4pm - is this too late? She goes on bed nicely at 7.15

If she is breast fed she could be going through a growth spurt or trying to increase your supply.

You may also be going through lots of developmental changes which effect sleep.

As long as you are not neglecting your child, when it comes to sleep I don't think there is a wrong.

You're doing grand. Lots of changes for her, so much growing and learning that things can be unpredictable.
You're doing fab.

Forgot to say yes she is breastfed

Sounds like youre doing a grand job. Its a tough one at that age, keep being consistent and she'll soon lengthen her sleep cycles. Once she's weaning it changes again!!
Get the wonder weeks app or book. It will guide you and is fab.

Thank you she is certainly learning she's doing new things every week it seems! Amazing to watch her grow

Aw, it's a lovely age, isn't it? Soooooo cute and interested in everything. broody

Srsly though, yeah it's hard work. But she sounds like a very healthy, happy, normal baby.
In short, yeah, you're doing it right.

Haha! Thanks I will read this again when I'm losing my mind at 3am tomorrow morning

Your daytime routine sounds perfect.

What order is your bedtime routine? It can help to move the bf forward a bit so pjs, milk, teeth if app, gro bag, book, cuddle and bed.

With night waking I think in an ideal world you don't respond unless they're upset, especially at the long skills practise waking. Unfortunately it's hard to sleep when they're awake regardless.

I'd be happy to limit night feeds to 1-2 between 7-7 until they're on 3 meals & snacks etc

Bedtime routine is pjs, cuddles and feed downstairs then upstairs into sleeping bag and story, then I give her another quick feed and put her down drowsy then she wriggles around for a while and then zzzz

I do tend to pick her up and feed straight away when she stirs, perhaps I will leave it a bit and see if she goes back off to sleep

If you can do without the next feed it would be ideal in terms of "healthy" sleep habits

I still bf DS2 back to sleep and he's 16 months. I know it's better to let him settle himself but bf is quick and easy and I'm happy to do it. He had a few nights where he was up for hours. Each time coincided with a new tooth coming through.

Keep doing what you're doing. Mothers instinct is always best x