hello. My 6.5 month old, Arnold, is the most smiley happy thing and sleeps in bed with me being b/f every 2-3 hours (though he usually does 7.30pm-around 11pm ok after I've feed him to sleep, sometimes even in his cot next to my bed). But I'm tired,a do want to do some work and being single would so like to be able to go out for an evening (his dad will babysit!) but can't as otherwise I'm too tired/braindead for waking so often the rest of the night. So plan to try to put him in his own room, attempt to feed water (though how? he doesn't take bottles..) maybe try not feeding but patting or other to sleep (but so far he cries more and I give up!)...but will this result in a less happy little boy? and how long do these methods sometimes take? he eats 3 big solid meals a day and plenty of b/f milk also so he's not needing the food.