Choolie, it must be tough to go from a good sleeper to a crap one, at least my dd has always been crap and has steadily got better (with a slight setback at 11 months when she started walking).
Isn't it funny how some people seem to think that their babies sleeping habits etc are all down to their good parenting and seem to take pride in telling you what you should do (thus making you feel like you must be a bad parent). I find myself hoping that such people get a demon baby next time round just so that they learn that all babies are different and that sometimes there is just nothing you can do!
ibs, I think thats partly why I've never thought cc is for me, even as a last resort, my sis was left to cry (although in a not very controlled way if my mum is telling it how it really was)and was still waking most nights age 6-it really must just depend on the child.
Tam, sorry to hear you had a bad night but at least you managed to keep the milk down.
Night weaning went surprisingly well for us last night and managed to just get away with a bit of water and a 20 min cuddle at 2.30ish. she did keep crying out afterwards but i think it was more cos she is used to having a full tummy to resettle herself than actual hunger, especially as she wasn't desperate for her milk when she woke at 6.50 this morning (and then went back to bed for an hour!!!). Feeling quite jammy today (although still knackered cos didnt sleep well with her crying out) cos I was expecting it to be far far worse and for me to be up all night with her. Looks like she could actually be ready this time, just hope it wasn't a fluke!
Amber, dd didnt eat any solids until 9 months and then very little until after she was one (still has days of not eating), she also went through a milk phase at 8 months and did put on weight then so it could be a common time for a growth spurt. I just went with it and let her have as much as she wanted and within a few weeks she was back to normal on her intake. It is soooo frustrating though when they don't eat in the day but then want lots of feeds at night.
EP, I always found it much easier to leave dd for a few minutes (like probably 2 but it always feels longer in the middle of the night)to see if she would resettle and if not just go in and feed her straight off. If i went in and didnt feed her she wouldn't settle anyway so it was much quicker to just do it. Hope your LO agrees to sleep in cot soon, dd used to be like that but is now the opposite and only really sleeps in her own cot if we leave the room. I do miss the cuddles but its nice to have my own space in bed again!
Phew, long post. hope havent missed anyone!