FTM here with 3.5mnth old DD.
So, she slept horrifically from birth to 9wks like waking every hour in bedside crib. I was feeling like a crazy woman from sleep deprivation & even worse like a crap mum. As such, I tried co-sleeping & it’s worked like a dream with DD only waking 2-3x a night from 7.30-7.00 sometimes 8.00!
But, I’ve always fed to sleep (EBF - tried giving formula and EBM but DD is not a fan at all & will take max 1-2oz) which just started when she was a newborn and would fall asleep feeding naturally. Then somehow between trying to get her into a routine with good daytime naps & now, we’ve just ended up feeding to sleep every time, though occasionally will rock and swing to sleep.
I would love to get her in her own crib though so she can sleep well if we go on trips etc otherwise I’ll end up also going to bed at 7:30pm & never have any grown up time.. I really miss my partner as I’m currently sleeping in her nursery on spare bed with her.
Trouble is, I know I need to stop the feeding to sleep in order to start getting her to go into her bed but feeding makes her so sleepy! Would you wake her after a feed and try to encourage sleep by mixing up other sleep associations like rocking, patting shushing etc?
Any tips on how to phase out feeding to sleep & co-sleeping would be really helpful!