DD has never been a great sleeper but we have gotten to a place now where she sleeps 7pm - between 3 - 4am and then goes back to sleep until about 7. I have always given her a bf when she wakes up in the night and been happy to do so as she has taken a full feed so I figure she must have needed it, but in the last few weeks she has woken and just has a few sucks of milk but just likes to stay latched on for a while before I put her back in her cot and then she goes back to sleep.
When she wakes up she doesn't get really upset and cry but just kind of complains and grumbles loudly until I go through. This constant waking in the early hours is killing me though, she is 1 next week and has slept through the night exactly 3 times. As I say, I don't mind if she is hungry but now it is just habit.
Last night dp and I decided that when she woke he would go through and offer her a drink of water, give her a cuddle and put her back to bed but she was fairly well furious when he went through and when he put her back in her cot instead of falling asleep again as she does for me she shouted at the top of her voice until I cracked.
So my question is do we stick with the water and cuddle from daddy approach and does anyone know how long it usually takes before they get the message or can anyone suggest anything else?