HI Claire Well done, you will have good nights and not so good nights, however I would recommend resettling until she learns to be consistent at sleeping through the night.
Ideally it would be good for you to do resettling during the day as well, however I understand that it is harder with a toddler, however as at her age if she is only having two naps a day then it is a lot easier to put the time in.
As she is 9 months, then when she wakes in the morning to start the day then she should have solids first then breast. This will also help you with her night waking.
Once your baby turns 8 months then it is recommended you change milk and solids around so that she has solids first. There is one theory that when a baby night wakes as they grow that they are looking for that first sucking feed in the morning, once it is replaced with solids, then during the night they find a different way to comfort instead of waking for the sucking comfort.
Hi Julia Sadly dream feeding would not have been the answer to your weight gains. Remember sleep is a nutrient and by doing this you are interrupting their deep sleep.
For a 6 to 7 month I would be recommending awake times of 3 hours and 2 naps of a minimum of 1 1/2 hours
Her wake time routine would be wakes (can wait up to 30 minutes for food) solids, then milk plays milk, sleeping bag nap - resettle if she wakes before 1 1/2 hours.
I wouldn't worry to much about getting her to have a full bottle, however I would be encouraging her to eat her solids. You may find that once she has solids first, then milk that she may have a renewed interest in her breast milk. I have also posted notes on introducing solids and vegetables as well.
I have posted on other posts general routine guidelines .
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