Christchurch coffee catch up 5 May with Dorothy Wa

Hi Dorothy,

Thank you for all your advice on Monday. There was a lot to take in but it was all very helpful.

The other questions above cover some of my issues but here is my most recent experience:

I tried the engulf/cup approach last night at bedtime with my 9 month old daughter and to my delight she calmed and fell asleep in my arms within about 5 mins. That is miraculous as usually she breastfeeds to sleep. I put her in her cot and she woke but I got her back to sleep without having to pick her up again. She woke 2 hours later and my husband resettled her using the same technique which was great.
She has been waking 3-4 times in the night and I feed her back to sleep but last night she didn't wake until 2am. At that point I fed her but took her off and made sure I put her in her cot awake and she went to sleep herself and didn't wake until 6am. I fed her again and she went back to sleep until nearly 8 then I gave her solid breakfast and her milk feed straight afterwards. I was pleased with that routine but would rather not have the 2am wake up and I'm not sure if I should have fed her at 6, got her up for the day then or tried to resettle. Your feedback on this would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Claire