I need some advice please on gentle sleep methods that wok for my nearly 8 month old.

[FabFiona]

I think you are on the right track. Any change is hard.

I'd do what you are doing for a week and see if it takes any less time for her to fall asleep.

Good luck.


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[Babyluv]

Sorry I should have clarified. I usually let her stay on the boobie until she is out like a light and then I gently pop her into bed. I now want to be able to feed her and then pop her into bed while she is still awake and have her put herself to sleep. Not dropping the bedtime feed just dropping the feed to sleep. After some advice on how you've done this gently?

[MummaSue]

Do you have the No Cry Sleep Solution book? It has some lovely ways to do exactly what you'd like to do.

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I have tried various books and gentle methods with my DS. In our case, the only thing that worked was about 4 years. He now puts himself to sleep on his own. Triumph!

[onthefly]

Sometimes, it just doesn't work that way Most babies can't put themselves to sleep. And it's pretty normal for 3 year olds to still need help - maybe not feeding to sleep, but you'll still be spending at least 30 minutes doing the books, cuddles, stories etc.
If you need to change the way you get her to sleep, then the best thing is to just try different things and see what works