I have no idea if this helps anyone at all, but thought I would throw it in here anyway..........

When Olivia was born she was feeding every 2 hurs (off the breast) but an older midwife gave me a hint, and I am not sure if this helped Olivia sleep through the night early or not, but I felt at the time that it was good "practice" for us!

She said, when your baby wakes for a night feed (ie anything bwtween 10pm and 6am) do the feed, but consider it to be a time of feeding ONLY. ie no talking, no lights on, no eye contact, no playing, no fun & games, no TV. Plenty of warmth and cuddles, obviously, but it is a transaction over anything else!

I did this from day dot: fed from one boob, quick nappy change, fed from the other boob, and straight back to bed. All in the dark, no talking, no eyecontact.

DH says I "bored" Olivia into sleeping through the night early because I was so dull about it all!

Apparently it helps babies identify the difference between day and night?

It is boring if you have a baby who feeds for ages, but worth it in the long run?