At my last MCHN appt she told me that I'm not to feed DD to sleep or rock her to sleep. I have to put her in her basinette when she's still awake and pat her and then stop patting her just before she falls asleep so she learns to go to sleep by herself.
Well I just smiled and nodded, lol. Sounds great but DD is not a fan of that technique. And anyway I like feeding her to sleep and holding her so I don't see any problem!! It's so cute when she falls asleep feeding and I love her sleepy cuddles so poo to you MCHN! And anyway I didn't ask for advice, she said 'how's she sleeping?' and I said 'fine'.
She's only 4 wks old, I don't even like going to sleep by myself!! lol.
As long as you dont feel there is anything wrong with it, then there isn't! I fed/rocked Jack to sleep for 10 months....then he didnt really like it any more and he self settles now. I miss it sometimes.
ETA: If Jack was a girl he was going to be named Grace.
There is nothing wrong with feeding and rocking your baby to sleep. It's perfectly normal for a baby to want your comfort, especially while she's still so little. My DD stopped wanting to bf to sleep at about 7-8 mths (when the world got a lot more interesting) and I missed it then, it was such an easy way to get her to sleep! Plus, when she's so little you and she are both getting a flood of sleepy-hormones while you're bfing that naturally encourage rest. Why mess with nature?
nope nothing wrong with it at all!!! i have done it with all 3 of my bubbas still doing it now with Jack (6 months old) although just now he was tired..so i lay him on his belly in his cot gave him his dummy and a muslin wrap ..and off to sleep he went
Nothing wrong with it IMO as long as you are happy doing it and it is not problem for you. I did it with my DS and even now on occasion and he is 11 months old today! Do what works for you hun xxx
Nothing at all - I did it with DD1 and she has slept through from 7m. She rarely wakes during the night and sleeps 12 hours - she is now 3. It's not something that will last forever so enjoy the closeness and cuddles while you can.
Silly woman. It's people like her who get in the ears of new mums who don't know any better and they do these things and feel like crap. What a way to push someone down the path of PND.
Let's weigh it up... feed them to sleep... 5-10 minutes... let them CIO... 2 hours later...
What's wrong with feeding/rocking to sleep????
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still doing it now with Jack (6 months old) although just now he was tired..so i lay him on his belly in his cot gave him his dummy and a muslin wrap ..and off to sleep he went 
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