Cait stopped waking in the middle of the night at about six months. I had changed her last feed of the day to a formula and I did controlled crying for about five days and she was fine. I didn't just do the patting thing, I would pick her up when I went back in. It was five sleepless nights for both of us, but worth it in the long run. My friends' daughter is 2.5 years old and still wakes for a bottle anytime between 2am - 5am. >>shudder<<

Alex has 'slept through' (about 8-10 hours)from about six weeks. Before then, he would only wake up once at night.

I found for both of them to have their room light during the day and only pull the blind at night. Cait used to get her days and nights mixed up, but Alex never has. The hardest thing in the beginning is going along with what they want, they still think they are part of you, so feeding and settling every two to three hours is the go. I was also a big wrapper when they were wee babies, both arms in, even if they got one out. And I wrapped Alex in a cot sheet from early on rather than a bunny rug.