I could've written this as my story at 4 months I love Pinky & Sears & Pantley - and I have to say - like you - I wanted an answer, certain steps (really..I wanted a solution!! haha) but the closest I came to 'a plan of attack' for sleep was Pantley. Beautiful, gentle and kind. However, I then stressed about how many hours DD needed, it wasn't enough according to the charts and so I just stressed about something else.

I honestly think her hourly wakings were a combination of teething (plus..I OD'd on the homepathics..creating a teething monster), growth spurts and who knows what else. I went everywhere..I mean everywhere (osteo / MCHN / homeopath / accupunturist) anything I could get my hands on to find something, some reason for the waking. And really, truly, it did start at the 4 month mark for me (when I thought I'd just nailed it..hahah), got worse at 8 months and we're just getting it together at 14 months. Like your bub, DD is a happy, joyful and wonderful girl to be around, so I had to expect I couldn't have it all

I needed to relax, accept the fact that developmentally, this is quite normal and natural, and that it was me that needed to adjust my thinking an expectations. I put down my favourite books for now and went with the flow. I BF to sleep, co-sleep I nap with DD for each morning nap. House is mess, but this is just a small part of our lives..it's getting better every day and I'm not planning to ressurect NCSS until her last molar is out..so I know that I'm not making changes when she needs comfort the most. Just hang in there, you'll have a fantastic bond, and there is always plently of time in the future to gently make changes as you need to - you sound like such a caring mum...xxx