Hi BecZ,

I remember DS going through a 'stage' at around 8 months where he woke up very frequently and would feed everytime (every 1.5-2 hours for while there). I remember thinking that I must have created a monster by feeding him to sleep and I panicked re how I was going to break the habit.

I tried to resettle once or twice without a feed, yet that was disasterous! It was seriously more pain that it was worth. He actually did drink a decent amount each time he woke, so I figured he actually was thirsty/hungry, so I just went with the flow. He was definitely hitting a massive development phase, so I think it was linked to that.

It did ease after a while and the wakings became less frequent. He still wakes a couple of times at night (he is 12 mths old now), but he usually feeds quickly, then goes straight back down (unless he is sick or teething which means I need to bounce him to sleep on the fit ball).

I did try the Pantly NCSS book and I think it has helped a little bit with the sleep associations - I don't need him to be fully asleep before I can put him to bed now - I still need to help him get drowsy... (unless he is sick or teething, then he needs a bit more soothing).

Hope things get easier for you!