Ah sleep issues...a favorite topic of mine too. Am i spoiling her by feeding her during the night? Or rocking? or patting? I guess as mothers we need to do what we feel is right when we see our babies distressed. No one else is up 5-6 times a night popping the stupid dummy back in (not even DH knows) let alone the ILs!!! That's what gets me when they offer opinions.

Tara - we had issues with Ella's sleep just before she was sitting and standing. It went on for 4 weeks and my mind was a mess with reasons why she was getting up. I heard all the other people around me saying "control crying" works wonders but i was sure there were other things i could do before i resorted to it.
I started to keep a diary of Ella's day...how much she ate, how many BF, how many naps, the number of times i rocked etc. Then slowly things started to emerge...like the more BF i gave her during the day the better she slept. The more naps the better she slept. etc so now she's gone back to self settling again.

BUT there are always days when she needs a lot more help sleeping. I still rock and pat her at least one a day to sleep. She only asks that of me. DH can just pat her bottom but with mummy she wants cuddles.

I really feel for you Tara as i went through this when Ella turned 6 months and we went to book ourselves in for a CC session. Write some of your thoughts down honey, its easier to see it on paper....

Ann