Hi
Thanks for your responses. It is a relief to know that it is normal to have night wakings at this age.
I have tried feeding her at the first wake up, but she will still wake up a couple of hours later. She doesn't however always wake up between 12 and 1, she occasionally sleeps right through to 2 or 3.
I have been settling my LO in the cot for a while now, but I am unsure whether I am doing it right as it doesn't seem to be getting any easier.
- I begin by taking her up to the bedroom and having a little lie on the bed
- Then I put her in her sleeping bag (it's a swaddle/bag which holds her arms in)
- She then starts to cry, even if I am sure that she is not overtired.
- I hold her in my arms until she calms down and stops crying or almost stops crying.
-I then put her in the cot on her side and pat her on the back, with one hand on her shoulder and with the white noise on.
- I keep patting unless she starts to cry, in which case I pick her up again,
- I continue to pat until she is asleep and then slowly take my hands off her.
I generally only have to pick her up 3ish times but she does cry for a few minutes each time. I do this for naps, bedtime and resettling at night and in the middle of her long naps as she always wakes at 45 minutes.
My question is, am I doing this right as it does not seem to be getting easier to settle her? Also, how should I expect things to progress from here? I can't imagine not having to sit patting her for between 5 and 20 minutes every time she needs to go to sleep.
Thanks again for all your advice and tips!