We have done EASY with our 5.5 mos DD for 2 1/2 weeks now. I have tried DF between 10-11, but as we decided in an earlier post, since she doesn't take anything (or hardly anything), I should try just letting the DF go. So, I have, and now I am confused. I never know when to feed her at night when she wakes, and when to try pat/shh. For instance, 2 nights ago she woke on her own at 10:40, ate really well, and did the same again at 4:45. Last pm, she woke at 10:30 and was crying, but once I started to feed her, she passed out and hardly nursed, even with 20 min of trying. Then she was up at 1:20 (a repeat of crying and then hardly taking anything) and then she was awake for good at 5:45 (I waited till 6:45 to feed her and she did ok waiting).
How do I know if and when I should feed her and when I should try to get her back to sleep? If she is truly hungry then I want to feed her, but if not, then I know by trying I am training her to require the breast to get back to sleep. What do you think?
Cathy