Sleep logs and no-cry solutions

No worries T Rex I figure the more tools you have in your basket the better chance you have to solve the problem you don't have to use them all but it's nice to know that they are there.

Esme was about 11 months when I started and I was still doubting doing it then. For me it was the only way night weaning was going to happen as DP ALWAYS gives up after about 1 minute of trying to settle her and DD won't settle in my arms if I'm not feeding her or in her cot if I stay in the room. Co sleeping caused her to wake more frequently too. Cutting the length doesn't work for her as she gets more upset if I stop her before she is ready ( I tried the removal thing that Elizabeth Pantely suggests and although successful to start with she quickly cottoned on and would get really upset with it). So we went cold turkey from 3-6 feeds to nothing.

My rule now is I won't feed her before 4am. The other thing that I do is if I am going to feed her I get up pretty much straight away if she's not being fed I wait 5 mins then go and check in on her. She usually goes to sleep straight after a check in now. I find she is now eating well during the day before she'd eat hardly anything and have short BF. Now she actually eats something for breakfast and has proper feeds during the day.

I also have to mention that it's not you that is causing the sleep thing. I'm the eldest of 5 and all bar one of us didn't sleep through consistently until around 1. Mum always thought it was her until she had the twins and one slept and the other was just like the rest of us

Those top teeth suck Are you giving pamol? I've heard baby nurofen lasts 8 hours but never got around to getting it. So if say at the beginning of the night like above he's woken a couple of times quickly, might be worth giving it then and then noting down if there's a difference in the feeding pattern in comparison to nights you don't?   I find with pamol we'd usually get a decent stretch afterwards so must have been pain keeping him awake. Even if I give milk at the same time, he'd sleep for longer in between.