Feeding to sleep.

Have I made it difficult for myself? I breastfeed to sleep predominantly which seems to work but I'm worried that my little one is going to get used to this and it will be a hard habit to break? We're in the pits of the four month regression which is a bloody killer and when she wakes in the night I just give her boob which she seems to just suck on all night it seems! Is this okay or should I be feeding then rocking her / putting her in the cot to self soothe? Boob seems to live in her mouth all night!

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Second baby, feeding to sleep is your superpower! Feeding is the fastest way to get baby back to sleep. Prioritise what gets you the most sleep. They don’t feed to sleep forever x

Definitely not a bad thing! It’s a super power that will come in so handy over the next few months! Did this with my eldest who’s now 2.5 and he sleeps independently no problem! In fact sleeps better than anyone around me who sleep trained and didn’t feed to sleep 😜

I promise you that it’s not a forever thing! It feels like it when you’re in the pits, and I’m right there with you in the regression and have questioned whether what I am doing is helpful in the long run, but I did exactly the same with my almost 3 year old and she gets herself off to sleep every night on her own. Do what you’ve got to do to get the sleep!

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