Nursing to sleep/ 4 mo wakeful and sleep cycles

ginafun

I nurse LO to sleep for naps and every now and then at night if her dad can't put her down. She is 15 weeks and I think going through the 4 month wakeful as she was a fantastic sleeper and is now only sleeping 3 hour stretches at night. I have been casually trying the Pantley Pull Off do that she isn't always associating having to nurse to fall asleep. I know nursing to sleep is normal, but my question is doesn't it hinder their sleep since when they start coming out of a deep sleep into a light sleep/wake-up they will then need to breast to fall back asleep? I go to kellymom.com for resources and I know that the nursing to sleep association is normal, but it just seems to me now, especially during this wakeful period, that it is hindering my baby's sleep since she can't put herself back to sleep without the boob.

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she sleeps fine, babies sleep differently than adults (shorter sleep cycle), they have no problem getting up every three hours to eat a bit and then going back to sleep.

 you might find Ferber's book on sleep helpful, it has a lot more than the CIO technique in it, it talks about how babies sleep

MrsB51609

I agree with PP.  I've read some of your other posts, and I really think you need to ease up some on your expectations regarding your daughters sleep.  If you are looking for help on an AP board, it must be because you are of the mindset that you need to compassionately respond to your child's needs, and not train her to be a certain way.  Stop worrying about sleep associations and sleep training, she is a tiny baby still.  Her sleep habits will change numerous times in the coming months and years.  You kinda just need to roll with it for now, especially until she gets older.  Sleep regressions are really tough, but it will get better.  Just do what you need to do now to get her down to sleep.  When she is ready for something different, she will let you know.  Relax mama!