Baby sleeping through the night???

I often get the questions...


Does your baby sleep all night?
How much food are you giving your baby?

So this thing with sleeping seems to go hand in hand with the amount of food. Right?
I do not believe in leaving a child to cry it self to sleep. I don’t. Especial not if the baby in standing up holding on the cot while shaking with anger, screams and tears on top of that. That’s a crap cake, if you know what I mean, I totally agree with the Jo the Super Nanny, who written in her book leaving your child to cry to fall asleep just will give no other signal that NO ONE CARES. You as a reader might think I am not so hardcore, however I could not care. I do not believe in the method. You leave your child to cry, and within time he or she will learn to fall asleep. 

My little one used to fall asleep when I was back home in Sweden and we were giving him Välling. Välling is what I would describe as Organix brand named Organic Seven Grain Cereal. Maybe Välling is a bit more watery. In Sweden you give Välling before bedtime in a bottle. Its often becomes like a drug. The child has to have it before bed and normally the child/children sleeps while drinking it. Which can be discussed is it a good thing? 
My little one was a bit unique; he refused his dummy really early and would refuse to drink of the Avent bottles, or anything that had a nipple shape part from the breasts. So I would then make the Välling a bit thicker and feed him with a spoon before bath time and that used to make him fall asleep through the night. Lucky me and my other half!!! 



But being back in the UK for few months and no Välling I have then tried replacing Välling with something else. More solid food, offered more water and it has worked and not worked. My solution is a child who has been breast and bottled feed at a specific time for a longer period is used to that feed and therefore will at nighttime wake up and expect to be feed. It’s a habit, and just like any habits, you can change and adapt to the needs. Not your need! Your baby’s need. As a parent we all lack of sleep here and there. So as my baby is coming to 11 months and for some reason he should by now sleep on his own and sleep through the night. SAYS WHO???



There are several guidelines about babies, growth etc and not all of them will apply to you or your baby. Like my little one, still wakes up for feed, he wants his milk and I want his closeness. I do feel so much better having him next to me and hear him breathing and it is more then a bonus if he puts his arm on me.
But after finding the Organix baby Porridge and the Cereal my little one sleeps longer during night before waking up. I do recommend the Organix Four Grain Cereal and instead of normal milk I use Soya, as it contains calcium and only has little saturated fat.