Sleeping through the night?

[Godzgirl]

When do babies sleep through the night. My daughter slept through the night right from the get go so i never had a problem of not knowing when a baby is suppose to start sleeping through the night or when to get them to. This time is different. Ethan wakes up a night. He is almost a month so i don't expect him to be sleeping through the night yet but was just curious for future reference.

[soulmom]

my first son did at about 5 weeks and the baby i have now did at about 7 weeks.

[harmony5]

My first slept through the night around 4 weeks, the second around 7 weeks and the third...well...ummm about 9 months!! :shock: I breastfed him and he still woke at night and ate at night until he was 9 months!!! Yikes! So, at his 9 month checkup, his pediatrician asked me if he was sleeping through the night and when I told her no, she asked me what he wanted when he woke up. Well, the thing was, he wasn't staying fully awake to seriously eat. It was more like he woke up long enough to take a few sips and would pass right back out. She told me to try letting him cry it out for a minute or two to see if he would go back to sleep. Amazingly, it worked. The first night I tried it, I just didn't go pick him up when he cried. He wasn't even awake a full 2 minutes before he went back to sleep. The second night, the same thing happened and there never was a 3rd night, etc... She explained to me at that age, they really shouldn't be waking up still and he was probably just doing it because he knew I would come pick him up. Now, I will say, if he would have cried more than the minute or so that he did, I probably would still be letting him get up to this day!! He's 17 months old now. Also, she asked me how he went to sleep. Well, in my arms of course. She recommended starting a bedtime ritual...brush teeth, story, cuddles and putting him in his bed while he was awake, but tired. That worked too!! To this day, when it is nap time or bed time, I just take him to bed when he is sleepy and he doesn't cry or anything. My sisters just can't believe you don't have to rock him or anything. I am thankful for that, but then again, if you *want* to rock him, he really won't let you. He's kinda like--leave me alone, I'm sleepy. :cry: So, I just thought I'd share all that in case your baby gets as big as mine was and you were having trouble getting him to go to sleep and stay that way!

Hope this helps!
Lori

[breezykc]

Don't mean to discourage you, but my Ethan didn't sleep through the night until 15 months!! He was up two times at least! Soooo....there's not pattern! Same way for a friend of mine! We never fed them past 8 months like the Dr. said and weened off on water at night for a month....he just needed reassurring that he wasn't alone! Then fell back asleep! The more secure you can make them feel when they wake up the better! Some little ones just need the cuddle/reassurrance that things are still okay longer than others! They say not to have a child under 7 months cry it out either...they're too young and don't understand and still need then nutrients of the feeding if they are asking for it. ;-) Good luck, sleep deprevation is NO fun, but we feel your pain! LOL, hang in there, it eventually does get better!

[emilyrosejewel]

Hello there, My little guy, Justice, slept through the night at 11 weeks. Before this he was waking up 4-5 times per night. So, one night my husband held him and laid on the recliner and Justice cried 40 min. until he fell asleep and he woke up once. The second night I put him down in his crib and he cried 20 min. and he fell asleep and woke up once. The next night I did the same thing and he slept 7 hours-now he is up to nearly 11 hours. Babies do vary so much and it depends on what is comfortable for you to do. A friend of mine has a six mos. old who wakes up a lot, but she doesn't like to let her baby cry. I feel like it is teaching time to let baby know it is bedtime. Good luck to you!

[mommyb]

Michaela did at 6 wks and Isaac started for the first time at 4 wks (I think) and by 6 wks he was sleeping every night.

[e&m'sirishmum]

Vanessa, my oldest ds started sleeping through the night before Micah! And his name is Ethan so don't worry it isn't anything to do with the name :lol:
Micah is now almost 4 mths and he started sleeping through the night , I think around 6-8 weeks! But it is only in the past 2 weeks that he started to go down much earlier, his last feed is around 9pm and then we put him in his bed.
I have had a harder time though this time getting Micah into a feeding and napping schedule.

[Gracie]

I cant believe Hannah slept through the night from the get go! What a blessing! DD didnt start sleeping throuhgh the night till about 8 mos, and she still had trouble then. I really wouldnt expect any new born to really sleep through the night.

[tracy]

Dd slept 5hrs the 1st night and by about 2mos, I think, she was sleeping almost 12hrs! That lasted a long time, but now she does get up once in a while in the middle of the night for a feeding. Usually, it's when we have an odd day and her nap/feeding schedule is way off or if there's a lot of stress in the house. At night, I put her to sleep when she is awake. Most of the time she turns her head and goes to sleep. A good habit, but sometimes as soon as I take a step away, she cries. It is REALLY hard, but I know I have to keep walking away and close the door because within 1-2 minutes she is silent (no exaggerating). I must agree with some moms. In the middle of the night I allow her to cry a few minutes before thinking about getting her. Sometimes she cries in her sleep or is only partially awake. If you give them some time, they generally just fall back asleep. A lot of times I can tell by the sound of her cry if she needs me. Every one is different. Just listen and watch your baby's signals.

[Gracie]

I agree... so much better to teach them good sleeping habits when theyre younger. You'll know if he really needs you :)

Both my ds's slept through the night by 4 mos. They both came home and slept in their cribs in their rooms. Now my oldest is 8 and you CAN NOT sleep w/him. We went on vacation and he had to share a bed w/me and dh. Not a good idea. He is used to having his own space. Needless to say, one night was enough...he was the only one sleeping. But I think each child is different. I have also noticed that they develop different habits. My youngest would wake up during the night at about 6 mos and again about 9 mos and be hungry. This went on for a couple nights and then stopped. He sometimes still wakes up during the night and cries, but he ususally goes right back off to sleep. And sometimes he is still asleep when he cries. I think he may be dreaming. But then I know when he really needs me. It's a totally different cry. Sometimes DH evens keys into that. He'll say, "leave him and he'll go back to sleep", or "you'd better go get him".

[Iwantmycrown]

DD started sleeping all through the night at about two and half months for me. I still remember the first time she did. I thought something had happend to her...scared me silly. Now I really appreciate her sleeping through the night. She is ten months old and we pretty much have a night time schedule. She gets her bedtime bottle at 9 and in bed at least by 9:20 p.m. and then sleeps til about 7 a.m. or so the next morning. But, before all of that ...the whole sleeping through the night...she was a every four hour girl on the dot for feedings. Sleep is def. precious when you are a parent.