Does your baby sleep all night?

Christina - posted on 09/27/2010

I have only slept through the night twice since my son was born. He is 8 months and still wakes up crying for food 2 times a night. My 3 yr old was the total opposite he slept through the night by the time he was a wk old. I think it really depends on the baby. I was told to make sure he (my youngest) eats plenty during the day so when he sleeps at night he wont feel the need to wake up and eat again. Good Luck.

Elizabeth - posted on 09/26/2010

I've heard to try to 'sleep feed' or something like that - that's where you would work on feeding her less and also earlier than she normally takes it, to get her out of the habit. It would be when she's still asleep you'd offer the milk and hopefully it would keep her from waking up. I haven't tried it myself, but I've hear good things from moms I know.
My daughter wakes up about 3 or 4 times a night, I can't seem to get myself up before her (to sleep feed or whatever it's called) but I plan to by the time she's one. That's my cutoff... I can't do this waking up multiple times a night thing for too much longer!
GOOD LUCK!

Lisa - posted on 09/25/2010

my daughter started sleeping over 8 hours around 4 months. Now she sleeps around 10 hours straight through the night. If she wakes up I don't pick her up. I usually rub her tummy or her back and she falls asleep in a few minutes. Lately she's had a hard time teething, no teeth yet. She gets hysteracle so I have been picking her up and rocking her until she calms down, then right back to her crib. All babies routines are different. It's all normal.
If I may suggest, don't pick her up @ 1 and once she stops waking up at that time try it with the 3am feeding. She isn't really hungry if she's only taking 2 - 3oz. It's all a habbit / routine. Good luck.

Shelley - posted on 09/23/2010

My daughter doesn't sleep through the night-at all-even with a routine. I have just come to acceptance with it.

Cynthia - posted on 09/20/2010

Angela I feel your concerns. My son also wakes during the night still and like your daughter requires a small bottle to drift back off. Although, my pediatrician said to let him cry it out and that he shouldn't need a bottle, we couldn't make it through it. He cried one night for over an hour and stayed up an additional hour before we gave in. Once we did he was asleep in a seconds. Now don't think this is due to a lack of routine becasue we have an established routine that has been going on for months. We do the whole dinner, bath , read and bottle before bed and he still wakes up. I've tried everything. We have just found if we roll with the punches we get more sleep right now then fighting it. Like Rebeca said, hopefully soon the day will come. Hope it gets easier for you.

Gabi - posted on 09/17/2010

My little girl is doing the same thing. Bed at 8pm up at 1am for a feed back to bed and up at 5am for a feed. back down till 7am. Its a bit harder now I am back at work 2 days per week but managable because she goes straight back to sleep after her bottle. I have tried everything to get her to sleep through. Her Brother slept through from 6 weeks, so this has been a real shock! LOL

Rosy - posted on 09/17/2010

My Baby is 8 Month & he steal gets up twice @ night ...At longest I know is because he is hungry is ok to get up and eat well his about 24 pounds Lol

Zully - posted on 09/16/2010

I ALSO WISH MY SON COULD SLEEP ATLEAT FOR 4 HOURS CONTINUOSLY,,HE KEEPS ON WEAKING UP EVERY AFTER 2 HOURS AND TAKES MILK.

Amber - posted on 09/15/2010

My daughter has slept through the night since she was 3 weeks old. She gets a bath at 8:30 pm, eats and is in bed by 9pm. She gets up anywhere from 8am to 10am. I just happened to be lucky with my babygirl.

Malina - posted on 09/15/2010

mine has 4 teeth coming in at once so he wakes up in pain several times through the night. i wish we could go back to the "old times" where he only woke up once or twice

Melisa - posted on 09/15/2010

I'm experiencing the same problem. My LO wakes up consisently around 11:30-midnight and will fall back to sleep with either a binky or bottle. Then wakes up again around 2-3am but will sometimes go back to sleep on her own. Finally, she wakes b/t 5-5:30am wanting to eat. Some weeks I'm totally exhausted and I thought too that this is unusual but now see that so many others are experiencing the same. Makes me feel better. I will try the bath/massage routine and see how that works.
Thanks everyone!

Leah - posted on 09/14/2010

Maybe try putting her to bed a little later for the night time sleep. :)

Kim - posted on 09/02/2010

my son has been sleeping through the night since he was 3 months but you have to remember all babies are different

Amber - posted on 09/02/2010

My son still is waking up twice a night, he's been doing that since birth. I've tried baths before bed, I've tried warm bottles, and nothing seems to work. On a good night he will wake up once. But i have yet to figure out how i can get him to sleep more. He will wake up at 630 and will want to take a nap around 730-8am.

Adria - posted on 09/01/2010

We had the same problem and after reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby-starting putting our baby to bed earlier (we start his routine now at 6:30 and He's to bed by 7). Because he isnt' going to bed too late, he's not overtired and wired and therefore he sleeps better. Your daughter should be sleeping at least 8 hours by now. Is she sleeping at least 8 hrs? Cause Henry is now that we gradually changed his bed time. He wakes up at about 5 am., eats, and then sleeps for a couple more hours.

Priya - posted on 09/01/2010

I give my son 3oz of formula at around 11pm around the time we go to sleep.. My son drinks it in his sleep.. After this he wakes up only at 5.30am for abt 3oz of formula and then sleeps till 7am.. If i miss his 11pm milk he wakes up around 1.30 or 2am which messes up his sleep cycle. We are pretty good now with sleep..

Jacqueline - posted on 08/31/2010

my daughter sleep 12 hrs sometimes more :) and still has 2-3 naps during the day

Rachel - posted on 08/31/2010

Yes. My son has been sleeping 8 1/2-10 1/2 hrs a night since 2 1/2 months old. I used the Babywise method. http://www.parentwisesolutions.com/babyw...

Diane - posted on 08/31/2010

My DD didn't sleep through regularly until she was about 2 and still woke up alot until she was about 3 years old. It is normal and she might just be a little more sensitive to noise or other external factors. The best thing for my daughter's sleep has been the arrival of her baby brother ! She's had to learn to sleep despite his crying sometimes.

The best advice I can give is don't give in to her. If she's had plenty of food during the day (and some cereal before she goes to bed can help) then she doesn't need any milk at 3am, especially if she's only taking 2-3 oz. She needs to get used to going through the night. The best way I foind to deal with my daughter's problem sleep was (unless she was screaming in fear due to a nightmare or night terror) just to go back in and tell her it is time for sleep. To begin with I sat on her bed, then I'd stay in her room then I'd be just outside the door. It's hard not to pick them up when they're crying but she needs to learn now how to settle herself down or you will both be exhausted! it's really hard and it can take a couple of weeks of hard work but it's the best for both you and her as you will both feel better for a good night's sleep. The good news is just because you've had one child who has difficulty sleeping doesn't mean they're all like that DS can go to sleep really easily and rarely wakes up in the night!

Jasmine - posted on 08/31/2010

My 7 month old started sleeping through the night at 3 months old. But lately, he's been waking once, usually 5-6 hours in. I used to let him fuss back to sleep then he started really waking up and playing in his crib. So now i let him fuss for 5-10 minutes and if that doesn't work, i give him a bottle and he goes right back to sleep once he finishes the bottle. I think it's a combination of teething and just growing so he gets hungry. Try to let your LO fuss for a bit. I know it's hard to not jump right up and sooth them asap. But this may work and then they'll stop waking, hopefully. Good luck!

Jennifer - posted on 08/30/2010

My son sleeps from about 8 pm until 5 or 6 in the morning when he wants milk then goes back to sleep until around 7. He used to sleep for about 3-4 hours at a time until we finally made him cry it out. Best thing ever becuase now if he wakes up in the middle of the night he can put himself back to sleep. His naps during the day are not as easy, he has to be rocked to sleep, but I can't seem to make Nana understand that he needs to cry it out in the crib during the day as well. So I say let her rock him to sleep if she wants to, she will eventually get tired of it.

Jasmine - posted on 08/30/2010

If this was last week the answer would be no! But last Sunday I started putting him in his crib while he would be awake. For 4 nights he cried. I would check on him intervals of 3-5 minutes rub his back and tell him to go night night. I introduced a routine of a bath, story and last bottle. I also gave him a little security blanket to sleep with and Thursday of last week was his first night falling asleep on his own. He would stay sleep at night only when in our bed because he was use to that attention but, mommy took care of that :) he sleeps from 9:30-6:30.

Jamie - posted on 08/29/2010

My son still wakes up twice to feed at night too, I nurse him in bed so it might be a comfort thing for him... but I think it's pretty normal. I was told to let him "cry it out" but I think I will just stick to feeding him when he wants.

Sharon - posted on 08/29/2010

In baby lingo, "through the night" really only means 6 or more hours. But Babys like routine and will wake up according to what they think the routine is. Don't pick her up at 1, If you can soother her by sound, gently bounce the bed, or pat her if you absolutly have too, but try not to pick her up. If she thinks she won't be held anymore she'll try to change the rotine and not wake then or soother her self, at 3 water is an opption, but get her through 1am first (change one thing at a time) she may start waking at a different time that you will need to try to adjust away from first. Kid are Crazy, my 2 1/2 year old still wakes up at 3am ever couple of nights but some time sleeps 8-8 with no problem, we've had to work at it a lot though

Libby - posted on 08/28/2010

My son, Drake, is normally asleep from 6-6 (ish) and the only time he wakes up is if he has a little gas, or if we lay him down for a nap too early. He's been sleeping all night since he was 3 weeks old. He's gotten into a routine, bottle at around 530, then we change him and lay him down and he's out for the night. I think it is mostly about his routine, we try not to pick him up after we've laid him down for the night. Sometimes he just needs to cry.

Sarah - posted on 08/27/2010

My boy wakes around 12-1am for a feed but he is still drinking a whole bottle so I think he needs it. However for the past few weeks I have been giving him a bottle at 10pm when I go to bed (he goes to bed at 7pm) and this gets him thru till 7am. He doesn't even usually wake when I feed him now - just stays half asleep and goes straight back to sleep when done. You could try something like this so you can drop the 3am feed then hopefully you'll be able to drop the night feed all together soon. Also giving water like was already mentioned is a good idea as your baby might be thirsty not hungry so maybe try that first?

Wendy - posted on 08/27/2010

since mine was born i gave her a routine of a bath before her last feeding.After her last feeding I layed her down,now I give her a good big meal before bed time and it helps!

Kristi - posted on 08/27/2010

Renee - How old is she? Maybe she is teething....? Hopefully maybe it will pass soon.

Renee - posted on 08/27/2010

My daughter started sleeping from 9p-9a @ around 2 months old. Now she wakes up @ least 2 times a night. I would gladly let her fuss back to sleep but she shares a room with her 2 year old sister. Anybody have any advice for me? Please....I'm so tired :-)

Kristi - posted on 08/26/2010

My DD started sleeping better after she started eating more solids....she eats pureed fruits and veggies and some oatmeal cereal - she is 7 mo now....she would not be able to go all night when I was nursing full time, but after she was 5 mo old I started her on supplemental formula and that helped...then I eventually dropped the night feedings - I would just give her a paci instead and she would go back to sleep. She still wakes up if she loses the pacifier, etc...but now I put her to bed and wake her up before I go to bed for a last feeding around 10:30 or 11 pm, then she will sleep pretty well till 4 or 5 am and then I lay down with her and she will sleep till 6:30 or 7....I am trying to get her to sleep on her own till then, but that will come with time. I'm not sure how old your DD is, but I am guessing around K's age....so I would suggest trying to cut out the feedings and rocking and just leave her in the crib and calm her that way....also try different bed times...and more solids in the day. Good luck!!

Jamie - posted on 08/26/2010

I have been really lucky, my daughter has slept all night since she was 2 months old. My son on the other hand woke up atleast once a night until he was about 1 year old. The only difference between the two is that my son slept in his crib in my room and my daughter sleeps with us.

Lucy - posted on 08/26/2010

my daughter did that for her first few months of life, she still wakes if i go to the loo but she sends herself back off to sleep thankfully, if you wanna help her go all night try feeding her at 11pm thats how we do it, we put her to bed at 8pm wake her and feed her at 11am and she normally wakes in the morning around 8:30 - 9am x

Deb - posted on 08/26/2010

What time is bed time? It sounds like she is on track for sleeping all night but just not quite there yet! Before you realize it, the 1am wake up will disappear, then the 3am and youll find your self (and her) sleeping all night. My son has slept all night since 4 mos. I would limit his evening bottles to 4-6oz, then around 9 or so I would load him up with 8 oz or whatever he wanted. By the time he was done with the big bottle he was out, and doesnt wake till 7.30am sometimes later. So I guess to make a long story short, sometimes more frequent, but smaller bottles through the evening...to prepare the stomach for the big bottle at bed time- which keeps the stomach full for several hours.... Hope this makes sense....

Sam - posted on 08/26/2010

my little man was sleeping through from 10weeks (just like his sisters) but in the last few months,he started waking up 1-2 times.he had a bottle+goes back to sleep..i used to let him cry,but hed wake everyone up and his sisters would be tired for school or wed get up laate coz had no sleep...we have a good routine.he has a 1-2hr nap in the day(or 2 1hr naps) and always put him in his cot. hell have a 6oz bottle around 6-7pm,then go to bed around 8pm (once his sisters have settled) he usually has an hr or so then hes awake til we go to bed,will have another bottle about 11,then wake up at 4,then 6...wanting+finishin a 6 oz bottle each time...if idont go to bed once my girls are asleep+hubbys home,im knakered+struggled to wake up...idont understand it. he has 3 solid meals aday aswell as 4-5 6oz bottles(btween geting up+me goin sleep) x

Sarah - posted on 08/25/2010

Some people try the Similac Restfull formula. I've heard it helps. I'm about to try it myself. :) Hope this helps. PS my son does not sleep thru the night either.

Morgan - posted on 08/23/2010

My dd has been sleeping 12 hours since about 6 weeks, we got very lucky.

A friendwith a daughter the same age dream fed her baby that was waking 1 time in the night, she would set her alarm for about 30 minutes before baby normally woke and go in and feed her while she was still half asleep, it only took a few days before baby was not waking up anymore :)

Melissa - posted on 08/23/2010

My daughter has been sleeping through the night for a few months now. But all babies are different: our son did not consistently sleep through the night until he was almost 15 months old. It took almost a solid week of crying it out. I agree with Susanna: the 2 wakings are now habit or part of her routine. Try not to pick her up at the first waking.

Anna - posted on 08/20/2010

It sounds to me like your baby's just used to waking up and seeing you. My son did the same thing, usually getting up twice a night, but I slowly got him to learn to put himself back to sleep. He kept his nightly feeding, usually around 4 AM, until he was about 6 months old, and then I weaned him from it when I realized he was waking up out of habit (he would barely eat the bottles I would make for him). He now goes to bed between 8:30 and 9 and sleeps until 6:30-7. He sometimes wakes up briefly, but I let him fuss a bit and he's back asleep within a few minutes.

Jennifer - posted on 08/20/2010

All babies are different....my son has been sleeping through the night since he was 1 month old and so far so good...he has his last bottle around 9 pm and then doesn't wake up until the next morning just after 7 am.....

Emily - posted on 08/20/2010

my DD has been STN since she was 7 weeks...I got lucky. But with teething her schedule got out of wack....so much fun. But I finally figured out that she was just over tired and put her down an hour earlier. I was putting her to sleep at 8pm and then she'd be up a couple times...then I put her to bed at 7pm and she started sleeping again.
Some other moms I've talked to said they tried the ferber method and had great results from it. You could try it?
Good Luck :)

Louise - posted on 08/20/2010

my little man had colic till he was 4 mths and he hardly slept at all in the night but when the colic started to ease of we got him into a bedtime routine, bath bottle cuddle then bed and he sleeps from 8 to 8 -8.30 and then sometimes I have to wake him up in the morning but i think they like routine but all babies are different

Erica - posted on 08/19/2010

My son has been sleeping since he was 2 months old. I just kept him in a constant routine to get him to sleep through the night, now that he's older once and awhile if his routine is off it's not that big of a deal.

Rebeca - posted on 08/18/2010

My little guy still wakes up about 2 times every night. He has never slept a whole night through. It's normal....... soon enough the day will come....

Carol-Anne Louise - posted on 08/18/2010

Since my son was born, he used to wake up every hour, untill a couple of week's ago...
He now sleep's for around 3 hour's and then wake's up every hour.
It is hard, but coming from a child who used to wake up every hour, I can say he is improving slightly.
I'm sure you're daughter will sleep through soon.
Good Luck!

Elizabeth - posted on 08/18/2010

I've been lucky, my son has slept all night since he was about 4 months old. My daughters didnt start sleeping all night till they were about 7 months or so. My sisters daughter is a year and still wakes up about 2 times a night. But my sister has older kids that are up and about late and are not quiet. All babies are different, but with my son I feed him his dinner about 6:30 and he gets his floor play time for about an hour, then I give him his last bottle about 7:45 or 8 and he usually lays right down, and wakes about 8:00 or 8:30.

Nicolene - posted on 08/18/2010

My little girl wakes up once during the night and then wants a bottle. I give it to her and then she falls asleep again. I don't think you should worry to much. ALL babies are different :-)

Jessica - posted on 08/17/2010

My little one still wakes up twice as well. Normally every 4 hours. I read in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child that waking up twice is normal as long as it's after 4-6 hours each time. I wish I was getting more sleep!

Susanna - posted on 08/17/2010

hi
my LO sleeps from 8-8 every night without waking up once, i started a routine with him early on at 6 bath baby massage (johnsons bath lotion and moisturiser) then a warm bottle just befre 8 then he would be asleep by 8, ur LO is in a routine of waking that time and being craddled until she goes back to sleep every night, does she have a soother or a special teddy?? when she wakes give her the soother or teddy instead of pickin her up, and at 3 am she is only drinking 2-3oz so its not that she is hungry so try her with water, she will eventually stop waking..
I would recommend trying the bath massage routine but just remember change takes time so be patient with it..

hope that helped good luck! :)