May 2013 Moms
sarajim06
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EBFing mommas with good sleepers
sarajim06
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DS is EBF and we're struggling to get past 5 hour chunks of sleep. Tips, tricks that work for you?
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Re: EBFing mommas with good sleepers
I seriously think that it has to do with luck, and each baby is different. Our baby is 2 months today, and has been sleeping more than 5 hour stretches since when he has been back to birth weight at about 5 days old.
He now sleeps from about 8 pm to 5:30 am. He cluster feed in the evening and the morning, and we swaddle him to sleep. He usually falls asleep at the breast, and I try waking him to do a full feed, before we put him in bed for the night. We tried putting him to sleep later to have him sleep later in the morning, but it did not work. Best of luck, I wish I could be more helpful with tips!
My guy is 11 weeks and has just recently started to STTN on a consistent basis. He's given me at least one night a week at 5 plus hours since we got home from the hospital. At about 6 weeks it bumped up to two nights a week. We are currently on a four day streak of 7 to 8 hours at night.
We have a bedtime routine and he eats from both sides before going to bed. He always wakes up around 2:30 and 5:30. Maybe I'll try cluster feeding through his fussiness at night and see if that helps.
my happy boy
While annoying, it helps to remember that getting up every 2 to 3 hours at night is normal and not a developmental concern. A lot of brag posts on here might make you think that your child should be sleeping all night, but it is ok if your baby does not. My first two kids were having at least one nighttime feeding until 6 months old.
I'm glad I'm not the only one! One time I got 4 hours and now I'm lucky to get 3! And DS weighed 11.8 at 6 weeks. Everyone kept telling me once he hit ten pounds he'd sleep through the night! Lies, all lies!
This. Some babies sleep and some don't. My DD started STTN at three weeks. My DS typically only sleeps 4 to 5 hours and he is 7.5 weeks. I have a friend whose three year old has never STTN.
Some strategies do work, especially when babies get a little older, but ultimately, it depends on the baby! My first son didn't sleep longer than 1 1/2-2 hours for 10 months and he was formula fed! Needless to say I am happy with the 3-5 hours I get with this boy and he is breastfed! It is just so hard being sleep deprived, but it will happen and it will be wonderful!
I thought the same thing the other day that I could not believe that some babies were sleeping 7, 8, 9, 10 hours! Amazing! Then I realized that my son is still younger and really it is quite normal for babies to still be waking up for middle of the night feedings. He obviously needs it since he gulps away and usually gets a full feed. Your baby will not do this forever!