STTN....HOW?

jgilesslp

My DH and I don't know what to do.  Our DS has been a horrible sleeper since Day 1.  Just started taking naps within the last week (with some coaxing) and takes a little one in AM and about 1-2 hours in late afternoon.  He then gets really cranky by around 7 or 8 pm and goes to sleep.  This is usually when he make then get his 5 hours straight but that then means depending on when he goes down, waking between 12 and 3am and then starting his every 3 hours sleep and eat from that point on.  This is killing us who both work full-time.  We tried keeping him up but he is so cranky cause he is so tired.  We tried waking him after 3 hours but then he just seems to think his 3 hour feeds should start then.  What do you all recommend?  Will he eventually start sleeping longer stretches?   Should we feed more at the last feeding?  HELP!

SweetJenna

Unfortunately, there aren't any tricks to this.  Every baby does it at a different time when their body is ready.  My son didn't start STTN until he was 4.5 months old.  He did start sleeping in 4 hour stretches around 2.5 months though.  I felt like a walking zombie for the first two months.  It does get better though.  Good luck!

ElatedMom2B

Unfortunately - that sounds about right for two months old - the fact that he gets a good five hours in there is, at his age, considered "STTN".  It will get better - but they all start whenever they are ready.  My DD was going down at 8 and waking at 4 just for a couple of ounces and then she would fall back asleep until 7or 8.  However, lately, she just started waking every hour from about 3 until 7!  I am hoping its the "wakeful period" or that she is starting to teeth.  Who knows.

Alligator

That's normal!