POLL: my chances of a STTN infant...

marrymemylove

This is my worst fear. Now that I am more immune to the whining and the crying I will probably cope better with a crying infant than with DS who drove me up the wall. Also I've already given up a lot of the things I missed when DS was born, so the fall to "cow on the couch" for several months is not so far anymore.

But the sleep. Oh the sleep. DS is not a great sleeper but I am fully aware how much better he is than any newborn. When he was a newborn he woke SO often, and slept such short bursts it nearly made me leave. Seriously. I just thought I can't do this for another night.

Then I read on another board about a TWO month old who STTN 10-6 and a FOUR month old who STTN 8-6.

I have never ever known a baby IRL to do that. All my friends had terrible sleepers too except 1 whose dd was plainly abnormal (and she was worried about how much she slept).

You're safe on here, I can't smack you in the mouth for having freaky sleeping babies. So tell me your wonder stories of kids under 6 months STTN. I need some encouragement so I don't beg the OB to leave the epi in for the first 6 months.

TIA. 

Brewster

Mine did that early, except we co-slept, so not sure if you'd count that.  At about 6 months we did cio to get him to sleep in his own bed.  He still slept 10-12 hours with an occasional wake up in there.  They were few and far between though. 

zacook

dd#1 is and was a horrible seeper..

dd#2 sttn from the 1st night until she was about 6-7mon ld.. now she wakes 2 times a night.. she goes to bed 7pm (give take 20min) wakes at 10pm nurses, wakes 5am nurses goes back to sleep til 8-9am..

 

AZ_Erica

DS was sleeping 8 hr stretches by 3 months. He was tiny too, so the pedi didn't expect him to STTN until he reached 15lbs or so.

marrymemylove

Ok my knuckles are getting less white. DS used to wake every 1-2 hours, so more like 5-7 times a night.

aprilmomtobe

DD was sleeping ~11pm to 6am from about 4 weeks on.  I'm not lying. I hardly ever mention that to my friends.

marrymemylove

Brewster:

Mine did that early, except we co-slept, so not sure if you'd count that.  At about 6 months we did cio to get him to sleep in his own bed.  He still slept 10-12 hours with an occasional wake up in there.  They were few and far between though. 

 

I don't mind cosleeping, we did with DS out of desperation, it was the only way to get any sleep at all. If it would get me 6 hours of straight sleep I would sleep on my head. 

babykin18

My ds sleeped 10pm to 5 am at 8 weeks old. 

aprilmomtobe

marrymemylove:

I don't mind cosleeping, we did with DS out of desperation, it was the only way to get any sleep at all. If it would get me 6 hours of straight sleep I would sleep on my head. 

I highly recommend the Arm's Reach co-sleeper. It's a bassinet that can "attach" right to the bed.  Not exactly co-sleeping, but you are very close and don't even have to lift your head to give back a binky, or just give a little soothing touch.

ChicagoBaby

DD slept through the night from about 10 weeks on. She later became a worse sleeper (in toddlerhood), but we just fixed that for the most part and I am really hoping #2 will cooperate as well

Chrisy-Wyobride

If you are so concerned about this at 4wks pg, I would say your chances are slim to none.  It happens, not to me thus far though.

birdnkaz

Both of my girls STTN between 6 - 8 weeks of age. I count my lucky stars every night, believe me!

Mrs.LB705

Brendan STTN from 7-5 or so at about 10 weeks, (we'd dream feed himat like 11 when we went to bed), and then by 3 months on the nose, he went 7:30-6:00 and then another hour or two in bed with me.  He was in his crib in his own room at 8 weeks, because he was SUCH a noisy little sleeper that I didn't sleep well.  But he only woke once a night to eat at 8 weeks, so I didn't mind going to get him down the hall once a night.

It CAN happen--good luck!!

Linda

Ciarrai

DD#1 was sleeping 11-7 waking only at 4am by 6 weeks and was STTN from 9-7 by 12 or 13 weeks.  DD#2 wasn't nearly so nice, but she was only waking up at 4am from 11-7 by 10 or 11 weeks.  It's just that she never dropped the 4am feeding until we did CIO at 6 months and then again to drop the 11pm one.  Still, it was only getting up once and she would BF in about 10-15 minutes and go straight back to sleep.  The worst was before we figured out DD#1's dairy allergy b/c she would be up screaming from 1-3 or 4am.  So not fun, but we figured that out by 4 or 5 weeks (less than a week after it started after trying reflux meds and other stuff) so it wasn't too awful.  At least, it didn't last too long.

luckyluvr

I feared this, too. DC #1 has been a horrible sleeper since day 1. When I brought DD home just under 2 weeks ago, I was expecting the worst. To my surprise, she slept through the night the first night. I'd only heard of these babies, but I didn't really believe they existed. She wakes up once or twice, now at 2 weeks old, but still, I can't complain b/c DS was up every hour it seemed. We do not co-sleep, nor will we ever b/c of  my fears of rolling over them, and the damage it did to my sister (she couldn't sleep on her own until jr. high). DD sleeps in a PnP bassinett in the living room with me on the couch (for another week until the c-section heals a little more and I can climb in and out of my tall bed). Then she'll move to her crib in the room next to mine. FWIW, I am happy for you and your new little one-to-be, and I hope that your experience with him/her is better for you and your family. I believe it will be b/c , like you said, you've been there, done that. I've only been a mom of 2 for 2 weeks, and I've already discovered that my #2 is a much easier baby than #1 (I don't know if it's b/c #2 is a girl, if I'm just more comfortable this time, or what). I'm hoping the same for you.

august06mom

DS had horrible colic until 9 weeks (I think your DS was colicky too?) and never slept more th an 90 minutes. By 12 weeks he was getting up just once a night between 10 - 6 -- it was like a magic transformation. By four months, he had slept 9-6 once or twice, and by 6 months, he was sleeping 8:30-5:30 pretty consistently. I think that's not too bad.

Zenya

Christopher woke constantly. Sara nurses 0-10 times a night. Mostly about 2 times. 

Marce921

DS STTN 11pm-7am at 5 weeks old. At 6 weeks old, he STTN 11pm-11am. It is possible, but not likely.

FooBride

DD slept 8pm-5am nursed and then back to sleep until 8am starting around week 8. This lasted until week 20.  For 2wks she woke 6x a night and the in desperation we CIO and she has pretty much STTN since then.

AlbanyMommy

I think what you really need to do is stop comparing now, RIGHT NOW.  You are going to drive yourself (and everyone around you) NUTS.  Just because one is a horrible sleeper does not mean the next will be.  It's not something genetic.

My first two slept through the night at 8 and 7 weeks respectively.  The youngest didn't sleep through the night until he was about a year.  He had a few nights here and there but nothing consistent.

 

ithadtobeyou

DS STTN at 8 wks. It was fabulous. Granted, I am talking 5-6 hrs here, but that was amazing at that point. It can happen.

 

Dimplz

I'm reading it in DS's baby book right now:

The first time he STTN he was exactly 3m 3d old. He slept straight from 6pm - 6am. There is hope!!!