anyone's LO not sleeping through the night yet??

brookelynb01 · October 2010

My LO will be 2 months old Wednesday. He is taking 6 oz, 5 feeds a day.

2:30/3a, 7/8a, 12:30p 3:30/4p, 7/7:30p

His last feed at night is at 7p / 7:30p goes to sleep at 9:30p and then wakes at 3 or 4 am for a feeding, quickly back to sleep, then at 7a and his up for the morning. He never goes longer than 4-5 hours during the day without a feed. The exception is at his last feed from 7p until 3am (8 hours, if I'm doing my math right [questionable]). But he is awake from 7p until 9p and I don't go to bed until about 11p.

The schedule he is on, he "created" himself, and I've just been going with it. He seems happy.

I'm just not sure what to do about sleeping through the night. My first day back to work is November 1st, and I would LOVE it if I could get at least 6-7 hours worth of sleep at night, since I won't have the option to nap during the day.

Suggestions? Comments?

TIA!

h2babe · October 2010

Have you tried to dream-feed before you go to bed (at 11PM)? That may extend the length of time that your LO would sleep.

Mine doesn't STTN yet, and she will be 3 months old this weekend, but I have been trying to get her to stay asleep longer by dream-feeding her just before I go to bed (usually a couple of hours after she does), and use a night diaper so she won't wake up because she's wet. But we're struggling with her taking bottles at DC since I started work 3 weeks ago, so that's another issue.

emmavenus77 · October 2010

I'm pretty much in the same boat, going back to work early Nov and DD has an average of 4 hours stretches if I'm lucky and 2 hours on a bad day. I have no idea how much she eats since we EBF but I suspect it's about 3 oz or less each feeding. She nurses in her sleep at night, which is great but once she's done, she's done I can't make her eat more. I'm keeping my fingers crossed in a month she'll sleep longer otherwise mommy will be a zombie at work.

Bride2bMO · October 2010

Not snarking at all, but I think that sounds pretty great for his age. I know it sucks to not have an unbroken stretch for yourself, trust me, I sympathize. But it looks like just one overnight feed, right? That's pretty darn good. Some babies need that until up to 9 months of age.

And even once the overnight feed is gone, there will be plenty other causes for wakings. Like teething. You just enjoy the sleep when it's good, and know it's always cyclic. For instance, the birth of the baby has got my toddler waking 2 - 3 times a night screaming. We give him time to settle, but whether we end up going in to his room or not, it still obviously wakes us up.

Someday we'll all catch up on sleep.

Khoulton · October 2010

Do you EBF or do you use formula? We use a nighttime formula that helps her sleep about 6-7 hours at a time. I went back to work 2 weeks ago and I sleep from about 10 to 3 then feed her and then get up at 5:30 feed her and start dressing for work. If she goes to bed at 9 can you go to sleep soon after, what are you doing until 11- can it be done sooner or not at all? I try and get whatever I need done, i.e. lunches packed, clothes layed out, diaper bag ready, dishwasher going- before her last feeding so when she goes to sleep I can soon after.

If by chance she keeps this routine, you will get used to it I promise- somehow at work its easier for me to forget I am tired than when I was at home and the bed was oh so close! Good Luck

Khoulton · October 2010

Khoulton:

Do you EBF or do you use formula? We use a nighttime formula that helps her sleep about 6-7 hours at a time. I went back to work 2 weeks ago and I sleep from about 10 to 3 then feed her and then get up at 5:30 feed her and start dressing for work. If she goes to bed at 9 can you go to sleep soon after, what are you doing until 11- can it be done sooner or not at all? I try and get whatever I need done, i.e. lunches packed, clothes layed out, diaper bag ready, dishwasher going- before her last feeding so when she goes to sleep I can soon after.

If by chance she keeps this routine, you will get used to it I promise- somehow at work its easier for me to forget I am tired than when I was at home and the bed was oh so close! Good Luck

I kept saying SHE for your baby- sorry I realize your baby is a precious HE

Ohio_Wedding · October 2010

my LO is 12 weeks old and wakes up every two and a half to three hours all night long.

ladybug8510 · October 2010

Have you tried feeding at 9 before he goes down? Even if it's just a few ounces, it might help a little. But, really that is great for his age. Could you go to sleep earlier and have your SO put him down? Maybe at least once a week so you can catch up on sleep?

bancbev · October 2010

I'm not trying to be snarky but your lo IS sleeping through the night, which is defined as one, 5-6 hour stretch of uninterrupted sleep. If you need a 6 hour stretch to function, then sleep when he does.

louisiana_mommy · October 2010

My LO was doing the same thing. Sleeping from 8 till 2-3. What I did was give him an ounce less at that last feeding so he stays awake then bathe him etc until 10:30-11pm when he gets hungry again. He now sleeps from 11ish to 5ish.

brookelynb01 · October 2010

Ladybug8510:
Have you tried feeding at 9 before he goes down? Even if it's just a few ounces, it might help a little. But, really that is great for his age. Could you go to sleep earlier and have your SO put him down? Maybe at least once a week so you can catch up on sleep?

I did try this last night, I gave him 2 ounces at 1030p and he was up at 3:30a, per his usual routine

Vonita · October 2010

bancbev:
I'm not trying to be snarky but your lo IS sleeping through the night, which is defined as one, 5-6 hour stretch of uninterrupted sleep. If you need a 6 hour stretch to function, then sleep when he does.

This would be my advice too.

DH & I try to get a little "us" time each night after DD goes down but if she's fussy or I'm sleepy we keep it at 20-45 minutes.

MelH926 · October 2010

I'm with you! DD is about 7 weeks old. She teased us for 2 nights in a row, and slept from 11pm-6am. I too go back to work 11/1 and this would be perfect! Of course it was too good to be true because last night I put her down a little earlier, about 10:30pm, but she was up at 3:30am - and didn't fall back asleep for 2 hours! (2 bottles, 2 diaper changes and some hiccups)...She's not on a set schedule yet as far as feedings, but usually eats every 4 hours or so during the day. She usually takes between 4-6 ounces. Her last bottle is right before I put her down. I'm worried about going to work as well!!!

katypresson · October 2010

If your LO goes to sleep at 9:30pm - go to sleep right after he does. Then you'll get at least 6 hours of straight sleep. Sounds like your LO is on a pretty good schedule already?! When my DS was 8 weeks he was still eating every 2-3 hours. You're lucky.

jamielollar · October 2010

My baby boy will be 13w this Thursday and does not "sleep through the night". We only do breast though. He is starting to go for 4-6 hour stretches through the night, but making it to 6 is rare. I went back to work when he was 7w and he comes with me. At 4 months I was thinking I might start giving him a bottle at bedtime to get him on track; we will see though.

wifeandmama · October 2010

Your baby is waking up once at night! Be thankful!

Haven1 · October 2010

I love the "he was up at 3:30a, per his usual routine". Mine is "they are up at 4:00a, per their usual routine". Ha! No matter what I do, they are always up at 4:00a.

Mine go to bed at 7:30, we wake at 11:30, they get up at 4:00, and up for teh day about 7:00. I'm DYING for them to extend the 11:30-4:00 chunk.

MattysGirl81 · October 2010

DS didn't sleep through the night until he was 10 months old. He still sometimes wakes up once. Good luck!

brookelynb01 · October 2010

I know I'm not supposed to compare babies to my own. But I guess thats kindof what I'm doing. My close friends daughter was sleeping through the night 10-12 hour stretches by 2 months, but I see that that is not the norm.

I am thankful that he is on a good predictable schedule. It does make outings much easier.

I only stay up until 11p after LO goes down at 9p because thats the only 1 on 1 time my husband and I get, so we have our "adult time" during those few hours.

Thanks for your comments!

cookieinva · October 2010

Our DS is on a similar schedule, and similar to you no matter what we do he wakes at that 3-4am time slot. While I appreciate that I have it better than others, it is frustrating because he used to sleep better actually. Prior to his 2 month appointment, he went a little over a week sleeping from 8-9pm all the way until around 5-6am when he would wake to eat then go back down until 8 am. That was such a terrible tease because we were SO HAPPY with that and then he got his shots at 2 months and his sleep habits totally changes (first night after he woke every 2-3 hours - which may be normal for some but totally wasn't for him). So I guess my point partly is that whatever his habits are now, they will change.

Also, I went back to work when DS was 6 weeks old. No, I'm not looking for a medal or anything, just saying that although more sleep would be awesome, you definitely can go back to work with what you are getting now. Plenty of people get by on less - trust that you will adapt (since you have to).

LyndsayQ · October 2010

Not.even.close. He's still up 2-3 hours at night and he is 3 months this Sunday.

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