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sleeping question from a june mama....

lovejoyinmelovejoyinme member
in April 2011 Moms
I could use some help/advice/words of encouragement from mamas with babies that are older than mine and have been through this. my little guy will go down for bed in his crib between 9:30-11 and will sleep for about 3 hrs mayybe 3 1/2. he is usually up at 2 for his feeding ( i am ebf) and then i will put him down by 2:45 or 3. he lasts about 30min in the crib before he is crying. he is usually wide awake at this hour. i then take him to bed with me where we will eventually fall asleep til 5 or 6. how do i get him to sleep better during the night? anything you did to help get your LO sleeping better or longer during the night? 
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Re: sleeping question from a june mama....

  • ucfsteph12262003ucfsteph12262003
    I found out really quick that DD did NOT like to lay flat on her back.  We tried the PnP and the crib.  We decided to go and buy the Fisher Price Rock n Play.  Best purchase that I made.  Maybe it's worth a try? She was STTN by 5 weeks. (I am FF, though).  HTH!
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  • SecondTimeinMSUSecondTimeinMSU member

    First of all I think 3-3.5hrs is doing great for a June baby, we were up every 1.5-2 hrs in the begining! I think DS was about 12 weeks before we started to get real decent stretches of maybe 4-5 hrs then it quickly progressed over the next couple weeks to get up to now where he goes down at 9:30pm and sleeps til about 5:30-6:30am. He might have started sleeping better sooner but I would hop up to nurse him everytime I heard him stir and fuss on the monitor but then people on here suggested waiting for the cry which i did and suprisingly it never came, he just went back to sleep and after a couple days he no longer even made a peep at his old feeding time. I guess he was just waking out of habit not hunger though at only a few weeks old your DS is most likely genuinely hungry. I did find swaddling with the miracle blanket really helped. He fought swaddling in the beginning but now he relaxs into it and he doesn't wake himself up all the time. Also a routine helped, I like to feed, diaper, jammies, story then bed. They say it takes about 6 weeks for them to sort out their days and night so once that happens it will make life easier since DS will actually be tired at night, it will just be a matter or getting him to sleep. I know it sounds depressing that it will just take longer for DS to be ready to sleep thru the night but just set up good groundwork and hang in there and you will be there before you know it!!

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  • Carbaby411Carbaby411
    DS just started sleeping more than 3.5 hours this past week (just over 2 months) We tried almost everything and nothing really worked.  I think they just need to get there on their own and every baby gets there at their own pace.
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  • anniegirl1anniegirl1
    I second the Rock and PLay from Fisher Price.  As your LO gets older, he will sleep in longer stretches.  It does get better, I promise!
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  • ManiacMcGeeManiacMcGee

    My LO didn't sleep longer than 3 hours until he hit 8 weeks. 

    I have no idea if any of this worked or if it was just his time but here's what we did:

    Started a bedtime routine around 6weeks that never varied even if he just woke up from a nap. Bath, quiet play in nursery, nighttime diaper/jammies, book read by daddy, nurse + bedtime song, crib.

    We cloth diaper and switched to stay dry pockets at night

    Blinds open at 8am, closed at 8pm (night training, our little dude had his days/nights mixed up).  We also went outside first thing in the morning and right after dinner.

    We swaddle only his legs and torso (he likes to suck on his hands)

    He now sleeps from 8-2am then is awake once or twice more before really awakening between 6-7am 

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  • MrsLCHMrsLCH member

    Escape proof swaddle:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4VdZxwsu4

    Also, the RnP saved our life.  DS would not sleep flat on his back. That meant the crib and pnp were out of the question.  We transitioned him to his crib about 2 weeks ago and he's done very well so far.


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  • PAmiler82PAmiler82

    Unfortunately the best solution is probably just to wait until LO gets a little older.  Although it's awful for you, what you described sounds pretty decent for a one month old.  It just takes time, ya know? 

    I have found that a swaddle helped both my kiddos to sleep longer stretches.  But even that didn't work at first.  Try your best to share nighttime or early morning duties with DH, catch naps when you can, whatever you need to keep going.  And try not to worry too much about how LO gets his sleep for now (sleeping with you/on you/etc).  I don't believe you can create habits this young. 

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  • Hippixie4Hippixie4
    It will get better, but your LO sounds like he is doing well so far. We were up religiously every 2 hours for the first month. Start a nice bedtime routine that you can both look forward to. We do diaper change, reflux meds, pj's, a last nursing session in the rocker at 8PM and she conks out after a few minutes. However, it took awhile to get to this point. We just kept at it and eventually she started STTN. Try a swaddlepod or swaddleme to help LO with his startle reflex. I also found that DD liked to be put to sleep more on her side than her back. Good luck! Once you get a rhythm and a schedule, it will be so much easier! Stay positive!
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  • lovejoyinmelovejoyinme member
    thank you for all of your replies! i hope with time it will improve
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  • Scout05Scout05 member
    imagePAmiler82:

    Unfortunately the best solution is probably just to wait until LO gets a little older.  Although it's awful for you, what you described sounds pretty decent for a one month old.  It just takes time, ya know? 

     

    Totally. What you describe sounds completely normal for a child his age.

     

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