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8 weeks still not sleeping thru the night

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in July 2012 Moms
What am I doing wrong or what can I start doing to help her sleep longer?she's still getting up 3 times to eat in the middle of the night. she's 8 weeks and I need more sleep. Any ideas are welcome. Right now we start putting her to bed around 8 by turning off lights, putting her sleep sheep on, nursing her or if she already ate bouncing or walking around with her. she wakes up at least once or twice right after laying her down and cries so we start over she's finally asleep around 9 or 9:30 then wakes 3 times every night to eat
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Re: 8 weeks still not sleeping thru the night

  • StokedWifeyStokedWifey member

    Not sleeping through the night at 8 weeks is normal, so don't get discouraged.  The best thing you can do is make sure she gets the proper calories during the day, so she doesn't need as much at night. I also found that swaddling helped a lot. 

    At 8 weeks, my son was sleeping roughly 5 hours, then another 4 after eating. I started reading Baby Wise and implemented their feed-wake-sleep schedule. For a week, he ate at the same exact time each day and went down for naps at the same time. He began telling me when it was time to eat after that week and automatically went down for naps, both of which were right on schedule. When he started napping more during the day, he started sleeping better at night.  I was also very conscious of how much he ate at each feeding and tried to make sure he got enough before falling asleep.  

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  • aah1013aah1013 member
    How does she eat throughout the day? If she's not getting enough food through the day, she'll be hungry at night. Could you maybe try to squeeze in an extra feeding in the evening? We formula feed, so we are able to know the exact ounces, but we upped DD from 5-6 ounces in the evening to about 8-9 ounces (divided in several feedings) recently and it's made a huge difference. She used to go down at 8:30, then wake at 1:30 and 4:30. Saturday night she slept 6.5 hours straight and last night 8 hours straight. Even if you BF, getting in an additional feeding might help. Good luck!
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  • Laika0315Laika0315 member

    First of all you are not doing anything wrong. Not sleeping thought the night at 8 weeks is normal. 

    All you can really do is like some pp's said is to follow her cues. 

     


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  • Lreese6361Lreese6361 member
    My son is 13 weeks wednesday and he still does not sleep during the night. He goes down around 9-9:30 and wakes up at 3 and again at 5:30-6.And he is def full at night because he eats about 7oz before bed time!
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  • traveltheworldtraveltheworld member
    DS is 10 weeks old and still not sleeping through the night.  We do good naps throughout the day, and make sure he is very full before going down for the night; but nothing really helped.  From everything I read, it's normal.  He used to sleep only 4 hour stretches, but last night he slept 6 hours, so maybe it'll just change.
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  • uppereastgaluppereastgal
    My EBF 8 weeker is still up every 2 hours to eat. He's a tank at almost 14lbs and the pedi says that since he's only waking up to eat, there isn't really anything I can do.

    Hang in there mama. You're not alone!
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  • chocolatechippychocolatechippy member
    Hang in there. Remember at this age STTN is a 5 hour stretch!  And once they finally do that, they will regress!!  My LO is 11 weeks and is back to waking every 2 hours!  DD2 didn't sleep for 11-12 hours without waking until 11 months!n so it's just the beginning!!
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  • APendolaAPendola member

    Unfortunately, it's normal.  You might not be able to change it and you just have to sleep when baby sleeps

     If you need more sleep, see if your hubby can help in the evening and go to bed earlier.  I usually feed her sometime between 8:00-9:00 and I'll go to bed shortly after.  My hubby keeps her occupied until he's ready for sleep (usually around 11:00-12:00.  If she's up, he'll change her diaper then give her to me for nursing.  If she's sleeping, he'll put her in the bassinet and just let her wake me up when she's ready to eat.  

    It helps me get 2 or 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep and LO usually sleeps the longest after that midnight feeding.

    If you pump/bottle feed occasionally, you could also try pumping before you go to bed and your hubby could give her a bottle. 

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