Is my lo the only one

cporfido1981 · February 2013

that only sleeps 3 hours at night ? He'll be 2 months on Thursday and I am hoping there is light at the end of the tunnel

Litgirl77 · February 2013

Yup. 2 months old today and the longest he's gone is 4 hours. It's more like 3 hours, feed, 3 hours, feed, then who knows.

Last night we only got 3 hours, feed, 1.5 hours, soothe him for another 45 minutes, feed, 30 minutes of sleep. Ugh!

Laurakidd88 · February 2013

You're not alone! I recently tried to see if it was habit and if he could go longer at night. i started soothing him with a pacifier when he would wake up. He would fall back asleep. I kept doing this until he wouldn't go back to sleep and then I would feed him. After a couple nights he is now going 4 hours and has made it to 5 a couple times. But he has basically dropped a feed by me doing this. It's extra tiring for a couple nights but worth it. Maybe try it out to see if your LO is waking by habit too.

knsloan2012 · February 2013

Is it the same time every night? Google wake to sleepgot us an extra hour.

NoeliaV · February 2013

At two months, that was typical for us. Now she's gotten to five hours consistently, and six hours occasionally.

Hang in there! It gets better. ...insert mobile smiley here...

Cellis · February 2013

You're not alone. DS eats every 3 hours, so I get about an hour and a half of sleep between feeds. I'm hoping there is light at the end because last night he slept almost 6 hours (7-12:30) and that has NEVER happened! They eventually grow up, right?

UnexpectedlyExpected · February 2013

Laurakidd88:
You're not alone! I recently tried to see if it was habit and if he could go longer at night. i started soothing him with a pacifier when he would wake up. He would fall back asleep. I kept doing this until he wouldn't go back to sleep and then I would feed him. After a couple nights he is now going 4 hours and has made it to 5 a couple times. But he has basically dropped a feed by me doing this. It's extra tiring for a couple nights but worth it. Maybe try it out to see if your LO is waking by habit too.

I've been doing the same and LO has been sleeping well in my opinion. Last night she slept 7 hours. I'm hoping this is the start of longer stretches.

I suggest, if you haven't already, try other soothing techniques such as pacifier, or white noise.

Best wishes

MrsBigTime · February 2013

Nope. She'll give me four hours when I first put her to bed, but after that, it's about every 2 - 3 hours. I'd so love another 4 hour stretch when I'm actually sleeping too.

kimmlet · February 2013

Litgirl77:
Yup. 2 months old today and the longest he's gone is 4 hours. It's more like 3 hours, feed, 3 hours, feed, then who knows.
Last night we only got 3 hours, feed, 1.5 hours, soothe him for another 45 minutes, feed, 30 minutes of sleep. Ugh!

This is me, exactly. I'm so tired and I'm going back to work on Monday, I'm terrified.

kescalera · February 2013

No mine is there too although we've been able to convince him to give us at least one 5 hour stretch every night recently.

peacelove&mama · February 2013

Mine does it too. He turned 2 months on the 20th and eats every 2 to 3 hours at night.

Litgirl77 · February 2013

Well, at least you ladies are making me feel normal.

I tried the pacifier trick last night when he woke at 2:45. I got him until 3am and he just kept getting more and more frustrated. He was really hard to put back down too. I'm thinking his reflux is still an issue since he just grunts and writhes unless he's held upright.

oneyedsally · February 2013

I'm with you! Every once in awhile DD will grant us 4 hours but mostly 23 only. The combo that works best for us is swaddling, humidifier for congestion caused by reflux, making sure the room temp is comfy our room is frigid so we use a space heater and sometimes it gets way too warm and she can't sleep, and white noise! If she starts to grunt and wiggle, I reach over and turn the white noise back on and rock the bassinet. Usually she goes back to sleep. If she keeps waking up I check her diaper, if it's dry and it's been a couple hours I feed her. Sometimes she just fusses because she wakes up and can't get back to sleep on her own.

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