Is my LO the only one?

RagsdaleA · December 2013

Listen, I'm not complaining nor bragging but whose LO sleeps through the night? I mean through the entire night without two stretches. Our daughter typically sleeps 9pm-730/8am. No feedings/wake ups in between since about week 6. We follow Moms on Call roughly with her guiding us. Surely we can't have the only baby sleeping like this....???

noelani42 · December 2013

You suck :P

bumpuser10024844 · December 2013

mine doesn't sleep that long

bpietronicco · December 2013

Mine sleeps 12-7:30

mrsmoxie · December 2013

Mine sleeps from about 9:00 pm to 6 or 7 am. Sometimes if she falls asleep earlier than that, she'll wake up around 2 or 3 am to eat. Always has slept pretty much through the whole night since she was born. Made me and the nurses nervous.

Eta: in the beginning, I was worried she was sleeping too much and not eating enough. The nurses tried to wake her up every couple hours to get her to nurse, but she'd fall right back to sleep. My doctor told me that as long as she's gaining the right amount of weight, is happy and healthy, not to worry about it and count your blessings with the sleep. Doctor also said not to brag about it too much. Great advice.

dukeblue27 · December 2013

These posts piss me off. Up every 2-3hrs like it has been since the beginning...

hmlynch84 · December 2013

My LO usually sleeps from 9:30-5:30

VitaLuna · December 2013

Oh yay! It's just like the "has anyone else not gained any weight?" posts of pregnancy! :insert glare:

llybeck · December 2013

DD sleeps from about 6pm to 4am. Give or take an hour or so on those times. It works out well since 4 is when I would normally wake her during week days to get to daycare and she just started to go to sleep around 6 on her own.

happybride 276 · December 2013

I know you aren't trying to brag, but I don't like this post. Not saying that we shouldn't be proud of the great things our kids do, but it can feel like sandpaper scratching on someone's eyeballs who still gets up every few hours. My son has been a terrible sleeper and and great sleeper, but never that long. Good for you. You're lucky. He recently woke me up (it was 3:30) for a bottle and he's now back to sleep. I have been lucky recently, but I don't like talking about his sleep schedule. I feel like I am going to jinx myself.

I am not saying don't post what you want. I am just saying you have to prepare yourself for bitterness. Mine has to be all these braggers about their weight loss. It makes me stabby.

GIFSoup

JLMcWeeney · December 2013

Honestly @RagsdaleA even if you say this isn't a bragging post, it looks, sounds, and smells like one...
Surely you aren't truly concerned if your baby is the only one who sleeps that long. It seems more like you wanted to share awesome biz your baby does without judgement.
Which is fine. That is super great your baby STTN. Just don't cover your post with the veil of a fake question.

kgravil85 · December 2013

LO sleeps somewhere between 10 and midnight to 5:30 without feeding, which is exactly how much sleep I too get before work. Lately it's been closer to midnight.

ETA: I consider myself lucky to even get 5 hours of sleep before work. Some moms aren't so lucky! Also, I agree you should prepare yourself for bitterness. I can't even read weight loss posts.

abrandnewcocopuff · December 2013

Mine has slept thru here and there but is now back to waking every 3-4 hrs. Hopefully that doesn't happen to you! Same thing happened with my first kid.

313Meg · December 2013

Always has a up every 2 hr sleeper! So like you said yourself count your blessings!

algalphys · December 2013

I specifically don't talk about sleep so I don't jinx it....DS1 was just like @abrandnewcocopuffs children.

313Meg · December 2013

junewife said:

313Meg said:

Always has a up every 2 hr sleeper! So like you said yourself count your blessings!

Me too @313Meg. It has to get better, right?!

I keep saying.... Maybe after 4 months!

Co-sleeping and side lying feeding 2x a night has helped me a ton!

RagsdaleA · December 2013

I am actually truly concerned bc I've heard such horror stories from parents finding out their baby has something wrong with them which was causing the sleepiness. My circle of friends couldn't really relate so I thought I could get some input from our board of mothers who have LOs like mine. I appreciate all who responded.

VitaLuna · December 2013

If you're truly concerned about a medical condition, you should be asking her doctor.

janelleashu · December 2013

313Meg said:

junewife said:

313Meg said:

Always has a up every 2 hr sleeper! So like you said yourself count your blessings!

Me too @313Meg. It has to get better, right?!

I keep saying.... Maybe after 4 months!

Co-sleeping and side lying feeding 2x a night has helped me a ton!

Side lying feeding has helped me a lot too! I also have DH do the burping and put back to bed part for at least one wake-up. That has helped a ton.

sunshine2929 · December 2013

My LO has gone from sleeping from about 10 until 4 then back to sleep until about 7. Now the last couple weeks he is up at around 1:00, 5:00, 7:00 and 8.30ish. The other night he woke every 2hrs from 12 until about 8.
Happy for your great schedule but like pp have said its hard not to be bitter reading this.

coraggiosa · December 2013

VitaLuna said:

Oh yay! It's just like the "has anyone else not gained any weight?" posts of pregnancy! :insert glare:

Seriously. DD STTN once. Just once. I hate this post with a fiery passion.

jennajoybeck · December 2013

DD has slept 7pm-6am the last several nights. *knock on wood*

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@Loppy19 No, not really. The book does suggest letting a baby cry for 3-5 mins before going in to soothe in the beginning when establishing day time/night time routine. Luckily (I'm going to get hated for this too), my LO responded positively to the Moms on Call concept. Like I said in my original post, we follow it but take her lead. The biggest thing that has helped us is just trying to stick to the same things even if we get thrown off 30 mins to an hour. Also, we swaddle her at night, use a white noise machine and keep her room very dark. This helped in transitioning her to her crib at week 3. I know every baby is different but moms who wrote that they hate my original post and have LOs who are still up every 2-3 hours....try Moms on Call...can't hurt! I'd be happy answer any questions for those who want to try it. There's a great app to help too.

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@VitaLuna I'm not concerned like I need to consult my pedetrician bc my LO is gaining like she should. I just don't want to feel like my baby is the only one who hardly sleeps during the day and saves it up for night time. I'm a FTM so I guess I'm just trying to relate.

PrettyInPearls23 · December 2013

Jackson sleeps 8:30pm-7:00am when I wake him up to get changed for daycare. He conks back out during the car ride there. He had a wonky schedule this weekend due to being away from home a lot, but he slept 9:30-8:30 last night. I've done absolutely nothing to "train" him aside from having the same bedtime routine each night. The rest he's done on his own.

Hate all you want, haters. You're probably the skinny bitches I glare at while I'm hanging onto 30lbs of pregnancy weight. We all have our own battles we've won and ones we're still struggling with. Such is life.

MJHershey · December 2013

we get a variation of-

7-1/1:30-6

8-3/3-6

then random get up every 3 hour nights!

2sweetlilgirls · December 2013

My LO has been STTN for the past month. She usually goes down between 9 and 10pm and sleeps until 6 or 7am.

I don't understand why you are concerned. STTN is not the norm at this age but it's nothing to be worried about.

jennajoybeck · December 2013

jennajoybeck said:
DD has slept 7pm-6am the last several nights. *knock on wood*

I knew better than to brag. I really did! Now here we sit at 3am....

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@Loppy19..maybe your LO would be like mine and you'd never have to let her CIO.

JLMcWeeney · December 2013

RagsdaleA said:
@Loppy19 No, not really. The book does suggest letting a baby cry for 3-5 mins before going in to soothe in the beginning when establishing day time/night time routine. Luckily (I'm going to get hated for this too), my LO responded positively to the Moms on Call concept. Like I said in my original post, we follow it but take her lead. The biggest thing that has helped us is just trying to stick to the same things even if we get thrown off 30 mins to an hour. Also, we swaddle her at night, use a white noise machine and keep her room very dark. This helped in transitioning her to her crib at week 3. I know every baby is different but moms who wrote that they hate my original post and have LOs who are still up every 2-3 hours....try Moms on Call...can't hurt! I'd be happy answer any questions for those who want to try it. There's a great app to help too.

Now I'm really confused because originally you are concerned because your baby was sleeping so long, now you explain the method you use to get her to sleep longer.... Your question would make a lot more sense if you weren't already trying to sleep train your 3 month old. And if your baby wakes up and cries for 3-5 minutes, that's waking up in my book. Not sure if yours does that, but that is my baby's cue that he wants to eat. Just because you don't answer your baby's cries doesn't mean she is STTN.
Sorry to be such a bitch, but I find the Back door bragging especially annoying.

mrssamarataylor · December 2013

I'm going to wait to see how many of these 'is my baby normal for sttn' posters come back in a few weeks wondering why their baby won't sttn anymore. Enjoy it now because it can change real quick!

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@JLMcWeeney Please don't mistake my post. I was answering a question I was asked and only explained a small part of MOC. I actually started it to help regulate her constant feeding schedule and my sore nipples back at week 2.5-3. After double mastitis, surely you can understand my reasoning for trying to find a solution. Yes, sleep scheduling is apart of MOC but it's not the only thing it helps with. And there is no guarantees as my LO won't really nap during the day. We all don't know each other that well so please don't assume I'd brag about my baby. She doesn't do what MOC says she'd do (waking up) so hence my concern and search for other moms input. I appreciate yours.

JocelynB0911 · December 2013

So you're concerned that your baby isn't going by the book and forming her own pattern? Babies aren't machines that can be programmed. Like I said in another post, chalk this up as a win and move the hell on.

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@JocelynB0911 Unfortunately, I've had to defend my words/discussions. What is this board for if not to discuss things and pose questions?! Everyone is entitled to respond freely as they wish but I don't like assumptions. I'll take your advice and move on from this post.

kje120 · December 2013

Elliot just started consistently sleeping at least 10 hours at night this past week. He'll be 4 months old next Tuesday.

kimberlymacrae · December 2013

RagsdaleA said:

@Loppy19..maybe your LO would be like mine and you'd never have to let her CIO.

Is this a joke? Did I miss the sarcasim?

janelleashu · December 2013

@RagsdaleA I think next time you should title your post less cryptically. I clicked it thinking it would be about an odd or possibly troubling behavior--we've had a few hand sucking ones recently for example. If you had go e with a "for babies who STTN" type thing it might be better.

For me, hearing about babies who sleep 9 hours and more makes me physically ache. I am that jealous. My happiness for others is clouded!

Just a suggestion.

kimberlymacrae · December 2013

MOC = limited CIO, I agree with @Loppy19. This limited CIO is in hopes of your LO not continuing to cry but "learning" to sleep through the night. Babies either wake up to be fed of comforted, and the MOC method suggests that they wake out of habit. I question if a 0-3 month old is able to develop habits to begin with.

RagsdaleA · December 2013

@janelleashu I appreciate your response and advice. Your wording comes across much more clear since it doesn't have a tone trying to belittle me. My intention was never to stir up such a negative response.

MrsLaurenAsh · December 2013

Our does. He's always been a good sleeper, though. He was in his nursery at 4 weeks and STTN (9-10 hours) at around 6 weeks. We swaddled and use white noise. When he started breaking out of the velcrow swaddle we switched to the Merlin Sleepsuit and now he's pretty consistent at 12 hours per night. (730p-730a) He's a cat napper during the day, though..

imakeeff0rts · December 2013

RagsdaleA said:
@JocelynB0911 Unfortunately, I've had to defend my words/discussions. What is this board for if not to discuss things and pose questions?! Everyone is entitled to respond freely as they wish but I don't like assumptions. I'll take your advice and move on from this post.

FFS. Yes, this board is to pose questions and gain information. This place IS NOT meant to diagnose any possible problems with your LO. Call a doctor, like @vitaluna said, if you're concerned about something. Your reasoning for not doing so is ridiculous.

As far as not liking assumptions, we don't like drive-by moms popping in and out to brag and then deny it. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a damn duck.

Also, sleep training an infant in and of itself is absurd, but during the three week growth spurt? Really? And then to come brag about it under the guise of "er mah gersh I'm so worried that there's something wrong with my child who I've successfully sleep trained using this method (that everyone else should use btw) but I'm totally not bragging about how well it worked" is laughable. Get out of here with that crap. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Edited for typos.

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