sleeping through the night?

tjheld · January 2014

I was just curious how many LOs are sleeping through the night. We put DS down at about 8:30 and he usually gets up around 3:00/4:00 to eat. I probably wouldn't get up with him if he was using it as a pacifier and just sleeping but he still eats at least 5 oz during this time so I still feel like he needs that extra amount during the night. Do you guys have suggestions or this or when did you little ones go a whole night? Mine will be 2 months on Sunday.

cagoldi · January 2014

If he's hungry he is going to wake up, regardless of how old he gets. The long stretch of sleep you're getting from him now is great!

The sleep books I have all state that technically a 5 - 6 hour stretch is STTN. It just doesn't coincide with when you would like to get up, unfortunately.

My DS is 10 weeks, 1 day. Just the last 3 nights he slept 9:30-6:30. We didn't do anything differently, apparently he was just adjusting his schedule on his own. I do think once he started the longer stretches it's probably easier for him to continue as he gets used to not eating in the MOTN.

Good luck.

CandKS · January 2014

We are trying the "12 hours sleep by twelve weeks old" method. My SIL did it with our niece and swears by it. We are still two weeks out from the start of official "training", but have started to try and get her on the schedule the book suggests. She goes down at 7 (fusses in her crib till about 8 or so), but then sleeps until the next morning. Sometimes she wakes up to feed once, and sometimes she just sleeps right through.

sands42 · January 2014

My daughter didn't sleep without waking until she was 2 1/2....

cagoldi · January 2014

CandKS said:
We are trying the "12 hours sleep by twelve weeks old" method. My SIL did it with our niece and swears by it. We are still two weeks out from the start of official "training", but have started to try and get her on the schedule the book suggests. She goes down at 7 (fusses in her crib till about 8 or so), but then sleeps until the next morning. Sometimes she wakes up to feed once, and sometimes she just sleeps right through.

What book is this? I think sleep training isn't supposed to start until 4-6 months.

cagoldi · January 2014

sands42 said:
My daughter didn't sleep without waking until she was 2 1/2....

I have a friend with a 4 year-old that doesn't STTN. They tried Ferber (repeatedly). A lot of good that did them...

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JaysonandKristin · January 2014

I *think* Ferber's book suggests that babies NEED food throughout the night until 5 months of age?

Don't quote me on that... I haven't read the book in years.

That said, @cfox815 is right. Your LO is STTN. Don't drop any feedings without first talking to a pedi and doing some research on your own. And, even then, don't drop any feedings that your LO is in need of.

Kaymee · January 2014

Right now LO goes to bed around 10pm and wakes at 430am. He will then go back down until usually 730am.

I am amazed at his sleep schedule! DS1 is 4 and sometimes gets up at night!!

CandKS · January 2014

cagoldi said:

CandKS said:
We are trying the "12 hours sleep by twelve weeks old" method. My SIL did it with our niece and swears by it. We are still two weeks out from the start of official "training", but have started to try and get her on the schedule the book suggests. She goes down at 7 (fusses in her crib till about 8 or so), but then sleeps until the next morning. Sometimes she wakes up to feed once, and sometimes she just sleeps right through.
What book is this? I think sleep training isn't supposed to start until 4-6 months.

The book is called "twelve hours' sleep by twelve weeks old" by Suzy Giordano. A friend of ours did it as well.

Jmo30 · January 2014

I think 2mo is a little early to try to sleep train through the night but basically your baby already is. 5 hrs is considers STTN so based on the time you're putting him down you may want to try to push that off till maybe an hour or two later then it will be on your schedule of sleep. Mine is 10 weeks now and goes down around 10pm and normally wakes around 3,4,or 5. Just depends...but the. Goes back to sleep till at least 7 so she's doing good. However that all goes to crap when she's going through a growth spurt or wonder week or whatever else! It's just early to really try a schedule still..as you see above some take years to STTN!

jocie2581 · January 2014

We've been loosely starting the 12 hours by 12 weeks scheduling. My twin boys are 14 weeks.

Some days are better than others. But we've had a couple of amazing nights. One slept ten hours between feedings! His brother woke up mid way through so I didn't get to sleep the whole time. But I am not complaining.

JennOH85 · January 2014

No one asked me, but I'm coming out of the woodwork because this thread and some of the responses (sleeping 12 hours by 12 weeks?! I'm a grown ass woman and I wouldn't willingly go 12 hours without food!) have triggered my snark reflex. Don't be ridiculous. A baby is going to do what they need to do and, yes, that involves some sleep terrorism for the caregivers in the early months and/or years. Deal with it.

elroda · January 2014

2.5-3hr stretches and He is 7wks today. I am envious of longer stretches.

mwagner25 · January 2014

I can't help but be a bit irritated by another one of these posts. Granted we are just 6 weeks over here... But I am thrilled that right now my LO has been off my boob for 2 hours and 18 minutes.... Not that I am counting.

He eats every 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours around the clock. I am waiting for the "long" 3 hour stretch but have yet to see it. Be thankful if you are getting 5-6 hours, don't be greedy for more.

ranaverde · January 2014

elroda said:

2.5-3hr stretches and He is 7wks today. I am envious of longer stretches.

You and me both. I get a 3-hour stretch and I'm overjoyed.

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barista411 · January 2014

I have been keeping my mouth shut with all of these STTN post because I didn't want to be

BUT . . . my daughter is almost 3 and still wakes up at night a couple times a week.

DS has been sleeping 9:30 - 2:30, 2:30 - 5:30, 5:30 to 8:30. I am thrilled with that schedule. He is just over 6 weeks and I know how lucky I am to get that first stretch of 5hrs.

I have been where you other mommas have been with the 2 hr stretches and you have my deepest sympathies!

Kfran84 · January 2014

I get a 5 hour stretch, 3 hr stretch, then 2 hour stretch. It's really doable and I'm thanking my lucky freaking stars that my 2 mo old is such a good sleeper.

Don't not feed your child. He is small and hungry.

kbcrawford11 · January 2014

We feel blessed to get a four hour stretch occasionally. We have an 8:00pm 11:30pm 3:00am and 6:30am feed right now

[Deleted User] · January 2014

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is completely confused as to how 7.5 hours is not sleeping through the night. 10 weeks old here and we struggle to get to sleep before 11 and pray we make it to 3. My 15 lb baby boy needs to eat! Ha or at least he wants to. Count your blessings darling.

Karadee1 · January 2014

I got 5 hours of sleep in a row last night and I swear it was like the fucking clouds parted and angels were singing when I got up for that 3:30am feeding.

Then a had to change a poopsplosion and didn't end up getting back to sleep before leaving for work at 6:30. Whomp whomp.

Just had to get that out there. Babies will be babies - they need to eat and poop through the night and I count any stretch of sleep as a blessing.

ETA: I only got 5 hours because H and I share MOTN feedings. We got a 3 hour stretch than a 2 hour stretch. That's how I get my 5 hours. lol

LoveOfMikesLife · January 2014

Your baby is waking because he's hungry or has some other request that he needs you, as his mother, to fill. He can't do it himself. Stop complain, get your lazy ass up and feed your baby.

dugger116 · January 2014

I feed my LO on demand and at 8 weeks she sleeps for an 8 or 10 hour stretch every night, wakes up at 6am for a feeding then sleeps again till 10 like clock work. I didnt do anything specific to get her on this schedule except follow her lead. Every baby is different and if yours is waking up hungry at night I wouldn't try to drop that feeding. My LO just naturally dropped her MOTN feeding, but if she started waking up again I'd follow her lead. I'd say consider yourself a lucky one for getting 6-7 hours.

brandeeteer · January 2014

Ugh I'd give my first born for 7.5 hours sleep. LO is 7 weeks and sleeps from around 1130 until 330 most nights. We have a hard time getting him to sleep any earlier and an even harder time getting him back to bed. DH and I are only surviving because I go to bed at 8 and he takes care of him until LO sleeps then he goes to bed and I get up at 330 and take care of him until I have to get ready for work around 7.

BSnipes35 · January 2014

DS1 started sleeping 7p-7a at eight weeks. I didn't do anything specific, other than feed him maybe five minutes before he normally ate. He's almost five and still loves his sleep. He has never suffered as far as growth goes, so sleeping twelve hours hasn't hurt him. But I also didn't force it on him.

Fast forward to DS2, and I am walking on air if he sleeps five hours. He is starting to do that more often at nine weeks (almost ten). Twice, he even let me sleep seven hours! No idea why he did it, and I cannot recreate the events that caused it. Oh well.

I say all of that to let the FTMs know that literally every child is different. They are going to wake up when they need you. They don't do it to spite you. Promise.

PeachsMama · January 2014

keight38 said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is completely confused as to how 7.5 hours is not sleeping through the night. 10 weeks old here and we struggle to get to sleep before 11 and pray we make it to 3. My 15 lb baby boy needs to eat! Ha or at least he wants to. Count your blessings darling.

Same boat here! And he's going through his six week growth spurt now (7 weeks) and he's eating a lot! And has suddenly decided that sleep is over rated..

CarrieB. · January 2014

Wow, DD1 didn't start sleeping through the night until 9 mos. When I went back to work at 9 weeks she reverse cycled and actually started waking up more until she adjusted.

DD2 is starting to sleep better now and by that I mean she usually sleeps from 8pm to 1:30 and then is up again at 3am. That's fine with me at this point.

jaymayhatton · January 2014

I consider these, "yay, my baby STTN" posts the same as the, "I'm 9 months pregnant, haven't gained any weight, and feel amazeballs" posts. Stop rubbing it in our faces. Sorry, not sorry.

hologram87 · January 2014

sands42 said:

My daughter didn't sleep without waking until she was 2 1/2....

in the same boat... DD didn't sleep through the night til she was 3. good times. And then of course she started sleeping through the night and now DS is here. I feel like I'm never going to sleep again!

beccaxbooxbear · January 2014

I'm also sick of these STTN posts! I've been up since 2 am with my baby because of belly pain and gas poop that wouldnt pass. I'm lucky if he sleeps 3 hours. And even if he sleeps 3 or 4 hours I can't sleep because of f&*% $@# insomnia. So STFU

rbtrumpet · January 2014

caradi said:
I got 5 hours of sleep in a row last night and I swear it was like the fucking clouds parted and angels were singing when I got up for that 3:30am feeding.

Same here! L had a fluke 5.5 hr stretch one night last week, I walked around all the next day like I had won the lottery!

She's only 5 weeks, so a bit behind most people here, but I consider myself lucky any time we get anything over her typical 3-2-1 schedule (3 hr stretch, 2 hr stretch, 1 hr stretch, then up wanting to cluster feed/fight sleep for around 5 hours).

amberrrjade · January 2014

beccaxbooxbear said:

I'm also sick of these STTN posts! I've been up since 2 am with my baby because of belly pain and gas poop that wouldnt pass. I'm lucky if he sleeps 3 hours. And even if he sleeps 3 or 4 hours I can't sleep because of f&*% $@# insomnia. So STFU

ZuffMomma · January 2014

I feel blessed my LO sleeps 6-7 hours every other night! When she doesn't sleep that long I get 4 hrs, then then 3, then another 4. I feel pretty darn lucky, but I'm dreading transitioning from the RnP to the crib

hologram87 · January 2014

ZuffMomma said:

I feel blessed my LO sleeps 6-7 hours every other night! When she doesn't sleep that long I get 4 hrs, then then 3, then another 4. I feel pretty darn lucky, but I'm dreading transitioning from the RnP to the crib

me too!!! DS sleeps fairly well in the RnP (definitely not through the night!) and I've been trying to transition him to the crib for naps. Yeah, not going so well. Today he fell asleep for a half hour and then woke up screaming. He's snuggly in the RnP and there's so much space in the crib.

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