Is my baby the only one who's never slept more than 5.5hrs at night?

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• akfbookworm member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  My baby's 15 weeks today and wakes up often like yours. He's EBF but some nights my husband will give him a bottle of pumped milk so I can get a solid 4hrs to myself. At night he starts out in the pack n play next to our bed, but I end up bringing him into bed with me around 2am. We didn't plan on co-sleeping, but it's what works for us. And it's nice to hear that my LO isn't the only one that cat naps. Sorry that I'm not any help, but you're not the only one.

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• mihaelams1 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  We are in the same boat. LO is 16 weeks and slept once for 6h at 5w. He had a couple of 5h stretches as well, but that's about it. He sleeps in the crib and is still swaddled (Halo), but we have to stop soon (he rolled today). Sometimes we also use the swing in the morning, or my early bird DH handles the frequent morning wakings. I am lucky that I only go back to work at the end of March, otherwise I can't imagine waking up 4-5 times a night like this and then performing well at a mentally demanding job...

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• momming247 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  Me...my 13 week old longest stretch has been 4 hours. Every night we wake up often, nurse, and I have just accepted it as my new reality. At least she's is sleeping at all at night...until 10 weeks she would literally stay awake the entire night. I always feel defeated too when all of the other moms seem to get there LO to sleep through the night r with only one, even 2 waske ups.

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• cbolton19 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  We were getting a couple of 4-5 hour stretches at night, but now that I'm back at work she just wants to nurse all night. You are not alone. This past week has been especially tough. My LO is almost 16 weeks. I'm pretty tired now. I was doing ok. I hope she starts sleeping like she used to. I just have to tell myself that this is a short time in the grand scheme of things. 

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• Bingj member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  Don't worry, you're not alone! This is my third baby and all of them have been like what you describe at this stage. It's still pretty early, it will get better I promise. I know it's hard. I'm very tired too. 

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• LaurenBee24 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  I have to wake my lo up every three to four hours to feed her, because she is underweight.... And I've now trained her to wake up. I no longer have to set the alarm... Yikes. Anyway, why not feed your lo at 11? You might be able to skip the midnight feeding that way. 

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• indylardelli member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  my baby used to be the same till I pushed his bed time back, now he has his last nap around 6:30 and make sure he's awake by 8, then feed him, play with him, give him a bath, sit on the lounge with him to wind him down but try keep him awake till he's super tired top him up with a bottle then he will sleep from 10-4ish wake up for a feed then back down till 8-9 sometimes 10 if I'm lucky

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• waltersmom83 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  Hang in there momma! Your not failing, he's just wired like that. Maybe now that he's about 4 months you can try rice cereal and see if that sustains him longer? The pacifier has been our savior, and waiting it out helped. Instead of tending to her every time she woke, I started waiting 5 minutes (unless she's screaming bloody murder). A lot of the time she falls back asleep. Good luck, you're a good momma! 

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• tracij12 member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  I think your situation is definitely more normal than it appears by reading threads on the bump. Have you tried feeding at the 10p wake up? I've found that if I feed at the first wake up she will usually then give me a much longer stretch. I have also been bringing her to bed with me which guarantees a long stretch of sleep.
  Hang in there, longer stretches will come eventually!!

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• Casseylemon member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  My LO is 15 weeks and has a similar schedule! She goes to bed at 8:30, BFs at 12, 3, 5:30 ish and then gets up at 7:30. I don't have help so I've learned to function on that schedule!  

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• oceanlove13 member

  January 2016 edited January 2016 Answer ✓

  My DS is 15 weeks and was doing this exact wake up routine at night (as OP) up until last week when I had enough of myself not sleeping.  He's EBF, I have a toddler and I am going back to work in a week. I need to function.  Sunday night I decided I'm not going to react as fast to his wake ups and see what happens.  After 10 mins if he was not asleep I told myself I would go in and feed him/ comfort him.  5 nights later we are down to one feeding at 3:30.  The other times he wakes up he puts himself back to sleep within 10 mins or less with minimal fussing.  No crying.  Just a thought.  I was reacting to fast to his wake ups. Also, I should add he goes to sleep at 7:30 and wakes at 7.
  

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• ladynesiko member

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  I've slept trained my LO, some may say it's cruel but the tough love method works wonders. Not just for you, but for your baby.
  

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• vamomtobe member

  February 2016 Answer ✓

  I'm in a similar situation, LO was doing great for a while at about 2 months old, giving me 5 - 5.5 hour stretches.  But for the past month and a half, she's up anywhere from 1 hour to 2.5 hours.  The longest stretch I've gotten in the past month has been 3.5.  I'm starting to lose it, LOL!  Last night she fell asleep really early, like at a quarter til 7, was up at 8:30, 10:30, 1:00 (I nursed her for a half an hour, was nearly back to sleep, had a major poop and then had to start over again so didn't get back to bed til after 2), up at 3:30, then at 4:30 when her 3 yr old brother decided to wake up for the day and wake up the rest of the house with him.  So basically, I slept from 10:30 til 1.  But that was an exceptionally bad night.  
  
  I think she may have reflux, so I elevated one end of her mattress a bit and that's helped cut down on the hourly waking.  It's tough to get through a work day on practically no sleep!  We're trying out different ways to help her sleep better, but I think we just have to give her time.  If she's still a terrible sleeper at 6 months, I am definitely going to sleep train her.  We "trained' (that is such a weird way to describe it) my son at 7 months, and it was hard, but in 2 nights he was sleeping great.  Hang in there, moms!

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