Am I the only one?

Delitachan · October 2016

With a son who still doesn't sleep through the night? He's turning 5 months old soon and is usually asleep by 8-8:30pm. He'll wake up around 3-4am for a feed and then sleep. That's about 7-8 hours. He's only done 10-11 hours a few times, but not consistent. Last night he was actually down by 6:30pm, woke up for a feed at midnight, then asleep until 6:30am.
He's only 15 lbs and he naps fine (3 a day, 1 hour or more each).

meggyme · October 2016

My daughter hasn't hit anything close to 10 hours! I'm in the same boat otherwise. I actually just wrote about it on the baby sleep post.

lm45678 · October 2016

My daughter is 4 months and has had one 8 hour stretch, last night for the first time. She also hates napping, I honestly don't understand how she can get by on such little sleep.

Tawny87 · October 2016

My son will do a 6 hr stretch and a 3 hr stretch which I assume is size related for him. He is 12 lbs even as of his dr appointment on the 18th. My girls did not sleep through the night til after a ur old.

artlea2013 · October 2016

Yeah, 7-8 hours would be nice, let alone 10! Now, I'm not pushing him, not even close. I do try to ease DS back to sleep when he wakes up less than 4 hours after his last feed, but recently he's become angry, not just the hungry/tired fuss and cry. I think part of our problem over here is that he doesn't eat enough during the day. I'm back at work so I can't breastfeed on demand and I've been having a dip in supply pumping after taking vacation at the beginning of the month (if anyone has an answer for that, let me know) so he needs the 2 am calories. But yeah, sleep would be nice *yawns*

lm45678 · October 2016

art&leaadye said:

Yeah, 7-8 hours would be nice, let alone 10! Now, I'm not pushing him, not even close. I do try to ease DS back to sleep when he wakes up less than 4 hours after his last feed, but recently he's become angry, not just the hungry/tired fuss and cry. I think part of our problem over here is that he doesn't eat enough during the day. I'm back at work so I can't breastfeed on demand and I've been having a dip in supply pumping after taking vacation at the beginning of the month (if anyone has an answer for that, let me know) so he needs the 2 am calories. But yeah, sleep would be nice *yawns*

Whenever I feel I dip I do a couple things:

-pump after the first morning feed
-stay hydrated
-make sure I'm eating enough protein
-lactation cookies or oatmeal
-just started with this drink which is pretty good

artlea2013 · October 2016

laurenm2123 said:

art&leaadye said:

Yeah, 7-8 hours would be nice, let alone 10! Now, I'm not pushing him, not even close. I do try to ease DS back to sleep when he wakes up less than 4 hours after his last feed, but recently he's become angry, not just the hungry/tired fuss and cry. I think part of our problem over here is that he doesn't eat enough during the day. I'm back at work so I can't breastfeed on demand and I've been having a dip in supply pumping after taking vacation at the beginning of the month (if anyone has an answer for that, let me know) so he needs the 2 am calories. But yeah, sleep would be nice *yawns*

Whenever I feel I dip I do a couple things:

-pump after the first morning feed
-stay hydrated
-make sure I'm eating enough protein
-lactation cookies or oatmeal
-just started with this drink which is pretty good

Thanks! I got my lactation consultant's favorite recipe for cookies. I already pump 8 am at work every day, but I like the Fenugreek suggestion. Definitely know my general lack of protein is causing a problem. Bleeehhhh, being a mom is complicated

Lizbeth86 · October 2016

We're not even close to sleeping through the night. LO goes to bed btw 7 and 8 and is now waking up around 11, 2, and 5 am. She used to go longer but I thought this might be sleep regression. I'm EBF and haven't returned to work yet, dreading that on so many levels.. she is also only 12 lbs and like PP said, I notice she has been going longer btw feeds during the day (I'm not sure why).

26pointrunningfor2 · October 2016

My son is nearly 5 months and I am up every two hours all night long. Still.

lm45678 · October 2016

Lizbeth86 said:

We're not even close to sleeping through the night. LO goes to bed btw 7 and 8 and is now waking up around 11, 2, and 5 am. She used to go longer but I thought this might be sleep regression. I'm EBF and haven't returned to work yet, dreading that on so many levels.. she is also only 12 lbs and like PP said, I notice she has been going longer btw feeds during the day (I'm not sure why).

Can you try feeding her more frequently during the day? That may help her to go longer at night. I find it very rare that Savannah will reject the boob, so i feed her about every 2 hours while we're home during the day.

Lizbeth86 · October 2016

laurenm2123 said:

Lizbeth86 said:

We're not even close to sleeping through the night. LO goes to bed btw 7 and 8 and is now waking up around 11, 2, and 5 am. She used to go longer but I thought this might be sleep regression. I'm EBF and haven't returned to work yet, dreading that on so many levels.. she is also only 12 lbs and like PP said, I notice she has been going longer btw feeds during the day (I'm not sure why).

Can you try feeding her more frequently during the day? That may help her to go longer at night. I find it very rare that Savannah will reject the boob, so i feed her about every 2 hours while we're home during the day.

Yes I'm going to try it! I only took notice of it today when she went over 4 hours twice.

annaf2011 · October 2016

26pointrunningfor2 said:

My son is nearly 5 months and I am up every two hours all night long. Still.

We're still right there with you. His sleep is way worse now than it was when he was a newborn. It's so hard because we're trying to do everything "right" (e.g., he sleeps in his crib, only feed if it's been at least four hours, otherwise don't pick him up when he wakes up) but nothing seems to be making much of a difference. We celebrate if we get a 4-hour stretch. I'm just hoping it's a phase related to development and teething and will pass sooner rather than later.

lzablocki · October 2016

laurenm2123 said:

art&leaadye said:

Yeah, 7-8 hours would be nice, let alone 10! Now, I'm not pushing him, not even close. I do try to ease DS back to sleep when he wakes up less than 4 hours after his last feed, but recently he's become angry, not just the hungry/tired fuss and cry. I think part of our problem over here is that he doesn't eat enough during the day. I'm back at work so I can't breastfeed on demand and I've been having a dip in supply pumping after taking vacation at the beginning of the month (if anyone has an answer for that, let me know) so he needs the 2 am calories. But yeah, sleep would be nice *yawns*

Whenever I feel I dip I do a couple things:

-pump after the first morning feed
-stay hydrated
-make sure I'm eating enough protein
-lactation cookies or oatmeal
-just started with this drink which is pretty good

Agreed with the milk flow! I was having a dip in supply as well and this stuff got it back up quickly. As in a few days. Don't live the taste but it's not horrible.

Delitachan · October 2016

Well. DS woke up twice in the middle of the night screaming. Mom thinks that the formula is hurting him since we switched to store brand soy.

rlbrooks84 · October 2016

That makes for a rough night, sorry I hope it's better tonight

meggyme · October 2016

Delitachan said:

Well. DS woke up twice in the middle of the night screaming. Mom thinks that the formula is hurting him since we switched to store brand soy.

Yikes. Is it gas related? It might just take some trial and error to find the right formula. Maybe try and get some samples so you don't have to buy a whole bunch of different kinds

Delitachan · October 2016

meggyme said:

Delitachan said:

Well. DS woke up twice in the middle of the night screaming. Mom thinks that the formula is hurting him since we switched to store brand soy.

Yikes. Is it gas related? It might just take some trial and error to find the right formula. Maybe try and get some samples so you don't have to buy a whole bunch of different kinds

Both the specialist and the pediatrician said that store brand formulas aren't much different from name brand. He was on Prosobee for 2 months and just moved to Target formula on Friday.

rlbrooks84 · October 2016

Some LOs can switch between formulas and be okay but my boys would projectile vomit enfamil but did well on similac. It just depends on the baby. My ped has a room full of just about every formula and when I needed to switch we talked about my options and she gave me what I needed. Maybe your ped can help you out? They will also give me more samples of what I use every time I come into the office, I just have to ask.

artlea2013 · October 2016

My new PSA that I am posting here because this is where I complained about it most recently:

Inspect your pump pieces OFTEN and change them out if any damage is suspected REGULARLY
I've been complaining about a dip in pumping since my vacation. Used to get around 13-15 ounces a day at work, that went down 10-11 in the last 2 weeks. I traded out the rubber stopper piece that focuses the suction on my Medela last night and jeeze Pete I pumped 13 3/4 ounces today! A one day change. Wooh!

yoshi1230 · October 2016

My LO sleeps about the same. To bed around 9, wakes up to nurse around 4 then wakes up for the day 8-9am. She is 17 weeks

MistKeeper · October 2016

DelitachanWe had to start supplementing, and when we introduced formula, DS woke up screaming about 4 hours after going down for the night. The screaming lasted 1-2 hours until I was eventually able to nurse him back to sleep. The screaming definitely had to do with the formula change. Now, almost two weeks into it, he's still really gassy, but the screaming has stopped. I scoured the internet looking for answers and the culprit does seem to be gas.

Also, to all of the ladies getting 8hrs, I'm so jealous. 4 is still the maximum, but we've been having a lot of feeding issues, so I'm hoping that this improves soon. I ended up cosleeping (even though I'd been originally against it) because I just couldn't cope with the sleep deprivation anymore.

lm45678 · October 2016

MistKeeper said:

DelitachanWe had to start supplementing, and when we introduced formula, DS woke up screaming about 4 hours after going down for the night. The screaming lasted 1-2 hours until I was eventually able to nurse him back to sleep. The screaming definitely had to do with the formula change. Now, almost two weeks into it, he's still really gassy, but the screaming has stopped. I scoured the internet looking for answers and the culprit does seem to be gas.

Also, to all of the ladies getting 8hrs, I'm so jealous. 4 is still the maximum, but we've been having a lot of feeding issues, so I'm hoping that this improves soon. I ended up cosleeping (even though I'd been originally against it) because I just couldn't cope with the sleep deprivation anymore.

I got it once and man was it nice! Except that I had to wake up to pump so of course I didn't get 8 hours. Honestly to me a 6 hour stretch is awesome because I get sleep and don't have to worry about pumping.

Delitachan · October 2016

Yeah LO usually is down by 8-8:30, but will only go 7-8 hours, up to 3-4am. Eats and then sleeps til like 6am and then stays up for an hour. Then down for sleep until 8-9am.
Last night he went down at 6pm and woke up at 8:30. He got a bath and bottle and then down at 9 to wake up at 5am.

lm45678 · October 2016

Delitachan said:

Yeah LO usually is down by 8-8:30, but will only go 7-8 hours, up to 3-4am. Eats and then sleeps til like 6am and then stays up for an hour. Then down for sleep until 8-9am.
Last night he went down at 6pm and woke up at 8:30. He got a bath and bottle and then down at 9 to wake up at 5am.

7-8 hours for a little baby is impressive!

Delitachan · October 2016

laurenm2123 said:

Delitachan said:

Yeah LO usually is down by 8-8:30, but will only go 7-8 hours, up to 3-4am. Eats and then sleeps til like 6am and then stays up for an hour. Then down for sleep until 8-9am.
Last night he went down at 6pm and woke up at 8:30. He got a bath and bottle and then down at 9 to wake up at 5am.

7-8 hours for a little baby is impressive!

Thing is that he's turning 5 months next week and by then he should be going to 10-11 hrs. Plus, all my mommy buddies claim their babies slept 10 hours since 2 months old etc.

artlea2013 · October 2016

Delitachan said:

laurenm2123 said:

Delitachan said:

Yeah LO usually is down by 8-8:30, but will only go 7-8 hours, up to 3-4am. Eats and then sleeps til like 6am and then stays up for an hour. Then down for sleep until 8-9am.
Last night he went down at 6pm and woke up at 8:30. He got a bath and bottle and then down at 9 to wake up at 5am.

7-8 hours for a little baby is impressive!

Thing is that he's turning 5 months next week and by then he should be going to 10-11 hrs. Plus, all my mommy buddies claim their babies slept 10 hours since 2 months old etc.

Babies do as babies do. No baby is the same and no parent or parenting style is the same. It might be normal for babies to be getting that much sleep at one time, and I would say it is definitely a good idea for them to be getting that much night sleep in total, but everyone is different. Don't compare yourself to your mommy friends if it makes you worry. And if you truly are worried, talk to your ped. Plus, little secret, mommies are competitive with their babies. Some of the buddies of yours might be overstating, and the ones that are telling the truth might have nap problems/gas/other issues that your LO is stellar at. But again, if it bothers you, then feel free to call your ped or look into sleep training techniques or a consultant

lm45678 · October 2016

Delitachan said:

laurenm2123 said:

Delitachan said:

Yeah LO usually is down by 8-8:30, but will only go 7-8 hours, up to 3-4am. Eats and then sleeps til like 6am and then stays up for an hour. Then down for sleep until 8-9am.
Last night he went down at 6pm and woke up at 8:30. He got a bath and bottle and then down at 9 to wake up at 5am.

7-8 hours for a little baby is impressive!

Thing is that he's turning 5 months next week and by then he should be going to 10-11 hrs. Plus, all my mommy buddies claim their babies slept 10 hours since 2 months old etc.

My LO just turned 4 months so she's a little younger but I can tell you that when we get a 5-6 hour stretch I'm ecstatic! I have tried the merlins magic sleep suit, zippity zip and a sleep sack and they generally help for 1 night and then she goes back to her normal sleep habits.

My LO is also not a napper and her overall time for bed-wake up (including wake ups) is only about 10 hours so I think unfortunately she is just one of the people in the world who require less sleep. (I blame my parents genes

)

rlbrooks84 · October 2016

Delitachan said:
Thing is that he's turning 5 months next week and by then he should be going to 10-11 hrs. Plus, all my mommy buddies claim their babies slept 10 hours since 2 months old etc.

Every baby is there own little person, my first was a TERRIBLE sleeper until he turned 1, I don't think he slept thru the night till he was 1. Then when I had his brother he he was sleeping 6-8 hrs at 2 months I would wake up to go check on him because I was worried since his brother never slept like that. And yes some other moms even dads can get real competitive about their babies, try to not compare your LO I know it's hard. Charlotte was sleeping thru the night until the 4 month sleep regression and now she's back to waking between 2-3 eating and going back to sleep till 6-6:30. She was a better sleeper before but you get highs and lows. Just try to joy all the good stuff it flys by so fast!

lyoash31 · October 2016

From what I've read, at 3-4 months, 5-6 hours is considered sleeping through the night, and for 5-6 months of age it's 7-8 straight hours. So it sounds like you're right on track. I have one baby that just now sleeps 7 hours without waking, but my other baby will only go 2-3 hours before waking to eat. They'll be five months old on Monday.

newbabymakes4 · October 2016

We had a few weeks of sttn 11-12 hours, and then we went out of town for a week and it threw everything out of whack. Now she goes down at 7:30 and is up, like fully awake and ready to play, at 3:30am, screaming for joy and making these loud trilling sounds. I'm so tired, I don't know whether to cry or throw up.

huskypuppy14 · October 2016

Sleeping through the night includes waking up to feed from what I read. Also I think 6 hours or so is sleeping through the night: It's extremely rare for babies this small to sleep 10-12 hours without waking up to eat. For the last 2 nights my son has fallen asleep at 6 or 7 pm and woke up at 10:30 to eat then right back to sleep. Woke up again sometime in the middle of the night to eat again and then woke up at 6am wanting to play. So essentially 12 hours with 2 or 3 feedings.

lm45678 · October 2016

I think if Savannah slept 12 hours straight my boobs would actually explode! That or I would wake up in an ocean of breastmilk.

Delitachan · October 2016

Yeah last night he was out at 7:30pm but we were at a family gathering and he slept right through it. We got home and he woke up briefly at 9pm, but was down by 9:10pm. He woke up at 4:15am, ate, and back to bed. I still wish he'd just connect the dots and sleep all the way to at least 7-8am. After 4:15am he woke up at 6:30am to go to the daycare, where he naps poorly.

Also worth mentioning that I ran into a friend today and her son still doesn't STTN and he's 11 months old. He's asleep at 8pm, wakes up at 10pm, then again 3:30am to play or something.

Delitachan · November 2016

Well, I don't know if it was because we were away all weekend and the baby was with his aunt and four young cousins, who basically fawned all over him, but he fell asleep last night at 6:30pm and woke up at 6:30am today. He did take 3 naps at the daycare as well. @_@

artlea2013 · November 2016

Delitachan said:

Well, I don't know if it was because we were away all weekend and the baby was with his aunt and four young cousins, who basically fawned all over him, but he fell asleep last night at 6:30pm and woke up at 6:30am today. He did take 3 naps at the daycare as well. @_@

That's awesome!! I think Halloween wore my DS out too, though not quite that well. He went down around 9 pm with a few fussings but nothing serious between then and midnight. Woke at 4:30 but I was able to calm him down without a feed, and then work at 5:30 when I finally fed him. He's never slept that long in his literal entire life!! It was amazing. And after 4 hours of screaming from 12:30 to 4:30 on Saturday night. So weird

Delitachan · November 2016

Well, bubs is now 5 months old. He went down again at 6:30pm after screaming for his bottle (hubs was picking up the car from the shop, so bubs had to wait a bit, lol) and then woke up at 5:30am. He did a lot of fidgeting, since he sleeps face down and lifts his tush and slams his body around.

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