| Posted By |
Message |
| Pages: [1] 2 |
pharmcat2000
Mom of 2 + 1
Member since 10/05 7395 total posts
Name:
Catherine
|
Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DD was born on 5/2. She is a very restless/agitated sleeper and I do have her swaddled in the Miracle Blanket. She still wakes up 3-4 hours after a midnight feeding. I try to give her the binky to stretch it and sometimes it works and I can get 5 hours out of her but that is the max. Then after I get up at around 4am to feed her, she is very difficult to get back to sleep. She constantly fidgets, grunts, groans, wimpers, etc. and doesn't usually fall back to sleep until about 6:30.
Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night by now? Is there something I should be doing differently or something I can do to help keep her more calm so she will let herself sleep?
|
Posted 6/19/09 12:34 AM  |
| |
|
Long Island Weddings
Long Island's Largest Bridal Resource |
monkeybride
My Everything
Member since 5/05 20541 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My son is 7 months old and still doesn't sleep through the night. He eats 2-3 times a night.
At your DD's age he was eating every 1-2 hours still.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 12:46 AM |
| |
|
waterspout4
My loves
Member since 5/06 19150 total posts
Name:
Kelly
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Less than two months, I wouldn't expect it now. In fact, I'd be pretty dang happy with 3-4 hours at a time. I know that's not what you wanted to hear. 
|
| Posted 6/19/09 12:58 AM |
| |
|
butterfly20
Party of 5 - 2015
Member since 4/06 7390 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
ds was born 4/22 he's almost 2 months...
still wakes up about every 4 hours even at night....
tonight he decided not to go back to sleep and has been grunting the last hour- but is fed, changed,and hasnt cried..
|
| Posted 6/19/09 4:21 AM |
| |
|
ckdk
My girls
Member since 5/05 7027 total posts
Name:
Cheryl
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
at 6 weeks old?? I don't know many babies at that age that slept thru the night, you should be happy with the 4 or 5 hour stretch you get...
|
| Posted 6/19/09 6:02 AM |
| |
|
csorisi
My 2 LOVES
Member since 11/05 1984 total posts
Name:
Corinne
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DD will be 2 months on Sat and she will sleep 6 hours at night but that is the longest she will go.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 6:11 AM |
| |
|
lcherian
He is the reason!
Member since 2/06 2512 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
17 months old and still wakes up once a night for milk! it's our own fault though, she sleeps in our room! 
|
| Posted 6/19/09 6:27 AM |
| |
|
JsWife
His laugh, Her smile
Member since 12/06 2902 total posts
Name:
Patricia
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
There have been a ton of posts lately on this board about sleeping through the night. I am happy for those who experienced this phenomenon at 6 weeks - however, from books and speaking with friends & family with kids I have found this is the exception and not the rule.
DS will be 11 weeks tomorrow and we still get up 2x during the night. Sometimes we go 3 hours and sometimes we go 5 hours. This seems to change depending on the week. I think this has to do with growth spurts.
My ped said to expect much longer stretches between 3 and 4 months.
Good Luck!
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:03 AM |
| |
|
ME75
Member since 10/06 4563 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Posted by JsWife
There have been a ton of posts lately on this board about sleeping through the night. I am happy for those who experienced this phenomenon at 6 weeks - however, from books and speaking with friends & family with kids I have found this is the exception and not the rule.
DS will be 11 weeks tomorrow and we still get up 2x during the night. Sometimes we go 3 hours and sometimes we go 5 hours. This seems to change depending on the week. I think this has to do with growth spurts.
My ped said to expect much longer stretches between 3 and 4 months.
Good Luck!
Right-i have noticed A LOT of the sleeping thru posts too and find myself scratching my head  b/c it took my DD a lot longer to do it! she did STTN at about 2.5 months for like a week-then it truly took until after 4 months for her to drop the first feeding. she still woke up @ 5am for her 2nd feeding (i BF) and then went right back after so i didn't mind it. that lasted until 10 months. and after that, hoorary! full STTN and is a great sleeper today. i thought in the beginning that i would NEVER ever sleep a full night again without a baby waking me up. it will happen for your. just be consistent and patient. i know it's frustrating. did your first DD sleep through right away?
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:08 AM |
| |
|
SweetCin
My green-eyed boy
Member since 5/05 13499 total posts
Name:
Cin
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
DS was born 5/7 & tends to have 1 long stretch...usually from 7pm-1am or sometimes from 9pm-3am, but then he tends to be up every 2 hours after that.
Last night he ate at 9:30 & slept until 3:30, but then was up at 5:30 to eat & he'll probably eat around 7:30-8am.
I heard someone say once that once they hit 12lbs they're more likely to sleep longer too...
Hang in there...
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:14 AM |
| |
|
Leeners
:)
Member since 5/05 4898 total posts
Name:
Eileen
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
DS didn't start until 10w and I actually thought that was fairly early.
Is she waking to eat? If so maybe try to see that she eats precisely every 3 hours during the day so that she's full when she goes to sleep. That's how we got DS to go through the night, though it took until he was down to 1 feeding in the night and he was on a more regular feeding schedule during the day.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:28 AM |
| |
|
missrock
Beautiful!!!!
Member since 5/06 3808 total posts
Name:
Jennifer
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Posted by csorisi
My DD will be 2 months on Sat and she will sleep 6 hours at night but that is the longest she will go.
Mine too! He will be 2 months tom. and he will sleep from 930-330. Then eat and sometimes sleep another 3...some nights he doesnt sleep that long after waking up, maybe 1-2 hours.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:31 AM |
| |
|
Charly
LOVE!
Member since 5/05 12578 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
DD did at 6 weeks
DS just started at 12 months
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:42 AM |
| |
|
Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
Member since 10/05 29450 total posts
Name:
Diana
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Posted by waterspout4
Less than two months, I wouldn't expect it now. In fact, I'd be pretty dang happy with 3-4 hours at a time. I know that's not what you wanted to hear.
ITA!
|
| Posted 6/19/09 7:46 AM |
| |
|
SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
Name:
Lauren
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
my DC were born 12/30 and aren't sleeping through the night. At 6 weeks I'd be lucky to get 2 consecutive hrs of sleep.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 8:00 AM |
| |
|
Stacey1403
Where it all began....
Member since 5/05 24065 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Jaidy is 2 1/2 and still wakes up once or twice a night 
|
| Posted 6/19/09 8:03 AM |
| |
|
want2beamom
Love my boys soooo much!!!
Member since 8/06 10164 total posts
Name:
True love doesn't end with happily ever after...
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Posted by monkeybride
My son is 7 months old and still doesn't sleep through the night. He eats 2-3 times a night.
At your DD's age he was eating every 1-2 hours still.
same here
|
| Posted 6/19/09 8:53 AM |
| |
|
neener1211
:-)
Member since 4/07 22952 total posts
Name:
J
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DS is just starting to sleep through the night now at 8 months old. Not every baby sleeps through the night early.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 8:55 AM |
| |
|
wannabemom
look who's freshly baked!
Member since 12/07 7364 total posts
Name:
aka marriedinportjeff
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
don't even get me started on this today.
DS is 8.5 months old.... last night he woke-up for a diaper change and feeding at:
2AM
4AM
6AM
730AM-woke up for the day.
DH and I are wiped out 
|
| Posted 6/19/09 9:00 AM |
| |
|
MrsS2005
Mom of 3
Member since 11/05 13118 total posts
Name:
B
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
DS is 6 months old and doesn't STTN. He wakes up anywhere from 1-3 times per night to nurse. It's pretty common for a baby your DD's age to not STTN yet.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 10:59 AM |
| |
|
KateDevine
*
Member since 6/06 24950 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DS didn't sleep through the night til he was ONE, and that was with CIO
|
| Posted 6/19/09 11:00 AM |
| |
|
gtsgirl
LIF Adult
Member since 5/06 1385 total posts
Name:
Stacey
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Ds didn't start sleeping through the night until he was 8 months old...he woke up at 12 & 4am for a breastfeeding. I probably should of let him CIO at some point but he actually just started sleeping through on his own..
|
| Posted 6/19/09 12:10 PM |
| |
|
LoveBeingMrsT
Love my Boys!
Member since 12/05 4648 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
Posted by waterspout4
Less than two months, I wouldn't expect it now. In fact, I'd be pretty dang happy with 3-4 hours at a time. I know that's not what you wanted to hear.
ITA. 
|
| Posted 6/19/09 1:30 PM |
| |
|
SuzyQ
Mama to 3!?!?!?
Member since 7/06 8069 total posts
Name:
Susan
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DD didn't sleep through the night until she was approx. 7 months old.
|
| Posted 6/19/09 2:51 PM |
| |
|
dani731
Blessed!!!
Member since 1/08 3355 total posts
Name:
D
|
Re: Shouldn't she be sleeping through the night already?
My DS is 6 months & he JUST started STTN. He did it occassionally before, but now it has been consistent for about 2 weeks
|
| Posted 6/19/09 3:18 PM |
| |
|
| Pages: [1] 2 |
