Seeking Help Sleeping Through the Night

Updated on April 04, 2008
A.C. asks from Mound, MN
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I am having trouble getting my 2 month old to sleep any longer than a 3-4 hour stretch at night; I do get the occasional 5 hours, but not often enough. Any tips for getting a newborn to sleep longer without resorting to the carseat?

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Wow! Thanks for all of the responses! I am aware that 3-4 hours is great for a baby her size, I am just used to my 22 month old that has been sleeping 7 to 7 since he was 5 weeks old. I am super spoiled. Your suggestions are great, I am swaddling her tight and really want her to like her crib so I am putting her in there no matter how much she wakes up, hopefully she gets used to it soon!

Another issue that I think may be affecting her length of sleep is that she will not nurse right before bed for some reason. Only at night. She eats fine all day and then when I give her the bath, swaddle her and rock her for a while, she nurses until my milk lets down and then freaks out and cries and all I can do to stop it is to rock her to sleep. I can't figure out if she is not hungry or is just too tired to eat. Has anyone ever encountered this?

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N.S.

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This is really a biological/developmental issue. Most babies have to go through this, and most outgrow it by 4-6 months of age. Babies this young are growing really fast, and waking is 90% of the time all about needing a feeding. The other possibilities usually environmental, ie. too hot in the room, itchy clothes, need soothing or soothing sounds. In fewer cases it's because of reflux or illness.

Read "Night time Parenting" by Dr. Sears. It is excellent, and has many ideas for soothing a child to sleep, and helping them sleep longer periods through the night.

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S.M.

answers from Minneapolis on

I have an 2 month old and I add rice cereal to the bottle he has right before bed (1 teaspoon of cereal per ounce of formula). He sleeps for about 8 hours most of the time. I am also returning to work soon so I understand needing a good night's sleep. Good luck!

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D.R.

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A.,
Are you open to Chiropractic? I worked for a chiropracter while I was pregnant. I saw babies adjusted every day. It's a very gentle adjustment. And when I had my son,I took him when he was just a week old. He slept beautifully after that,and the adjustment for his stomach kept him out of the ER. He had jauncice really bad- unable to keep anything down. It's very common for newborn babies to have a spasmed stomach. Theyre cranials get all out of alignment coming thru the birth canal as well. Just thought I'd share my experience.
Best Wishes.
Blessings,
D. R

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J.O.

answers from Wausau on

Dr Harvey karp - The Happiest Baby on the Block.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=340457664&ch...

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5 S's: Swadling, side sleeping, swinging or jiggling, sucking, shushing.

Also, askdrsears.com for great advice.

I wish my baby had slept as well as your when he was that young... and I wish I'd known about Dr. William Sears and dr Harvey karp. They have excellent advice for sleep issues!

best luck {{HUGS}}

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M.G.

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I have two books that will change your life! I was sceptical at first, and then this week... BAM 12 hours at night! The first is BabyWise, this goes through in more detail why the second book works. The second is 12 hours sleep by 12 weeks old, it gives you a step by step guide to achieving the #1 goal of new mommies. .. sleep! You can find both at any book store. Good luck! I read both of them and loved them both. I am absolutly amazed that they worked when they said they would. I woke up this morning having a FULL 8 hours, and that is solid, no need for binky or food. What a blessing. In the second book she said that she has NEVER had a baby not sleep through the night after a little work on the "program". I hope it goes well!

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K.S.

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Hello A.,

I have not read through all of the other responses, so sorry if I'm repeating someone. Two books that might help... I read both of them and liked them both, even though they have two totally different approaches. I think that every baby is different,so the more you educate yourself on the issue and the more you read about different techniques, the better. The first book is "Baby Wise". We did baby wise and it works. The only thing I didn't like was letting my baby cry at night. So, I also read the "No-Cry Sleep Solution". This book was great! I now do a combination of the two and have had a baby sleep at least nine hours every night since four months old. However, I do think that two month olds need to wake up at least every four hours to eat. That is totally normal. The only thing that wouldn't be normal is for your baby to wake up at night and not go back to sleep. Then the baby's night and day might be mixed up... anyway, that's a whole nother topic! Good luck! I hope this helps.

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K.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

Our son did not start sleeping longer stretches consistently until he was 2 1/2-3 months old. And even then it was certainly not all night. Anything is better than up every 2 hours though!

We found the techniques in Dr. Harvey Karp's book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" extremely helpful. At your baby's age, the swaddling and white noise was amazing. We learned how to swaddle right and had a sound machine on loud all night. Don't worry, he can now sleep well without either things! I've also wondered about a crib vibrator.

Good luck...it is still pretty early for your child to be sleeping in large chunks. But hopefully soon!

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K.N.

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I recommend reading On Becoming Baby Wise (I think the author is Ezzo). The schedule he recommends was amazing for us - we followed it faithfully, and our son was pretty quickly eating on a 3-4 hour schedule (approx. 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm, 11pm, and 3am) and then dropped the 3 am feeding at 12 weeks old (so we were getting 8 hours of sleep). He then dropped the 11 pm feeding at about 4 1/2-5 months old, which is also about when we added some cereal to his diet at the 7pm feeding - that 12 hours of time was glorious when it finally arrived! Our son always slept in his own room, in his own crib, and we did believe that we could "train" him to sleep on a schedule. Good luck!

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M.K.

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Hi A.,

I am a mom of two girls (eight years old and 5 months old). Recently right before I returned to work I had the same type of situation with my baby. I found that dressing her in lighter pjs and covering her with one blanket to start worked well. We always put her down awake, yet drowsy. Then when she would wake at night we did not feed her or pick her up. We simply covered her with a second blanket (the added warmth seemed to make her Cozier and more drowsy again) and we rubbed her head and put the nuk back her in mouth. The first few days we would have to do this several times, but soon she got the idea that there was no point in waking, she wasn't getting fed, and she started sleeping from 8:00 until 6:00 every night. Also, I can't stress routine, routine, routine..... babies can pick up on this and it is extremely helpful. Hope this helps. PS- I never let her cry it out, but also never gave in and picked her up.

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J.J.

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Hi, You don't know me, but I had the same trouble with my baby. I'm also a mother of 2, and I'm currently in school. This might be hard, but you have to take a weekend, or give the baby at least 3 days, and keep her/him up during the day as much as you can. Play with her/him, feed her/him give tummy time, all that as much as you possibly can...and if the baby naps, don't let it be no longer than an hour. Yes, you will loose sleep, but it will switch your baby's nights and days...but once you get the baby on that schedule, make sure you keep it going. Babies respond to structure. It worked for me. It was stressful, but I'd rather deal with a few days of stress, than to not get sleep at all ya know? Try it and see if it works for you...

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K.N.

answers from Minneapolis on

Hi A. - From my experience a carseat was not a good sleeping alternative for us. The baby developed Torticollis (when the head leans to one side& the neck muscle's tighten up, baby can't hold head up straight) and had to have 3 months of physical therapy to straighten it out. Seeing all the suggestions that people have written, have nothing new to add. You just have to try different things to find out what works and what doesn't. Each baby is a little different. Good Luck

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H.V.

answers from Minneapolis on

I would be thankfull that your 2 month old is sleeping THAT LONG at a time! The only advice I have is to wait. I had to re-read your post to make sure it said 2 MONTH old, not two YEAR old. There is a book called "On being Babywise" It worked wonders for us. My daughter was 4 months old by the time she slept through the night. So, have patience. Don't use the carseat, use the crib. It is safer.

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C.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

First of all, realize that the medical definition for "sleeping through the night" is 6 hours. You're almost there!

When my son was 2 weeks, I started to coax him into a schedule. First of all, keep the shades and blinds open in your house during the day, so baby gets some sunlight and is aware of sunrise and sunset. Don't let him nap more than 3 hours at a stretch. Start your work schedule *now*--wake him up and put him to bed at the same time everyday. If he wakes during the night don't change his diaper (unless he's pooped) or turn on the lights. Try giving him a pacifier before you feed him.

Good luck!

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M.H.

answers from Minneapolis on

Two months is still very young and sleeping 3 to 4 hours at night is doing pretty well for that age. All babies are different and sleep through the night when they're ready. My first didn't until he was close to 10 months old but my second did by the time he was 4 months. I don't think there are any "tricks" to getting them to sleep longer, they'll just do it when they're able to.

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L.M.

answers from Minneapolis on

Two months is pretty young to be sleeping through the night (at least for my kids...) but it did help both of them to snuggle in our Boppy in their crib. I think the baby feels like their being held, and also their head is elevated which sometimes helps... My kids are 3 1/2 yrs and 8 months, both of them usually still wake once during the night :(

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B.B.

answers from Minneapolis on

Sorry - but that sounds pretty typical for a 2 month old. Just wait it out - it'll get better and you'll get more sleep soon.

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K.L.

answers from St. Cloud on

The other question is are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding? I bottlefeed breastmilk to my little girl. What i have learned is that she will sleep through the night completely or wake once only if i stuff her full of milk before putting her to bed by 9pm. She typically eats about 5 ounces at a feeding. In the evenings I feed her 5 ounces at bedtime and 2 hours prior to that to make sure she is full.(I still don't know where she puts it all, but the diapers get pretty full by morning!) The last feeding is in the dark in her room while i rock her. She has always been very good about going to sleep once we are done with the bottle and burping. I turn her humidifier on so she has some white noise and that seemded to help also.

At 3 months and a week she started sleeping through the night consistantly. She still wakes once a night occassionally but I change her, feed her, and put her back to bed, usually within half an hour.

I remember that age and I thought 4-5 hours was pretty good. This is my first child so I had no expectations. I returned to work when she was 6 weeks old becuase I couldn't take any more time off and still get paid. I was sleep deprived but I survived. My husband was gone for work about 4 days out of the week so I was a single married mother with an infant, a 12 yr old, 4 cats, a dog, working full time with a household to take care of. It was hard enough but you can do it. It will get easier.

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M.I.

answers from Duluth on

it is unreasonable to expect your baby to sleep through the night. "through the night" at a 2 month old's age is no more than 4 or 5 hours at night. their stomachs are just too small to sleep longer than that. and DONT let anyone tell you feeding her cereal will help, it wont. it actually will wake baby up more because digesting keeps them awake, and can also give them reflux, or heartburn...

i highly recommend checking out this website:
www. askdrsears .com (without the spaces)

the sears family has the GREATEST information on just about everything, and they are trustworthy since they had 8 children of their own..! i hope that helps. my son is 16 months old and he doesnt always sleep through the night.

your relatiionship with your baby will be a whole lot more fulfilling if you dont expect too much from baby. my husband expected our son to sleep through the night at 3 months and when he didnt he became pretty dissappointed. so remember not to expect too much.

to help those sleeping hours extend to 4 or 5 hours more reliable, having a white noise cd or sound playing. that still helps my son!

i whole heartedly agree with what shawna s has to say. dont feel like you have to resort to crying it out. the most horrible thing in the world is knowing your baby and that baby needs you, and having someone tell you that you cant hold baby when they are crying. i IGNORED this type of advice because those people are not emotionally connected to my baby and they DO NOT know what my baby needs. i responded to my son every time he cried, and depending on what he needed, i made sure he got it. babies dont understand the difference between needs and wants until they are almost a year old. i notice a difference in the way my son cried when he started figuring out need vs want. if you dont respond to them when they are younger, they start learning that no one listens to them and their communication isnt beneficial, and they stop communicating. make sense?

anyway, check out william sears's information. they have TONS of books that are fantastic. but again, dont expect too much of your children, and they will surprise you instead of dissappointing you.

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C.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

just wanted to tell you again that you are spoiled ;)

my DS is 8 months and doesn't sleep more than 3-4 hours in a row.

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E.S.

answers from Duluth on

Hi just a thought wrap him or her very tightly in a blanket. Be sure to tuck it in behind your newborn, sometimes you need to wrap their arms in too, they like that snug feeling. good luck!

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R.S.

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A.,
My daughter just turned 3 months and she has been sleeping through the night since she was 2 months old. I make sure I always swaddle her with arms out. I use the Kiddopototamus swaddle me blanket, now using the large size. I swaddle her, feed her and rock her to sleep. She sleeps around 10:30 pm until 7:00 or 7:30 am. Hope this helps you.

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L.M.

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Swaddling may help. Have you tried making sure to not overstimulate the baby at night? And is the baby sleeping in his/her own room?

Why is the baby waking up? Hunger? Gas? If it's hunger, then despite what the experts try to say, s/he isn't going to be able to sleep longer until s/he can eat enough to keep him/her satisfied longer. Otherwise s/he wouldn't be waking up hungry. If it's gas/colic, it might take until the baby can roll over before it subsides because then s/he can take care of the problem and won't be as frustrated/upset about it (this is one of our issues). If it's just waking up to play, then you've got to spend a few days coaxing him/her to stay awake more during the day and sleep at night. Don't stimulate the baby during the night hours; just feed, comfort if necessary, and nothing more.

Our 2 month old isn't sleeping "through" the night, either, though he is sleeping consistently during the night hours (finally!). He still needs a feeding - sometimes two - but he returns to sleep almost immediately. I've seen him sleep 6 hours at other times, so I know he *can*, he just hasn't chosen to do so at night yet.

3-4 hours seems to be what he'll do and from what I've read that's pretty normal. The trick at 2-3 months is just getting them to sleep at night - not during the day.

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T.S.

answers from Omaha on

What I've heard and is the case with my 2 boys is that once the child is 12lbs their stomach is big enough to hold enough food to let them go all night between feedings. My 1st started sleeping through the night right around 2 months and he was just over 12 lbs. My second took a little longer but was just under 12 lbs at 2 months. If your little one is already 12 lbs then they may might be waking up on habit. I used a pacifier when they woke up and it wasn't time for a feeding. If your nursing then the smell of you might make them hungry. So try getting your husband to give the baby a pacifier when they wake up. I tried that first and then if it didn't work then I would go in a feed them.

Hope that helps,

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S.S.

answers from Sioux Falls on

I agree with the gal who recommended The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp. In general, that was a great book.

If I were you, I would sleep with your baby. I don't know if you're nursing or not, but it makes things a THOUSAND times easier. I worked PT the first year and a half of my first born's life. I had him sleep with me, and I kid you not: other than when he was sick, I never (I'm serious!) felt sleep deprived. It was so easy to just roll over and offer him a breast; in fact, I often woke up before he did, so he never fully came out of his sleep. It was like a gentle rolling wave of sleep throughout the night, for both of us. It is also very good for maintaining a consistent milk supply, especially when you're separated during the day. I loved that extra snuggle time.

I know a lot of people are really down with sleeping with one's baby, and I can't figure out why. It has been a wonderful experience for us; and it seems that most people who have gotten over their phobia and try it never look back. I know I fit into that category!

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R.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

My 2 1/2 month old only sleeps for 3-5 hour stretches at night also. Its my first baby and I don't have much experience, but I guess this is very typical and to be expected, especially if breastfed. I too am looking forward to some longer stretches in the future! We should actually count ourselves lucky. I have a friend with a little girl who won't sleep longer than 2 hours at a time.

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B.S.

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A.,

I haven't read any of the other responses, so I hope that I am not repeating anyone. I've had 4 kids now, and I have found NOTHING that will make them sleep through the night. It's one of those things that they just do on their own. Some babies start right away, and others don't until they are a year or more. My kids were all around the 8th month mark for total sleeping through the night, with the occasional getting up. My best sleeper though is my last one, born this january 14. His first stretch is usually about 5 hours, and then he'll get up one more time after that before the morning. It truly depends on the child. Although, bottlefed babies tend to sleep better at night than breastfed....maybe that is why Gabe sleeps better than my other kids. He is now on the bottle (chose to wean early for personal reasons).

I'm sorry this didn't provide better or more positive advice, but like I said, it all depends on the baby. My brother-in-law and his wife have two kids right now. The first one slept great for them, and the second one doesn't.

B.

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M.H.

answers from Minneapolis on

Congratulations on your new baby. I think a 3-4 hour stretch with an occassional 5 hour stretch at that age is great! I am envious. Mine weren't really sleeping much at all at night at that age--they still had their days and nights kind of mixed up and were crying from colic. Every baby is different, but I think if you are getting 3-4 hours from a 2 month old your baby is doing well. I know it's tiring and exhausting, but they all sleep through the night eventually. Some just take longer than others (mine were 6 months and 18 months). That's probably not what you wanted to hear, but I'm not sure there is much you can do at this point to get a baby that age to sleep longer. Your baby is still very little and still needs nighttime feedings. Until you go back to work try to nap when your baby naps.

I just saw your update. Could your milk be letting down too fast for her at bedtime? Give her breastmilk in a bottle right before bed if she'll take a bottle? Just an idea.

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P.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

Don't know if this helps, but I don't think my 1st slept more than a couple hours at a time at night until she was almost 3 months old. I know every kid is different so hopefully, you'll have better luck than I did.

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C.D.

answers from Cedar Rapids on

Just wondering if you have tried cereal. I started my daugher and son on cereal right out of the spoon at 3 wks of age and when i did they both started sleeping through the night or at least 6 hrs at a time. Good luck:)

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B.N.

answers from Omaha on

Dear A.,
I found that with my daughter Avery, who is now 6 months old, that having a consistent routine for bedtime is very helpful. If your child likes music, lights, etc. trying adding that to the nursery. For my daughter I have a CD player that plays Little Einstein's Classic Lullabies CD turned down low but still enough so she can hear it, then I put the CD player on "REPEAT" so the CD/music cycles through over and over throughout the night, I also have a night light plugged into the wall, I play her Rain Forest moblie since she likes to watch the animals and lights on it (it plays for 12 min. at a time), and then I have whats called a "Twilight Turtle", it lights up and shows the star constellations on the ceiling/walls (it plays for 45 min. at a time). Anyways, it creates a very peaceful, serene atmosphere in the nursery. I hope this helps, best wishes.
Sincerely, B.

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E.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

If your baby is waking up wanting to eat, this may help... It was effective for my first two- though I'm still working on it with #3 who is 1 month old right now. Someone told me that babies need X amount of calories in 24 hours to support their growth/health. If we can get all those calories in them during daylight hours, in theory they will sleep all night without needing to eat. So, maybe bump up the number of feedings during the day. Hope this helps!

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A.R.

answers from Minneapolis on

Two month olds seldom sleep through the night no matter what a parent may want. You may want to relax and enjoy her even in the middle of the night.... pick her up, rock her, bring her to bed with you and listen to her breathe...

Bad news: Your expectation of sleeping "well" will be frustrated throughout her baby life with colds, teething and other disruptions. Babies cannot be trained into sleeping.

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J.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Sorry but most babies that young do not sleep through the night. My ped. said that five hours is considered sleeping through the night. Frankly, you are lucky if you are getting 4 hours in a stretch with a 2-month old, that is better than a lot of people. My baby is over seven months old and usually sleeps through the night but we still struggle with occasional waking. Unless you are really lucky, prepare to be sleep deprived for awhile, work or no work.

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J.B.

answers from Lincoln on

None of our three children have ever slept through the night for at least the first six months. However, they all would go back to sleep if it was still dark and quiet, so I could go back to sleep too. So once I adjusted my expectations and got used to waking up once or twice (to feed them), I began to feel okay the next day if my total amount of sleep was 7 or 8 hours. But adjusting my expectations was fairly difficult the first time around...

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K.B.

answers from Saginaw on

I have heard they can sleep through the night without needing a feeding by 5-6 months. I am not sure about earlier. We just finished sleep training with my 6 month old. I waited because of major changes (we just moved to the area). I did the training with my boys and it went VERY well. They know where their beds are and go to sleep when we tell them to. Sure we have set backs every once in awhile, someone is sick, etc.
When they are tired, they ask to go to their beds.
You are setting your childs sleep habits now, try to keep the routine the same and the process will be smooth. Maybe you experienced similar situations with your other child?
It's tough. During the early days, I did try the swing at night or I have heard of the bouncer chair.
White noise is another thing that helped us. I have a fan blowing in their room each night. It does not blow on them, but drowns out any noise from in the house. Sorry if this isn't what you were looking for. It will go by fast. You can train your baby before you know it. The worst is that time between 3-4 months when they are too young for cereal and to sleep train. Good luck!

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C.M.

answers from Milwaukee on

I love the book Health Sleep Habits, Happy Child which has helped us a little so far in establishing a nightime routine and extended periods os sleep (with a four moth old)...i think it will prove to be more effective in the future. My sister-in-laws swear by this book and they have kids of all ages...

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G.B.

answers from Omaha on

First, 3-4 hours of sleep for a 2 month old is actually pretty good, but I do understand that you're thinking more long term. Here's the absolute key to making sure you and baby sleep longer stretches...swaddle, swaddle, swaddle! My twin sons (now 13 1/2 months old) began sleeping 6 hours at time from about 3 months on, so long as we swaddled them as tightly as we possibly could! Best swaddlers are large burp towels or receiving blankets, NOT velcro-style fancy swaddlers.

Second, you must spend about $20.00 and buy the book, "The Happiest Baby on the Block". It was a Godsend for me and my husband! Follow their five easy recommendation and you'll be sleeping like a champ!

Good luck!!

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J.B.

answers from Minneapolis on

Three to four hours at a stretch is good for a 2 month old! Be happy you get that much.

SAHM of seven

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C.H.

answers from Green Bay on

I really don't know what to tell you about your baby not sleeping through the night. I can just tell you that it does get better. Usually around 3 months or so if you are not breast feeding. Breast fed babies seem to need more during the night than bottle fed. Once your baby is on cereal it may help, but they say not to start that until 4+ mo/old. DO NOT PUT IT IN THE BOTTLE. Spoon feed it to your baby in the AM and Before bedtime. Your baby must have the ability to move the food with the tongue.

I just want to warn you about putting your baby in the carseat to sleep. There is an increased risk for SIDS from the position that they are in. I would recommend that you swaddle your baby tightly at night and put it in the crib rather than a car seat.

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