Will My Baby Ever Sleep Through the Night???

I totally agree with Susan and Julia!!

Your baby is completely normal and doing what is natural to her. She is too young to be sleeping through the night in the terms that we think of it...I don't even really sleep through the night!

My son, much like Susan's, has just now started to sleep 'through the night'...like 7 hours without waking up and he's only 30 months.

I would keep your routine the same and do some research on the phases that your baby might be going through. For example she may be experiencing growth spurts or teething.

Don't worry and don't freak out...just be patient and loving.

HI Jamie:
I totally agree with SH. Great response. I'll only reiterate,that all our children are very different little individuals.I wish I had been as fortunate,when my sons were that young.It sounds like she's needing that little extra,during this stage.Shes growin fast mama.Hang in there.She'll reach a point,where her food and milk will hold her over.I wouldn't disturb her sleep pattern either.You may learn to regret that more.I wish you and your baby girl the best. J. M

Hi,
Actually, your darling baby IS sleeping through the night. For a baby, 'sleeping through the night" means sleeping for at least 6 hours straight. And your baby does do this. So that's good.

And for the 1st year of life, a baby's primary source of nutrition is from breastmilk/formula (NOT solids or other liquids), and feeding on demand.

Your baby seems to have a GREAT sleep pattern already. Lots of babies this age wake more often. (mine did). And your baby naps well too. So that's good. She seems real good and comfy with her routine and her sleeping is stable. You're lucky...

But I know, it's not good for your work and energy levels.
And I know your previous children slept longer. But each baby is different... and this baby seems to sleep great.

Also, growth spurts and needing more intake, or teething or developmental changes, occurs too.. .so this will sometimes cause a hiccup in their usual sleep patterns. But your baby seems pretty good.

I sympathize with you... I have not had a full night's sleep since my daughter was born 6 years ago... and I wake at nights for both my kids. Perhaps for you... can your Hubby help and do night duty for the kids too? Maybe he can be responsible for 2 of them, and you handle the other 2??? Would that be an option? For you to handle all 4 of them, wear me out too!

When a baby is ready.. they will sleep longer. My son, who is 2.5 years old, only recently started sleeping through the night. So, in comparison to your baby... wow, your baby is a good lil' sleeper at her young age!

Well, all the best. I would not change around her schedule too much.. or as you saw, it can backfire and actually create more sleep problems for her, and then that would be worse.

take care,
Susan

I would keep the sleep and nap routines/times you have for this baby... as it seems to work well. And she seems like a good feeder as well. That is all positive's.

Hi Jamie,
Yes, your baby will eventually sleep through the night. She is doing really well, much better than my daughter did at her age. My daughter had one nighttime feeding around 3:30 until she was 9 months old. I breastfed, so I don't know how much she was getting, but I did notice that she started going right back to sleep once I got her and brought her in bed with us.

Can you try trading off with your husband, where 1 night he does the feeding and you get to sleep, and the next night you take her feeding? Or maybe try not responding right away - give her 5 minutes or so to see if she goes back to sleep on her own? Honestly, I'd wait until she's 9 months or so before I'd let her cry it out, but theoretically, she's old enough.

dont tamper with her bed time. i think my little one was going to bed at 7 but we started quiet time at 6 to get ready for bed. my little one was wakeing up like that until about 5 months. what you can try to do is give her a few ounces of water to deture her from waking. also what helped my little one sleep through the night is i cluster fed her before bed. i would feed her the normal amount of formula about 1 hour before she ate dinner (a heavy food with added rice cereal to make it thicker at 5pm) then durring our quiet time i would feed her anpther whole bottle. that kept her pretty good all night. but i also agree with other posts that this is normal and she will sleep through the night in her own time. good luck!