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Shiny_Rock
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- Mar 22, 2007
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Okay, now that I am back at work, and have a computer that works, I am actually able to post again! And I''ve got a lot of things on my mind. First and foremost is the sleeping habit of babies.
For those mommies out there, how old were your children when they started sleeping through the night? What did you do to help facilitate this?
I know from reading some other threads that a lot of you use the EASY method. I started trying this around 2 months old, and for a week my DS only woke up once a night. I was ecstatic! But, after that week, he went back to waking up twice a night. I know that doesn''t sound like a lot, but now that I''m back at work, the lack of sleep is starting to hit me. I''d really like to work to get DS back to the once a night feeding, or maybe no night feedings at all (one can always dream)!
I''ve tried earlier bedtimes, later bedtimes, feeding more before bedtime, and nothing seems to work. His current schedule is going to bed between 8 and 9:00, wake up at around 1:00, and again at around 4:00, then up for the day at around 7:00.
We went away for a couple of days of the holiday break, and since DS loves to sleep in the car, he went a couple of times with 6 hours between feedings, so I know he can go that long without a feeding.
We transitioned him to his crib a week ago when he his three months, and I thought that might help him sleep better, since the crib mattress seems much more comfortable than the co-sleeper, but his sleeping habits have not changed. I thought maybe I''d try to soothe him back to sleep without feeding him for at least one of the feedings, but he gets himself ridiculously worked up, and will not go back to sleep without a feed.
I guess I just need your guys'' advice. All my other mommy friends either have really easy babies who started sleeping through the night on their own by 8 weeks, or they have one year olds who still can''t make it through the night. I don''t want to end up in that second group!
For those mommies out there, how old were your children when they started sleeping through the night? What did you do to help facilitate this?
I know from reading some other threads that a lot of you use the EASY method. I started trying this around 2 months old, and for a week my DS only woke up once a night. I was ecstatic! But, after that week, he went back to waking up twice a night. I know that doesn''t sound like a lot, but now that I''m back at work, the lack of sleep is starting to hit me. I''d really like to work to get DS back to the once a night feeding, or maybe no night feedings at all (one can always dream)!
I''ve tried earlier bedtimes, later bedtimes, feeding more before bedtime, and nothing seems to work. His current schedule is going to bed between 8 and 9:00, wake up at around 1:00, and again at around 4:00, then up for the day at around 7:00.
We went away for a couple of days of the holiday break, and since DS loves to sleep in the car, he went a couple of times with 6 hours between feedings, so I know he can go that long without a feeding.
We transitioned him to his crib a week ago when he his three months, and I thought that might help him sleep better, since the crib mattress seems much more comfortable than the co-sleeper, but his sleeping habits have not changed. I thought maybe I''d try to soothe him back to sleep without feeding him for at least one of the feedings, but he gets himself ridiculously worked up, and will not go back to sleep without a feed.
I guess I just need your guys'' advice. All my other mommy friends either have really easy babies who started sleeping through the night on their own by 8 weeks, or they have one year olds who still can''t make it through the night. I don''t want to end up in that second group!