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: if your baby didn't sleep through at 12months... when did they start?
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DD is 12.5 months and so far from sleeping through. She starts the night in her cot after a breast feed but stays there for no longer than 4 hours absolute max. For the rest of the night she co-sleeps with me and has ready access to my boobs whenever she wants (sometimes 5 times a night!). I've made various attempts at sleep training but don't think its for me or DD (she gets unbelievably upset - cries until vomits, poos herself). I also am back to work full time and like the nighttime closeness as we're apart so much in the day.
So....if your baby suddenly started sleeping through or dropping night feeds when did this happen? I know its going to be a piece of string as to how long this goes on for but would be interested in other's similar experiences! My MIL thinks I'm mad.
my baby did still wake yup at 12m, but he only slept through when I gave him to my mum for a few days...
no suddenly starting to sleep through I'm afraid, though you may be able to get results without sleep training as such. I suspect you'll have to drop the co-sleeping though - maybe by patting and shushing or by putting the cit next to the bed? (this worked with ds1)
My ds is 15 months and sounds just like yours. To be honest, I have no idea how many times he wakes in the night. It used to really stress me out, and I spent a lot of time searching for solutions, thinking that he 'shouldn't' be doing this at his age, that all the other babies had been sleeping through for ages.... and then I thought -hey, this is probably NORMAL for breast-fed co-sleeping babies, and perhaps (just perhaps) it is all of those 'normal' babies that have often been forced into unnatural sleeping routines. So I just let it go and don't worry anymore. I get through the day - some nights are better than others, and like Mrs Pickles, I love the closeness. I have stopped worrying about it and just go with the flow. I am convinced it is the more healthy thing to do with my ds. I am not saying that it is for everyone, but you might find that if you accept that it is normal for co-sleeping babies to wake and feed throughout the night, and that this will fade naturally with time, the situation might turn out to be a lot less stressful. Of course this is all if you manage to get enough sleep...
Thanks for all your replies. I am at 5 years. But PhDiva you are so right. When I don't stress about it and just go with the flow, the wakings really don't bother me and never have done. I've got one friend from baby group who has literally spent months trying to sleep train and gone through hell with sleepless nights and screaming and setbacks to square 1 every time her DD is ill or teething or anything different about the routine. I would love to say my baby sleeps through and maybe OH & I could go out for dinner on our own for the first time or sleep in a bed on our own but I'm prepared to wait [crossing fingers in the hope that day comes in less than 4 years time!]
at 5 years. But PhDiva you are so right. When I don't stress about it and just go with the flow, the wakings really don't bother me and never have done. I've got one friend from baby group who has literally spent months trying to sleep train and gone through hell with sleepless nights and screaming and setbacks to square 1 every time her DD is ill or teething or anything different about the routine. I would love to say my baby sleeps through and maybe OH & I could go out for dinner on our own for the first time or sleep in a bed on our own but I'm prepared to wait [crossing fingers in the hope that day comes in less than 4 years time!] 
