Do you know what? Some babies just sleep BETTER than others.

[Fillyjonk]

I have been guilt tripped at my non-sleeping babies by MIL, smug mothers at p&t groups, even my own mother, old women who smell of cat pee, HVs, etc etc etc.

And now I have one who DOES sleep. I am sat here, rocking her in a CRIB (yes a crib, a crib) with one foot. She is sleeping on her back, not in a sling, in a crib on her BACK.

She is only 2 weeks old but this is a bloody record for the Fillyjonk household.

It is not something I am doing wrong, it is that ALL BABIES ARE DIFFERENT.





thank you

[scorpio1]

you are so true. my ds2 was and still is a much better sleeper than ds1 ever was.

Try to put down awake as much as poss, day/night distinction etc. Sure you know anyway

Hope you get good sleep this time

[Olihan]

Amen to that.

We've just had this discussion on a thread called 'Let's dispel the myth that all babies sleep through the night'.

Having a baby who sleeps well is entirely down to luck. Nothing else. They can either do it, or they can't.

My first 2 dcs slept brilliantly, my 3rd is 14mo and is up at least once a night, usually more. I can't be a suddenly bad mother third time round, I'm just unlucky!

[Nbg]

Well said FJ.

No 2 babies are the same IMO.

[Fillyjonk]

ohhh she doesn't sleep at night



BUT the others didn't sleep AT ALL. So I don't care.

[newgirl]

so true

i have a theory that the fatter the babies are the better they sleep - load of tosh or vaguely helpful?!

[fryalot]

My three have had completely different sleep routines from the word go.

But even dd2 has started to actually sleep occasionally

You're right, you're doing nothing wrong.

Congrats on babyfilly

[Fillyjonk]

thanks

it just gets me how crappy I felt, esp the second time-dd1 was a nightmare sleeper (looking back, I am 90% sure she had undiagnosed reflux )

[Twiglett]

good for you

stop rocking her though .. you don't need to .. leave her alone

[Fillyjonk]

oh no i do

if i stop rocking her, she wakes up

but otoh she has been asleep for 3 hours and I have nearly finished the head of this => sophie

[Fillyjonk]

(also I need to rock SOMETHING. Otherwise it is odd)

[Twiglett]

rod meet back

3 hours you say .. excellent

[Fillyjonk]

lol

I do not CARE about rods and backs

Today



I drank WARM (decaff) coffee

actually i think I will go and make another WARM COFFEE

[Zsuzsimunci]

Rubbish!Sorry!My son was 10kg at the age of 6months and woke every one- to two hours at night.There are chubby bad sleepers

[boopdoop]

Sorry to challenge your theory newgirl, My DS was 10 7 when born and is the worst sleeper ever (he's 2 years 9 months and has already woken 3 times tonight). I miss sleep.

[Highlove]

New Girl's babies are knocking on for ten now. Hope they're sleeping through

[thegirlinthecar]

I completely agree , mine are 3 and 2 and still wake multiple times a night

[thegirlinthecar]

newgirl

[Zsuzsimunci]

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