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when will my dd sleep through the night????

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bhk3 · 20/09/2008 19:38

my dd 7 months wakes up early at 4 am. when does babies sleep through the night? she takes a 7oz bottle at bedtime at 7pm and the next at 1am. she'll wake up early morning & would take several short naps all day. i'm really tired and stuck at home coz i cant take her out during her nap times which is all throughout the day. please help. how to stop the night waking? and do babies really need a bottle feed at the middle of the night? i'm weaning at present.

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choufleur · 20/09/2008 19:59

sorry bhk but i think they are all different. I hate people who say their babies sleep through. my ds has only really started sleeping through properly every night in teh past few months (he's 2.6).

why can't you go out during her nap times? she could sleep in the pram?

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Wallace · 20/09/2008 20:12

My ds slept through at 9 weeks

until he was 4 months old and hasn't slept through since - he's 2!

Sorry, not what you want to hear!

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Herecomesthesciencebint · 20/09/2008 21:11

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pudding25 · 20/09/2008 21:57

DD (4mths, 1wk) goes to sleep at 7pm, dreamfeed at 11pm, wakes between 6am and 7am. Started doing this 2 wks ago. Not holding my breath though! She has had 2/3 disturbed nights in this 2 weeks from teething.
She is mixed fed.
Do you have her in any kind of routine?

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TheProvincialLady · 20/09/2008 22:04

DS is just 2 and has still never slept 7 - 7. Don't put too much pressure on yourself thinking that your baby is in any way unusual for not sleeping through.

Is there no way you can get out with your DD during the day? It must be very hard for you if she won't sleep anywhere except her own cot. My DS was a bit like this for a while and would rather not sleep in his pushchair etc but I had to go out so eventually he got used to it again.

I am not a big fan of strict routines but sometimes they can help regulate your baby's sleep. You could try the No Cry Sleep Solution for some nice gentle suggestions.

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kid · 20/09/2008 22:13

my DD slept through the night from 2 1/2 years.
It was my own fault completely, I know that now. I used to love cuddling her at bedtime. This resulted in her being unable to fall to sleep by herself. So when she woke in the night, she relied on me cuddling her back to sleep again.

I didn't do the same with DS. He was soon able to get himself to sleep and was going through the night from about 13 months.

The sleepless nights are a pain but they don't last for ever. Just a couple of years!

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bhk3 · 22/09/2008 19:33

i'm trying to take her out in her buggy in the afternoon from 1-3 then i come back home and settle her to sleep. i'm trying this for a while lets see if it makes any changes in her early rising. i've cut down her nap time too to just watch if it makes any difference. she wouldnt sleep in her buggy, thats the main problem with my dd. thanks ladies for all ur suggestions.