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to be jealous of friends baby sleeping through?

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HCantThinkOfAUsername · 25/05/2017 18:58

I know this sounds really bad, but after seeing friend I felt a pang of jealousy that her 6 week old dd sleeps through and has done for the last 4 weeks.
I know I shouldn't compare, I think I'm just hormonal - and still very sleep deprived haha!

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Queazy · 25/05/2017 19:51

My 18mo has never slept later than 5am, and still wakes at least once in the night. I'd strongly encourage you not to compare. I used to call it 'compare and despair'. I was sorely jealous of Mum friends when mine woke hourly for 3-4 months.

Most are far better than mine though. Hang on in there - it'll get easier much soon. In fact we all have our own challenges so maybe your little one is easier in other respects. xxFlowers

toffeeboffin · 25/05/2017 20:07

Meh.

She's talking out of her well slept, refreshed ass.

Oysterbabe · 25/05/2017 20:07

It's not asleep it's just pretending so it doesn't have to talk to her.

Snoopysimaginaryfriend · 25/05/2017 20:11

A colleague has just come back to work after paternity leave and informed us his three week old ds sleeps through. Except he doesn't, he wakes at least every two and a half hours for feeds but his DW does those Wink

iwannapuppy · 25/05/2017 20:21

I was exactly the same. My ds is 7 months and has been a pita with sleep since day 1. I used to be jealous of every baby I saw sleeping. I've learned to make my peace with it though and keep telling myself that he is bound to be an angel toddler......because I bloody deserve it!! Wink

allgoodthings84 · 25/05/2017 20:23

YANBU mine is 2 on Sunday and still not sleeping through! I'm also now a single parent and it's so hard!

HCantThinkOfAUsername · 25/05/2017 20:27

@Oysterbabe that's made me laugh way more than it should 😂🙈

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angryladyboobs · 25/05/2017 20:43

No, I hate her too. 4.5yo DD rarely sleeps through.

shinyredbus · 25/05/2017 20:48

my 8 month old boy slept through from about 6 weeks - i would say its highly abnormal. My daughter who is 3 slept through from 2 years-ish - babies really do vary Smile. I know what a crazy time it is though - my daughter was an awful sleeper and i sympathise. I will (and does!) get better i promise!

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