At what age...

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Did your kids start sleeping through? We are only three weeks in but im already dreaming of the day when dd will stop feeding every few hours, then spend the same time again fussing before going back to sleep! She is formula fed so hoping as she gets bigger she will have bigger feeds and sleep for longer periods. How old were yours when they started doing this?

Also what age were they when you introduced a bedtime routine? We are still very much in the newborn haze but I'm craving some routine and structure already.

My 8 month old slept through once at about 7 weeks and has slept through twice since then.

My 3 years old started sleeping through at about 10 months.

Introduce a bedtime routine as early as you want to!

I know it can vary. My eldest slept through relatively early and was always a super content baby but this time it's very different!

Mine both started sleeping 12 hours straight (7pm to 7am) when they turned 1.

Eldest slept through 11hours pretty consistently from about 16-18weeks old (exclusively breastfed til 1 yr).

Youngest still often wakes at night (nearly 3). EBF until 6m then bottles of expressed until 1y.

We werent as good at being consistent with youngest as they had some health stuff going on. Consistency is key. Pick a strategy, have a little routine (eg bath, milk, story, songs etc) and then stick to it.

Still waiting for my 2 year old...

My first born would sleep from 11pm to 5 am at 3 months. My second is now 5 years old and still wakes several times a night!

Mine was 5yo!!!

About 6 years 🤣 honestly I just remember thinking all the shouting me in the night for drinks etc went on until they were about 6 so hang in there 😅

My eldest slept through from about 9 months & my youngest is still waking up every night at 2 years old 😭

Mine is 6 years and doesn’t sleep through. She just doesn’t need the sleep; she’s always full of energy through the day so I don’t think it’s impacting her. She tends to do 3-4 hour stints through the night, then wakes up and goes back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. She has a bedtime routine and falls asleep okay, is also doing well at school etc so maybe this is just how her sleep patterns work for her…

8 weeks. Formula fed, and also started weaning at 8 weeks (thirty years ago). Consistently good sleeper - I had to wake her at 8am on Christmas mornings as a toddler and primary age child, as she would be late for present opening otherwise!

About 4 months

Oldest was 12 weeks ish, youngest about 16 weeks. Both formula fed

Omg I've started and read so many of these types of threads.

Things I've noticed are 1. They really are all different and 2. Most children seem to sleep through by 2.5 (but some still don't) 3. Just because your 3 week old is waking frequently now, doesn't mean the gaps won't get bigger. Some people complain there 4 year old still wakes, but I sincerely doubt a 4yo wakes as frequently as a newborn so don't let comments like that bring you down (they used to make me feel like shit)

I have nothing else to add except mine is 15mo and still doesn't sleep through. Hoping my next one sleeps more but definitely not counting on it 😂

My GC naturally slept from 9pm and woke once for a feed from 9-14 months. So a semblance of a routine was doable. Read up on growth spurts and developmental leaps, they can cause night waking etc, so can teething. Tbh it's a matter of luck. It's about supporting each other, making use of wider family/friends and getting a bit of me time whenever possible. You then don't feel so bogged down.

Oh and we started a nap and bedtime routine at around 4 months. My advice is be flexible and don't put too much pressure on yourself or them. Also Lyndsey Hookway is marvellous.

9 weeks for my first and 13 weeks for my second. Both still pretty good sleepers now at 7 and 3 although my eldest is an early riser.

Thanks all, I don't want to wish the time away but I am craving routine. Not just at nighttime but in the day too. I have been recovering from a difficult birth and we've basically just been surviving these last few weeks, but now I'm on the mend I would like regular nap times, feeding times, bedtime routines and so on. She's only 3 weeks so probably very early to be thinking like this 🙈

3 years in and still waiting

My 7 year old still wakes up sometimes and comes wandering into our room!

Sounds harsh but I wouldn't even think about when sleeping through may happen, it was way over 1 for both mine and even then not consistent (see above)

8 months and 2 days, I still remember 21 years later, lol

DC1 - 4.5 years and still waiting 😭

DC2 - 3 weeks (i know, i know - she was 95th centile and growing well. She's two now and fine)

4 years and a few months
Good luck!

They are all different.
DC1 slept through (11 pm until 6:30 ish) almost from birth.
DC2 woke every 4 hours until 11 months, at which point we moved house and he got his own bedroom. Unsure if he slept through or I did!

Both perfectly average thriving babies.

My three year old consistently slept through the night by 10 months old, although he was inconsistently sleeping through by 9 months. From 10 weeks- 22 weeks he also slept through. He went though a phase a couple months ago while night potty training where he would wake us up every time he needed to wee but we’ve gotten past that now .

My second born (18 months old) doesn’t consistently sleep through the night although he went through phases . From 8 weeks-16 weeks old he slept though . Around his first birthday he started to sleep through as well . He occasionally does now but not often . Last night he woke at 1am and again at 4:30am. The night before that he only once once at 4:40am. It varies .

I didn’t do sleep training . They were breastfed ( my 18 month old still is ) although I don’t believe that makes a huge difference but I’m sure others will prove me wrong 😆