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When did your non sleep trained baby sleep through?

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choceyes · 30/08/2011 09:28

My 12.5 month old DD wakes up about twice in the night (between 8pm-7am) and I feed her and she goes back to sleep. I BF and co-sleep, so it is only a matter of latching her on and getting back to sleep for me, so it's not so bad really, rarely do I feel sleep deprived.
Although would be nice if she did sleep through obviously Grin, but CC and CIO is not for us. Planning on following the no-cry-sleep solution if it gets to the point where I am not getting any sleep.

Just wondering what the norm is for babies to sleep through? Just out of curiosity?

My DS is a rubbish sleeper at nearly 3 (and DD is already heaps better than he was/is), so my expectation are pretty low!

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rhetorician · 30/08/2011 20:59

about 10 months, I think; EBF until 8 months; getting her to sleep always tricky; she is now 2.7 and sleeps well unless teething, poorly or upset. We never did sleep training.

inspireme · 31/08/2011 22:43

DS sleeps from 9.30ish to 7 or 8am from he was 7.5 wks, now 9 wks old dont know how I managed it but I hope he keeps it up!!

nearlytherenow · 31/08/2011 22:56

I wouldn't say that I did no sleep training with DS1, but we never did CC (or anything really involving crying). I did try a lot of the suggestions in the No Cry Sleep Solution (including co-sleeping for part of the night). He slept through (12+ hour night) from 11 months. By 7 months we were down to a 10.30 dreamfeed + 1 night waking most nights, which I was very happy with.

DS2 is 4 1/2 months and generally only wakes once in an 11 hour night, again no sleep training but I've been more aware this time about recognising sleepy cues etc, and he can self-settle.

matana · 01/09/2011 07:24

6 hour stretch - 3 months(ish)
all night (11/12 hours) 7.5 months

Still goes through phases of waking (usually to crawl or stand up in his cot at ridiculous o'clock) but no longer needs feeding during the night and will re-settle either on his own or with a little cuddle.

usingapseudonym · 01/09/2011 07:55

I would love a baby that sleeps through early this time (first one was about a year). I do find it amusing that some parents whose babies sleep through in the first month or two (highly unusual) assume its their good parenting rather than the temperament of the child!

Most children need to eat during the night for the first few months as they have such tiny stomachs.

Piggyleroux · 01/09/2011 08:00

Ds 17 mo still not sleeping through. I bf and co sleep so can echo another poster when I say I don't feel sleep deprived. I think he is going through a growth spurt as for the last week he has been latched on all night.

BeeBopBunny · 03/09/2011 09:31

9mo.

NightLark · 03/09/2011 09:41

DS was five (years), DD about two (years again) and DD2 just did 9pm to 5am last night at 9 weeks old

mumofpe · 04/09/2011 22:53

My DS was about 14 months 8pm till 6-7 am.
My DD slept from 8 weeks till 6 months through the night, then started waking up at 2 am and then 5:30 or 6 am until 16 months. Now, sleeps again all night.
I have breast feed both and co-slept when the sleep was too broken, breastfeed through the night.

I am a full time working mummy it was hard at times, I went back to work when my DS was 6 months old and then back again when my DD was 8 months old.
I have never left them cry to sleep and i have had them latched ...when needed.

They all sleep, getting a good routine and letting them know that its sleep time it has eventually worked with my kids.

Hope this helps

sarahtigh · 04/09/2011 23:17

8 weeks (6 lb 13oz)11-6 HV thought too small to sleep through and I should wake her but followed my mothers advice never ever wake sleeping baby... she was growing nicely had moved from 0.4 centile when born to 2nd centile
5 months (10lb)8-7.30pm and she still sleeps that and 2-4pm afternoon nap at 21months, always good sleeper 3-4 hours between feeds was 5lbs when born so not big baby
never sleep trained but she slept in cot in our room expressed BF till about 6 weeks then some FF had tongue tie when born never got hang of BF
never let her cry, but did not rush to pick up if just made tiny noise as often would just settle within a minute
from a very young age I would feed her then change nappy give cuddle put in bed and walk out of room she fell asleep quickly but not all babies same temperament

not sure about sleep training but think a routine helps and not rushing over the minute they move or make tiniest noise or feeding again if just been fed, I am pretty laid back but I think that is just her she is laid back too plays for ages on own so its her nature not just my brilliant parenting :)

AngelDog · 05/09/2011 00:10

First time (apart from 3 nights age 3 months) was about 17 months. Since then he's slept through roughly 1 night a week (20 months now) but it's gone down the pan with teething & a huge developmental leap.

At 13 months he suddenly dropped from 3-5 wakings a night to one at my bedtime (we co-sleep and I bf every time he wakes).

ConstantCraving · 05/09/2011 20:56

When DD was 9 months she went to one night feed, then by a year sleeping through (mostly) and waking at 5ish. Now at 23 months has been sleeping 7-7 for the last month and I don't know myself! (Hope I haven't jinxed it Grin). She did alot of one step forward 3 steps back in sleeping through one night and I'd think we'd cracked it, and then waking repeatedly for a week. Teething, growth spurts and separation anxiety all upset her sleeping and at one point all seemed to be going on at once! She went into her own cot at 6 months old but still woke as frequently for feeds and we had a really steady bedtime routine - but it didn't seem to help. She just wasn't ready to do it before.
With DS its so long ago I have only vague memories but I think he woke frequently until 18 months or so.

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