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Sleeping through the night

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Mand1A · 31/08/2007 22:12

Hi, I've a 10 week old who has suddenly started sleeping through the night. It's great, but I didn't have this with 1st baby, and feel a bit guilty anout him not having night feeds - but he doesn't seem to cry in hunger...! Does anyone else have any comments on this?

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yogabird · 31/08/2007 22:25

lucky you. Mine were both like that - fab isn't it. Don't tell anyone else (in the real world)who has a little one the same age... cos they either won't believe you or will hate you

Anders · 31/08/2007 22:30

Don't feel guilty about him not having night feeds, he's obviously not hungry, enjoy the uninterupted sleep! My dd stated sleeping through at 6 weeks but I used to wake her up at 3am to feed her so that she wasn't hungry, until my sister kndly pointed out that "you must be bloody mad to wake a sleeping baby, if she wants food she'll let you know" and she was right. I stopped waking her and she continued to sleep through the night, she just had bigger feeds in the day.

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Again · 01/09/2007 10:19

How often do you feed during the day? Mine occasionally sleeps for 6 hours from about 7 weeks, but is back to a max of 4 hours now.

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Mand1A · 01/09/2007 19:09

Since he hasn't cried out for a feed,(about 5 nights ago) I've increased his bottles to 5 during the day rather than 4. He get's around 33 ounces a day which apparently is about right for his weight. He may wake in the night and grunt a bit, but if we just put the dummy back in he goes back to sleep.. .

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BacktoBasics · 01/09/2007 19:26

Mine did that at 6 weeks and i did what you have done (giving 5 feeds during the day) and she has been a great sleeper since and she's 11mths old now.

helenelisabeth · 01/09/2007 19:37

I HATE YOU ALL!!! My DD didn't sleep through until 10 months old, not one fecking night! Dreading unborn LO's arrival as I NEED MY SLEEP!

Mand1A - I wouldn't worry - relish every minutes of your lovely warm bed.

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Mand1A · 01/09/2007 20:12

Ha ha ha! I'll stop worrying then - although I do find I'm checking him quite often just to check he's ok! Sleep glorious sleep

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Mand1A · 01/09/2007 20:13

oh - I'm new to this - what does DD and LO mean?

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helenelisabeth · 01/09/2007 21:35

DD means Dear/Darling daughter and LO means (I think) loved one = someone correct me if I am wrong about this one!

sfxmum · 01/09/2007 21:50

i think LO is little one

dd is 2.3yr and has had periods on and off when she sleeps through

then again she can go for weeks when she wakes up every night

i really can't remember what it was like at 10wks i had joined the collective by then, resistance was quite futile i was a zombye for months

enjoy while it lasts i think

sfxmum · 01/09/2007 21:51

or a zombie even

GodzillasBumcheek · 01/09/2007 22:04

Apparently (according to my mum's diary-type thing) i slept through from 5 weeks, and i was neither starved as a baby, nor have any unresolved parent 'issues', so stop feeling guilty and enjoy it!

If it makes you feel better, it might all change when teething starts

helenelisabeth · 02/09/2007 19:34

My mum says I slept through from the day I was born! How lucky was she?! I also was bottlefed, never had a feed at night and I gained weight fine.

lucyellensmum · 02/09/2007 20:04

how jealous am i!!!! i was up hourly with DD 2 for about three months, then feeding once during the night until about 18 months, now she still wakes in the night on 4 nights out of seven and its a palava to get her back to sleep, holding hand in cot etc and she is 2.3!!!!!! i get used to the lack of sleep but it is taking its toll and has affected our decision to have another child, we are not going to DP doesnt think he can cope. DD1 on the other hand slept through at 2 weeks, from about 10-8!!! So you can imagine my dismay when it didnt work out that way with DD2.

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Mand1A · 02/09/2007 20:45

I've put him to sleep in his own room now, which is right next to ours. I feel a little uncomfortable doing this as 'they' do recommend sleeping in parents bedrooms up to 6 months - but he's getting too big for his moses basket and there's no room for a cot in our room - any comments on this?

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moljam · 02/09/2007 20:47

not fair!my ds is 21months and waking all night.he did sleep through early till he was 8 months then suddenly stopped-like you i had older children who hadnt slept from beginning so was bit worried bit overjoyed! so be warned!

Ineedsomesleep · 03/09/2007 15:07

As long as you are happy with how they are feeding during the day, enough dirty nappies, alert etc then just enjoy it! Lucky you!

flowerybeanbag · 03/09/2007 15:11

is marvellous! DS sleeps through to about 6-6.30 now, doesn't want feeding til 7.
Your DS will soon let you know if he wakes up starving.
And DS has been in his own room since about 7-8 weeks. He was getting to big for his basket and we thought we would all sleep better if he was in his room undisturbed by us and vice versa. We were right. Long as you've got a good monitor it's fine.

cheeset · 05/09/2007 11:34

Hi,I have just reg on m.net so hello to all!

My sisters advise helped me-make sure you stuff them full of milk before they go down and they will have no need to wake up and if they do wake up, give them cooled boiled water,not so appealing!It worked for me, both my children slept thro the night from about 6-9 weeks old, my ds was 9 pound 13 when born so big hungry poppet, dd was 8 pounds 12. I didn't literally stuff the milk down!

I was a little on edge when they didnt wake up in night but I think thats normal when you have a newborn.

As long as putting on weight and happy, alert and enough dirty nappies-well done, you are obviously doing a splendid job.

allyne · 25/09/2007 22:40

Can anyone help I'm a new mum. My baby was 3 weeks early and is now 9 weeks old. I am bottle feeding every 4 hours. At my babies 7pm feed she always has a good 5oz but when it comes time for her 11pm feed I aways have to wake her up and she is always very sleepy only having about 3 oz. But she is always raring for her feed at 3am. I really want her to start to go through the night and it seems to me she wants to give up the 11pm feed not the 3am feed how can I encourage her to give up the 3am not the 11pm

christywhisty · 25/09/2007 23:55

Both mine slept through from about 3 months I didn't do anything, they just stopped waking up for a feed. Ds started waking up again a few weeks later but HV advised to wean him (normal in those days) and he just went straight back to sleeping through.

xXxamyxXx · 25/09/2007 23:58

ds slept through the night at 10 weeks was delighted thou im told you only get one like that!

AitchTwoOh · 26/09/2007 00:01

cheeset... yikes.

xXxamyxXx · 26/09/2007 00:01

allyne could you try change her routine by giving her the bottle before the 11 o clock earlier so she is hungry by eleven?

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