Babies to sleep through the night

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My baby is 13 weeks any tips on how to get him to sleep through the night at my wits end

Sorry to say, but mine is 19 months and I’d give anything for her to sleep what your baby is sleeping. Sorry, but honestly, count your blessings.

My three year old has never slept through the night - at 13 weeks she was still up feeding every hour. By 5/6 months we were only waking up 4 times to feed and I thought that was great.
Your little one doing that length of time at 13 weeks is bloody brilliant!

Not helpful @Hercwasonaroll what a nasty comment. A new baby is a huge adjustment so the op is entitled to feel like she’s struggling. So what if your kid doesn’t sleep as well as hers. Please take your own advice and get over yourself. I can’t stand people that are eager to say they have it worse

I can’t stand people that are eager to say they have it worse

To be fair whilst having a new baby is a guge adjustment and if course we can a empathise with the lack of sleep I sincerely doubt there are many parents of 13 week old babies who sleep as well as the OPs baby does.

My 5 and 3yo both sleep worse than that!

If you didn’t like what she had to say you could have fucked off yourself and kept scrolling but no we all had to know how much worse you have it. It’s clear your lack of sleep is getting to you

Oops please don't lynch me! Didn't rtft did I...

I doubt it is a pisstake thread or a bragging thread, sleep deprivation affects people differently and everyone can cope with different amounts of sleep

Sorry guys lol so new to all of this I'm just finding It difficult adjusting I'm sure I'll get used to it soon he's my first baby and I'm used to a lot of sleep I also find it hard to get back to sleep after he wakes up at 4 so I'm usually up then even if he goes back :) but thanks you guys have for sure made me feel very grateful xxx :) sending lots of love and positivity your way

This thread is either an epic stealth boast or someone taking the piss.

The thought did cross my mind that it was a huge stealth boast. Surely almost everyone even those without children would consider that amazing sleep for such a young baby.

Even the most clueless of parents would relaise this amount of sleep was unusual. They certainly wouldn't be starting a thread asking for advice on getting their baby to sleep through the night because they were so tired even though the child only woke once all night.

So they're getting 11/12 hours sleep a night minus the time it takes to feed and get back to sleep. Are you going to bed at a reasonable hour because if so, I have to ask, how many hours of sleep are you used to getting? It seems like you should be able to fit a decent amount in between those times....

Apologies for the cross post. Honestly just enjoy the lovely long stretches and possibly consider keeping him as an only child. The next one will alsmost certainly not be as amazing sleep wise

If a baby is sleeping a stretch of 6 hours that is considered to be ‘sleeping through’. Your baby is doing more than this, so with the best wishes - be grateful and make the most of it, it might not last. Just to pre-warn you, it’s quite common for babies to ‘sleep through’ by 3 months only to start waking again more frequently again by 4 months. Waking at night at this age protects babies from SIDS, which peaks between 3 and 6 months. Waking frequently is a GOOD thing. It’s easy to be tempted to sleep train when you are sleep deprived, but please be aware that at this age cry if out methods can have a really detrimental effect on the baby. Reduce your expectations of your baby and think about the changes you can make to your own habits to help you maximise your sleep and cope with having less of it. If you are struggling with the early morning wake up maybe you could go to bed at 9 too and then you should get a good 8 hour stretch. www.basisonline.org.uk/

I've had 2 nights in a row of DS (4 months) sleeping 9-3 and I'm literally doing a happy dance about it. Praying it happens tonight as well because up until this week he's been waking up exactly every 2 hours.

9-4:30 is brilliant. You have nothing to be at your wits end about. The fact he can go back to sleep until 8-9. Not sure what you are moaning about tbh.

I think I got seriously lucky! I have not done a single night feed or had her wake up in the night ( except night after injections) since she was 5 weeks. I couldn’t imagine waking up now. Watch my next child be the devil ! x

Please lower your expectations, your baby is doing AMAZING

I just went to bed super early in the newborn stage. Husband was on baby watch and brought him for BF when needed.

Honestly, you're getting the equivalent of a full night from him, you just need to go to bed when he does!

Good grief I hope he doesn’t go through the 4 month sleep regression I think you’ll die! Mine was up every 45 mins from 4-7 months 🥴

I agree with others that you definitely have to adjust your expectations, that's great for a 13 week old and you might have a long time to go till you get a long unbroken night's sleep.

I feel your pain about not getting back to sleep, j was the same. I'd suggest some good black out blinds so it isn't light and go to bed when the baby does the night before if you need a lot of sleep.

Wowzers MN is snarky today! Some of these comments are a bit borderline bitchy.

I have a 12 week old he'll sleep from 6.30-midnight(ish), then wake again at 3. He'll be up for the day at 6/6.30. I have noticed recently his sleep isnt as deep as it once was though, so I think things arw changing.