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Worried he will change? Please prepare me (sleep related)

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Alrrio · 02/01/2023 00:17

So far ds wakes a couple of times a night and I’ve coped. He’s nearly two months. I constantly hear horror stories about how this won’t last. He cries rarely in the day and naps often. I feel worried I need to prepare myself as I don’t cope well with no sleep. Is this likely to change and if so when?

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maisiedaisy64 · 02/01/2023 00:22

That’s about the age that my DD started sleeping through the night….

But I will say I’ve found the longer wake periods as she ages during the day harder. She’s now 10 months and I’m lucky to get two 1hr naps each day!

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Alrrio · 02/01/2023 00:28

@maisiedaisy64 what do you do to entertain in the day? I just use the play mat and take him on a walk! How old is your dd now? Has the sleep stayed the same/how long does she sleep overnight?

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chelle0 · 02/01/2023 00:34

We've had our ups and downs with sleep but mostly she's an amazing sleeper. She's just turned 2. A bit of a regression around 9/10 months? That was hell for a few weeks, then back to sleeping through unless she's poorly. So you may just be lucky and have a good sleeper!

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Mylittlesandwich · 02/01/2023 00:36

Alrrio · 02/01/2023 00:17

I know it's easy for me to say but try not to worry about something that may not happen. Some babies sleep well, some less so. For us DS mostly slept really well, we'd have the odd short spell when he was teething or something when he'd be up and down a bit more but it never lasted long. If it happens you can always hop on here for some advice on what to do but it really may not.

RyvitaBrevis · 02/01/2023 00:44

Honestly every baby is different. Your DS's patterns and routines will change as he grows older but it's not as simple as saying it will change for the worse at a particular point. It's not a given that it will. Some babies sleep well at night. Try to enjoy/get through each day for what it is without worrying about future scenarios if you possibly can.

Parkopedia · 02/01/2023 08:31

As PP have said, pretty much every experience is different. You will go through ups and downs but nothing lasts forever. And things are always bound to upset the routine, late nights, holidays, starting nursery etc.
DD slept from 7 till 7 between 6 and 10 months. It was glorious. From 10months it was like she was a different baby which was very difficult for a couple of months. Things slowly improved, then she started nursery and back to square one, things slowly improved, now she's 18mo and reliably sleeping 11hrs per night.

maisiedaisy64 · 02/01/2023 08:54

@Alrrio She’s 10 months now and generally sleeps between 10/11 hours a night. It is a battle to get her asleep though!

As regards entertaining her, she’s crawling now so she likes exploring, and she will sit and play with her toys on her own too. We go for walks, and I’m lucky that her grandparents live next door, so we visit once a day usually. We live quite rurally so we don’t get out every day because it means getting in the car and she’s prove to car sickness.

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