sleeping through the night-when does it happen??

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i have a 4.5 month old. she was exclusively breast fed until 2 weeks ago. have started trying to introduce bottle and hoping to give one at night so she sleeps through. last night took bottle first time at 7.30pm ish (7oz) slept by about 9pm but woke again at 12.15am and had braest feed. then woke around 7am which is ok. what time should last bottle be-she doesnt take it in her sleep yet so difficult to do dream feed at 10pm. what age should she sleep through by and how. we also have nigts when she is awake from 4-5am playing after a breast feed. she is not weaned yet.

any advise on how to sleep through-thanks!!

In our house? About 30 months.

Sorry.

Think there is no such thing as an age that they "should" sleep through. With babies same age as my dd, some slept through from 7 weeks others still waking at 10m+. Loads of books with different advice to try (NCSS / baby whisperer / Feber), but every baby different. Some naturally sleep through and others need coaxing. My dd slept through from 6.5m, but only after the dreaded cc (actually was really easy and took only 10-15mins, but was a long 10mins and I know not the right route for everyone). Sorry not helpful as not v definitive. I found the sleepness nights really hard going so I hope you're coping ok. My dd started off life as a terrible sleeper and is now great, so it can all change quickly!

they all do it in their own good time

ds1 was around 6 months
ds2 was 2.5 years
ds3 is a year and has occasionally slept through but normally wakes around 5 or 6am for a feed