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Babies who sleep through the night.. did yours?

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mumatuks · 01/02/2006 15:44

Hi everyone,

I've noticed recently a few threads about babies who are waking in the night. It must be awful, especially when you've gotten used to your sleep.

However Neither of my two have slept through the night! They have both co-slept as they are breast fed, and liked a comforting suckle through the night! We had 4 full nights sleep with DS1 in his first year. I remember them well. DS2 is now 7m and is showing no signs of sleeping through on his own!

I'm not too fussed, it works for us, I'm not wanting a miracle cure or anything, but am I the only one who has babies who have never slept through the night from a very early age? Surely not!?

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Maddison · 01/02/2006 23:41

No you're not the only one!

My DS1 (5 years) was, and still is a terrible sleeper. He co slept with us, was bfed for 1 week then bottle fed, but we continued to co sleep. He still sometimes comes into our bed in the middle of the night.

OTOH, DS2 (8 1/2 months) is still bfed but we don't co sleep, mainly because I think this is one of the reasons we can't evict DS1 from our bed. And DS2 is usually a good sleeper.

mummytosteven · 01/02/2006 23:43

Sorry, DS has always been a great sleeper at night. Pure luck, not claiming any great technique on my part....

I'll get my coat shall I

VeniVidiVickiQV · 01/02/2006 23:44

DD slept 7pm till 7am from 11 weeks old except when ill etc.

DS who is 9mths has rarely slept through and has currently woken 3 times this evening already having gone to bed at 7.30pm. is curretnly wailing upstairs.

any advice would be most welcome.......

VeniVidiVickiQV · 01/02/2006 23:45

Was just about to start a thread actually.......

waterfalls · 01/02/2006 23:46

Ds slept through the night from 13 weeks, and has never woke up since unless he is poorly, he is now a very heavy sleeper and sleeps 12 hours, a few weeks ago we built his flatpack wardrobe in his room while he was sleeping and he did'nt even stir, he will be 5 in 2 weeks

DTS slept through from 11 weeks, they wake up accasionally, only for a drink, then go straight back to sleep.

waterfalls · 01/02/2006 23:54

Did I kill this thread??????

kama · 02/02/2006 00:16

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hana · 02/02/2006 00:21

dd2 has slept thru since about 2 months
her 4 year old sister has yet to sleep thru a night , we coslept with her and can't stop!! would love a night when she doesnt come into our bed
fpr that reason we decided not to cosleep with dd2

Smee · 02/02/2006 11:03

DS is 20mths and can count on one hand the number of times he's slept through. He now wakes usually just once a night, which is such a vast improvement that I'm almost celebrating..

popsycalindisguise · 02/02/2006 11:04

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Clayhead · 02/02/2006 11:07

Mine are 4 and 2 and althought dd (4) sleeps through now, ds doesn't very often...

Feistybird · 02/02/2006 11:09

new born? No
baby? No
toddler? No
pre-schooler? Occasionally
Schooler? Yes, oh thank you, yes, DD1 is knackered and goes out like a light!

DD2 however still a toddler...

Lilyofthevalley · 03/02/2006 13:33

DD first slept thru a night (10pm to 6am) at 9 weeks old. When I woke and saw the sun was up I thought she'd died!!! Was so used to getting woken up.

I think it depends on the parent's needs, I stress out when dd has to co-sleep cos I need my own space, I love being with her all day but rejoice at 7pm when she's in bed and I can relax, have a glass of wine, get cuddley with dh etc .

I've worked hard to make dd an independant sleeper and we are struggling with separation anxiety at the moment, she wakes a lot and needs my presence but I refuse to co-sleep no matter how lovely it is (we used to, oooohhhh those cuddley sunday mornings!) because I need the space and I would be concerned about dd becoming clingy and dependant on me when she's older.

MissChief · 03/02/2006 13:36

yes - Gina Fordites.

alicemama · 03/02/2006 13:37

dd1 slept thru from 3 weeks old.... I know I couldn't believe it either. She is now 3 and still sleeps thru every night unless she's poorly.
dd2 now 9 weeks sleeps thru occassionaly but not on a regular basis. But when she does wake up its only once for a feed and goes straight back off to sleep
I was def spoilt by dd1 when it comes to sleep

bamboo · 03/02/2006 13:48

DD (3) was breastfed and very colicky. She was a nightmare sleeper - just didn't seem to need that much sleep. Even now she'll wake and sneak in with us. DS (5 months) also breastfed doesn't sleep through, though I think it's early days yet. But like OP it doesn't bother me. The difference between DD and DS is that when DD woke we had no idea when, or if, she would go back to sleep. Whereas, DS feeds and then goes back to sleep, sometimes in his cot, sometimes co-sleeping, depending on how tired I am. This is infinitely preferable to DD, so when people ask I would say he's a brilliant sleeper, though others probably wouldn't consider being woken 3 or 4 times good. It just depends what you're used to, doesn't it?

It's a rare night in our house that we all wake up in the same beds we started the night in

cull · 03/02/2006 14:25

You mean babies will actually sleep all the way through the night?!! without waking up?
surely you jest...

expatinscotland · 03/02/2006 14:29

my first did. my second sort of does - she won't go down till around 1-3AM, tho.

rummum · 03/02/2006 14:43

I used to wake my DD up at about 10pm and give her a bath and massage, then a bottle in a quiet darkened room then put her to bed about 10.30/11 pm.. in theory she would need feeding again till about 2:30am and again at about 6.30/7am
.... then before long the 2:30 am feed would get later and later till she was sleeping through till morning.
Once she had started to sleep through, I moved her bed time forward about 1/2 hour or and hour each night till in the end at about 7 weeks old she was going through the night 7pm till 7 am....

the first few weeks were a bit hit and miss but after that it was a real routine.

I thought It was a fluke but son did exactly the same...(I used to dream feed son as he was allergic to dairy and I was worried about him getting enough calcium) but thats another thread..

they both were big babies, drunk a lot of milk and had dummies and cuddle cloths/muslin squares as a comforter..

now if anyone can advice me on how to get my 9 year old to sleep... I would be very greatful.

blueshoes · 03/02/2006 14:43

to answer your question - absolutely not! Dd was a toddler of 17 months before she slept through and that was after I weaned her from nursing. Now she sleeps great - if you can get her down to sleep.

Marne · 03/02/2006 14:49

My dd does'nt always sleep through and she's 2 on monday.

poppiesinaline · 03/02/2006 15:00

Do my babies sleep through the night?!

I have had three and

NO NO and NO!!!!!

izzybiz · 03/02/2006 15:12

my Ds was always a good sleeper, he slept through from 5 weeks, he didnt like his cot when he got a bit older but would sleep anywhere, sofa, my bed, floor! i was so laid back with him though and it really didnt bother me.
his sister on the other hand has never slept very well, and with her i was insistant that she should have a strict routine. she was in a moses basket till 8 months next to my bed, ive spent nights pushing her pram, shushing, rocking, cuddling, crying!
perhaps we are better off just relaxing a little?

Tinker · 03/02/2006 15:22

1st one did from 12 weeks - no book-inspired routines.

2nd did from 11 weeks - no book-inspired routines...then started waking again at about 20 weeks!

poppiesinaline · 03/02/2006 15:42

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