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12 month old still waking at night

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Tmgc123 · 21/07/2018 21:29

My LO used to be a terrible sleeper, after a course with the Cheshire baby whisperer her sleep habits improved no end.

I don’t feed her to sleep, she can’t settle herself to sleep and back to sleep if she wakes naturally, but without fail, she wakes at least once in the night (normally once, only more if it’s unusual) and nothing will settle her but a feed. This makes me assume she must be hungry!

Doing everything suggested, food wise, sleep wise...

It’s not a big problem for me feeding her in the night, but I would like her to be able to get through without a feed.

She’s about to turn 12 months old... anyone else’s LO taking a lob time to sleep through?

Ps, she has never slept through, this isn’t a regression, it’s actually progression 🤣

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mrsnoon · 21/07/2018 21:31

Yeah they were both 2 before they slept through. Not for a feed so much but because they just woke up. Sorry, probably not what you want to hear but some kids just wake up.

IntoTheWoods84 · 21/07/2018 22:06

Same boat here. Mine is almost 1 and wakes twice on a good night - will cry and cry until fed.
Vast improvement on the months of waking every 30-60 minutes though...

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Tmgc123 · 21/07/2018 22:32

It is a VAST improvement, I’m grateful it’s once and I hope it stays that way!

Well... if it’s a matter of time then so be it!

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DrWhy · 21/07/2018 22:35

Yes, sorry, mine is 22 months and still doesn’t sleep through. He doesn’t need a feed anymore, he had the option of a drink of water but mainly he just wants a parents to sit and hold his hand until he goes back to sleep. To be fair I’m 37 and rarely sleep through (even when I’m not pregnant) so until ha can get up, go to the loo, go back to bed and settle back down without wanting a parent we haven’t got much hope!

ShackUp · 21/07/2018 22:36

My 5 year old has only just stopped waking at night: normal!

ShackUp · 21/07/2018 22:38

2 year old DS2 still wakes for milk, I've been Jay Gordon-ing him which has improved things a bit...

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Tmgc123 · 22/07/2018 08:03

Haha so it’s more normal than I think! So many people:

“Does she sleep through yet”

“No”

“NO?!?”

Dude... if the answer is a surprise then why are you asking!

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ShackUp · 22/07/2018 08:10

OP people don't know what normal looks like. Lots of the previous generation left babies to scream. We know now that this is harmful to the developing brain.

StarkDismay · 22/07/2018 08:13

This is normal. DC1 woke through the night until the age of 3, DC2 slept much better, much sooner. People made us feel as though DC1 was some kind of non-sleeping freak, but it’s all perfectly normal.

CoteDAzur · 22/07/2018 08:16

"nothing will settle her but a feed. This makes me assume she must be hungry!"

It means she has a habit of feeding at that time in the middle of the night.

"I would like her to be able to get through without a feed."

Then you will have to stop feeding her in the middle of the night. She will eat more in the day to compensate and will soon forget about 4 AM as a meal time.

April241 · 22/07/2018 08:18

My twins are almost 2, one has slept through the night a few times and will sleep in their own bed most of the night, the other has slept through maybe once and very very very rarely even goes into their own bed never mind stays in it for any length of time. I’m up and down like a yo yo all night, it’s fab!! Hah.

PotteringAlong · 22/07/2018 08:31

Completely normal. My 17 month old still doesn’t sleep through / sleep in his own bed. My eldest slept through at about 2. My middle one slept through reliably at about 13 months. All treated the same, all different.

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Tmgc123 · 22/07/2018 09:22

We’ve tried different King’s, giving her water, settling her and putting her back down, without fail she’ll wake another ten minutes later crying!

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icelollies · 22/07/2018 10:17

My 22 month old still wakes in the night too, glad I am not alone!
He did go through a period of sleeping through, but after a bout of tummy bug and now in this hot weather he wakes for a drink.
It's probably a habit now that I'll have to try to break at some point soon but haven't the heart to yet!

arbrighton · 22/07/2018 12:05

Biologically normal and I wish I was only feeding my almost 13 mo overnight.

CoteDAzur · 22/07/2018 15:34

"We’ve tried different King’s, giving her water, settling her and putting her back down, without fail she’ll wake another ten minutes later crying!"

Yes, you need to persevere & put her back to sleep somehow without a feed. It will be tough for 2-3 night's, but then her metabolism will forget the night feed and she won't wake up for it. If you want to change her habit of feeding in the middle of the night, that is. Alternatively, just go on with the night feeds until she gives it up on her own at age 2 or 5 or whatever.

CoteDAzur · 22/07/2018 15:47

2-3 nights.

DrWhy · 22/07/2018 22:29

CoteDAzur I’m sorry but that’s just not true. My DS has nothing but water when we resettle him and hasn’t for over a month now. He still wakes in the night for comfort. It’s not that simple to just ‘reprogram’ your child. I’m glad it worked for you but it doesn’t for many others or there wouldn’t be a whole industry pushing assorted baby sleep solutions.

CoteDAzur · 23/07/2018 01:50

How old is your DS?

Mum353 · 23/07/2018 12:57

My Lo woke up 5 times a night until 15 months old, he started to sleep through the night when he was about 2 years old :-)), but still wakes up at 6.00 :-(

SuperUnicorn · 23/07/2018 13:15

My 15 month old doesn't sleep through. None of the babies at any of our groups sleep through either, all really vary with their wakings, bed times and mornings. Some don't eat overnight but they seem to be awake at 3am playing. Some go to bed early, some late. Some are up for the day at 5, others much later.

Mine just stirs, looks for milk, has milk and straight back to sleep, which is fine by me even if some nights it is multiple times.

Creatureofthenight · 23/07/2018 13:21

My 13 month old still has a feed during the night. Completely normal and I have no plans to night wean. She is my only child though, I appreciate I might be finding this tough if I had another/was pregnant.
Some babies will be sleeping through at 1, some won’t. Both are normal, all babies are different!

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