Umm... when he was 12 months old. At 10-11 months he was still waking at least every 4 hours at night.
Now he sleeps like a champion (most of the time). At least 12 - 14 hours per night without a peep and a good 2-3 hours during the day. It WILL get better.
Forgot to add... we did nothing to encourage it. It just happened
Bella started sleeping through at about 3 months and has been doing it evey since. I didnt do anything to encorage it - she just decided one night that she could make it through. How ever I do give her a bigger bottle for her last and that sees her through for the 12-13 hrs she is asleep.
I really think all bubs are different... some do and some dont.
Sorry I cant give any advice but to say that it will happen one day.
I also find that on the odd occation that she does waje up that I just give her her dummy and she will go back to sleep...
I hope that you get some more sleep soon!
Do you know the funny thing - I miss her snuggles in the dead of night just her and me!!
ahhhh, two years on & still waiting....sorry that prob didn't help!!!
Though he sleeps from 7.30/8 til 4ish in the morn....so that's a good sleep & then back again til morning after a bottle.
It's a tough one & when you have up & down nights it takes it out of you but hang in there it will get better.
Even though she doesn't sleep through, does she usually have a good block straight up? If so then it could be teeth or an ear infection causing more constant wake ups & screaming. Charlie always woke a couple times a night with teeth (even with use of panadol) & more if ear infection. But we always figured something wasn't right & he was back to normal a few nights later.
Well, I think it was around 8 or 9 mths but then he stopped sleeping thru for a month at around 10 and 11 mths and now he generally sleeps thru but occasionally he needs a dummy resettle over night.
I stopped feeding him overnight at around 7 or 8mths and would just try and resettle him. I think it did help, but it took a bit longer to resettle without a feed.
Does she resettle after a feed? It sounds like you are spending a long time awake overnight (it is easier to get up overnight if you can feed and get back to sleep quickly IYKWIM) Have you tried co-sleeping? are you still BF? I (selfishly) stopped feeding o/n cos I weaned him and didn't want to be making bottles o/n (Also the MCHN said he really didn't need it) (I still fed him if he was upset and not settling, but generally he didn't need it)
Teeth will make it worse. Have you tried panadol or infants ibuprofen? That is what i tend to resort to when they are 'out of it'.
OMG SHES SCREAMING IN HER COT!!! Help me girls... I need some encourage ment...I'm not coping with this tonight... i don't know what to do... she has a clean nappy, had a bottle, no temp....doesn't want to be cuddled...
Tobias (& DD for that matter) has had nights where he just cries for an unknown reason. What I do is give him some panadol then take him in his room & rock him in my arms, he usually settles better when I hold his arm down from trying to play with my chin/face. Sometimes singing helps but sometimes he cant stand my singing LOL But I find the rocking while holding him snug tends to get him off to sleep once he stops fighting... within a couple of mins he usually stops crying & soon afterwards his eyes close.
I dont know if theres anything you can do to help them sleep through. Is she on formula or boobie? Is she having some solids at night before her last milk feed?
Both of mine have slept through from newborn so I definately didnt do anything to encourage that... it just happened. So I dont have any suggestions of how to change her sleep patterns (sorry!)
Have you tried the panadol? I cant really offer anymore solutions.
I really hope she's settled for you & this "phase" passes soon. I can only imagine how terrible you're feeling atm
Oh my god are we the same person??? Ive been going insane with trying to get my Bub to self -settle the past 3 nights.... I know how you feel!!! Sorry I have no hints though... but your not alone*
DD1 was 9 weeks old
DD2 was 8 weeks old
DS was 3 weeks old
Not saying it had anything to do with it what so ever and i dont know how your feeding....but all mine were FF (DD2 was BF/FF until 3 weeks old, DS til 10 days old).
Must be the night for it, I just got my screaming DD to sleep after a three hour battle. She's normally good so I think it's teeth. Anyway....
If your DD is not crying because she sick or teething etc, to help her sleep better I suggest consistancy with her bedtime. If your DD usually puts up a fight at bed time, make her pre-bed routine exactly the same every night, eg:
5pm dinner
5.30pm bath
6pm walk
6.45pm book and milk
7pm bed
I did this with my DD and it worked really well. I found the walk straight before bed really good as a wind down time for her. We need to do it a bit earlier now daylight savings is over.
If it's not normal for her to cry like this, ride the storm, don't make any plans for the days ahead and sleep during her naps to get some rest. Can you ask someome to come and help for a couple of hours during the day while you catch up on sleep?
Jenni - i hope she's ok now. It's hard to cope when you haven't had much sleep. I've been there this week and my little one is 20 months! She has probably only slept through the night 10 times in her life. She has a dummy - so wakes if it's not in her mouth when she stirs. I used to rock her to sleep, but for the past 3 months she's been settling herself to sleep - i think that has helped.
Anyway, I haven't helped at all, but just wanted you to know that you're not alone.
Hope you get some sleep tonight.
it might be a bit of separation anxiety she is about that age... is she clingy during the day? does she cry when you leave the room? in my case my DD slept through from 10 weeks to about 5 months and then stopped now she wakes once or twice a night usually, but occasionally sleeps through. Then the other night she cut four teeth in one night and was up every 90 mins.
Reply With QuoteHope things get better soon for you hun. We are up every 3hrs lately here too but she is only 3mths I guess....
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When did you bub sleep through??
(Also the MCHN said he really didn't need it) (I still fed him if he was upset and not settling, but generally he didn't need it)
now she wakes once or twice a night usually, but occasionally sleeps through. Then the other night she cut four teeth in one night and was up every 90 mins.
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