When will my 1 year old sleep through???

[Heaven]

My DD was still waking 3 times a night at 1 year old. After that she gradually got better and was sleeping through every night by 18 months. Hang in there

[helle]

Glad it's not just mine!!

I keep getting different reports...
it's because you feed him to sleep..
it's because you let him feed back to sleep when he wakes up
because he can't Self settle blah blah balh

in the end i've just thrown my hands up in the air and I go with it. DS has nothing else but my boobs as his comfort "thing" whats the difference between that and a dummy?

Can your DH and You do shifts? So one night you get a whole nights sleep, the next he does. (altho this doesn't work for us at all, DH works with heavy machinery and needs sleep, and has no boobies ><;

[RoyaUK]

Your DS sounds exactly like my DD3. From my limited experience of 3 girls, DD1 started sleeping longer at 16 mths, DD2 started sleeping at 2.5 yrs (EXCEPTIONALLY BAD SLEEPER - 5 times a night from 6 months to 2.5 yrs...but that's another story) and DD3 is behaving just like your DS.

I understand how you feel. My approach is that it will improve in time. I know it will. What helped with me was when my DD1 was around 15 mths, DH started putting her to bed. I brought forward the BF to 6.45pm and then DH would settle her to sleep in her room. Initially in the rocking chair, then in the cot with his hand on her & a soft song. He did this for a week and then i did the same approach if i was putting her to bed. I still fed her in the night if needed but it quickly became just the occasional feed. I think it was probably a coincidence but DH being able to settle her and her sleep improving did happen at the same time. She was just ready i think.

Sorry, i've rambled. No real advice other than i know it will improve in time. Good luck!

[Frangipani]

I just wanted to come back and say a thank you for all your replies.

Sorry to say this ...but its comforting to know I'm not alone though.

But in saying that we've had a little bit of progress since I posted. For the last 2 nights DS2 has been sleeping from 7.30pm til 5 or 5.30am - that doesn't mean I got really good sleep though DS1 has been having restless sleeps instead ...ahh well...can't have my cake and eat it too I guess . But at least there is now hope that 1 day they both might sleep all the way through and I'll have a full 8 hour non broken sleep....something I haven't had for a very long time (as most of you wouldn't have either). But there is hope and that is all I need for now...and very strong coffee