Ben is just over 9 months old. will be 10 this month (on Christmas day). I love that he sleeps so long, but i hate the comments i get "that can't be normal!". I've been sick lately with the flu, and im so exhausted, i havent had time to really get over it. so im happy he sleeps for long, gives me a chance to relax. Dont be jealous. I have tricks to get Ben to sleep for so long. We have black-out blinds (standard in Germany) and if they are shut tight, the sun doesnt wake him up.

Ben stayed at the IL's while we were moving. they stuffed up his sleeping pattern because they didnt believe he slept so long. For example, they would put him down.. But if he was still awake like 10 mins later, they would get him out "oh, he didnt want to sleep". He would barely nap there, and if he did, the times were all over the place. MIL has this thing where she has a nap in the afternoon, which is fair enough.. But she would nap with ben in the bed. I know that sounds completely ok, but i think he got used to having someone next to him... AND, because he was in the same room as them, he would slightly wake with the noise at 5.30am, so they gave him bfast at 5.30! If Ben wakes that early at home, i ignore him and keep his door closed unless he is crying, and he always goes back to sleep. So the first few days of settling back into his old pattern was a bit of a struggle.. But its back on track now. well, that was a bit off the subject, but i had to get that out :-)