ebarnhard33
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When Did Your Babies Start Sleeping Through the Night?
Posted: 10-25-07 15:18pm
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Hi all,
I haven't posted in a while. I had my baby
girl, Kaylee, in June and she'll be 4
months old on the 29th. Well, she still
isn't sleeping through the night yet...
she's a very good sleeper, but she still
wakes up to eat once or twice during the
night. I'm not complaining by any means, I
just wanted to know how old your babies
were when they started sleeping through
the night. Just from reading other
people's experiences, it seems like 4
months is a little old to not be sleeping
through the night. She wakes up to eat,
and then goes right back to sleep. I'm
wondering if she's allergic to both milk
AND soy. We switched her from milk-based
formula when she was 6 weeks old because
of an intollerance. I've heard that about
30% of the time, they're allergic to both.
I also heard that waking up to eat at
night is sign that they're possibly
allergic. I just wanted to get some
opinions. Thanks!
~Emily
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jenniek
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Posted: 10-25-07 16:16pm
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Well I can't show you the light at the end
of the tunnel because Brayden is 8 1/2
months old and still doesn't sleep through
the night... good luck.
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Posted: 10-25-07 21:05pm
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Ava started sleeping through the night
when I let her cry a little bit. She
cried for 12 minutes and has been sleeping
through ever since. I suggest you read
The Sleepeasy Solution. The key points
are consistent bedtime routine, consistent
early bedtime, and consistent check ins
while the baby's crying. She didn't cry
nearly as much as I thought. It was been
terrific. She goes down awake and sleeps
all night. You can do it as early as 4
months. Read the book first though. It's
easy to read and WELL worth it!
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 10-25-07 22:11pm
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Awesome, thank you so much!!! So it worked
for you the very first night? Was she
waking up before that to eat? I'm just
curious because I don't want to *starve*
her if she really is hungry...
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Posted: 10-26-07 11:24am
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doing their nights is not what we all
think.....a baby does his nights when he
sleeps 4 or more.....and i agree
jessesgirl about consistancy ...and my son
did his full 8 hour + at 8 months.
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ladylee70
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Posted: 10-26-07 11:34am
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Brian started sleeping through the night
at around 3 weeks. He is 3 1/2 months now.
He does wake up around 5:00 am for a
feeding. I feel lucky. Nathan, my 4 year
old, didn't sleep through the night until
around 10 months. I breastfeed Brian. I
stopped breastfeeding Nathan around 10
weeks. For him, formula didn't make a
difference.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 10-26-07 16:41pm
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Read the book, it talks about night
weaning as long as they weigh more than a
certain amount you wean them gradually
until you're not feeding them anymore.
she was getting up to eat out of habit.
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ladylee70
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Posted: 10-26-07 17:07pm
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Consistency is just so very important!!
That is something I need to work on. It
does take work but it's just so worth it.
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Posted: 10-26-07 19:13pm
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I need to get that book... my almost ten
month old still wakes up AT LEAST 3 times
a night and I'm so so so tired.
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Posted: 10-26-07 20:30pm
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bree sleeps anywhere between 8-12 hours
every night ( at 3 months). She started
out 6-7 hours at 8 weeks. We do bedtime
routine and I time her last bottle right
before bed. We do bath, bottle, bed and
then we rock. I put her down between 7-9
and she wakes up usually around 7.
But she also already weighs 14 lbs (she is
super long 26 inches)
When she cries I will go in and try to
sooth her without picking her up ( and i
put the binky back in her mouth)
Seems to of worked out great for us, but I
think most of it is that I am super lucky
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Posted: 10-26-07 22:19pm
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My boy is only 2 months but he wakes up
every 3 hours every night. I am trying
everything to get him longer but my dr
says it is because he is so small. I am
really hoping that after he starts picking
up some weight that he will get better
about sleeping. I have noticed that the
earlier I put him down the better he
sleeps.
Have you tried the bedtime lotions and
stuff? I am thinking about getting those.
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Posted: 10-26-07 23:38pm
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| tanyaface
wrote: | | I need to get that book...
my almost ten month old still wakes up AT
LEAST 3 times a night and I'm so so so
tired. |
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It was a lifesaver. You won't regret it!
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jenniek
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Posted: 10-27-07 00:00am
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When we tried the bed time lotions the
didn't work at all..and I swear i tried
almost eveyrone single one they have!
And we have a bedtime routine and
everything but I dunno, my child just
doesn't like to sleep! I pray for the day
he sleeps all night!
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 10-27-07 16:59pm
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Well, I went and bought the book
yesterday! I started reading it and it
really makes a lot of sense. Kaylee had
her 4 month check up today and is only 12
pounds 5 ounces, so I'm probably going to
wait until she's 5 or 6 months old to
start it (the book says to wait until
they're at least 14 lbs)... Hopefully by
then she'll already be sleeping through
the night. But if not, I'll definitely use
the sleep easy solution! 
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