Sleep - baby FINALLY slept through 😭😱

Just thought I’d share as maybe a tip?! My boy had me waking up to 7 times a night up until this weekend where it decreased to 3. I had been sleeping in the same room with him as thought if he’s still waking he still needs me. But last night I bit the bullet and slept in my own room with baby monitor and he stayed in his room alone - and he slept right through the night and is still asleep!There were moments where he was moaning a bit but he got himself back to sleep. I think when I’m in the room with him I’m probably too quick to get to him when he wakes but being in my own room gave him the space to settle himself. Not sharing to boast but hopefully this might help someone who was just as sleep deprived as me! It might be a fluke but even if he still wakes once or twice a night I will take that over the 5-7 times 🤣

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I am still waiting for this day to come and I’m sure I’ll share it too :) must be a strange feeling to wake up after a full night sleep. Hahaha

The funny thing is I was waking up most of the night panicked looking at the baby monitor so I’m not feeling well rested but I’m sure once I get used to it I will 🤣🤣

My little one has slept through on and off since around 7 months. All babies are different so what a good start for you! One thing I would say helped us was earlier wake up (7-7.30 instead of 8) and on 2 naps a day (sometimes 3 if she wakes early from the naps). When it comes to night time she goes to bed around 7-8, I do have to feed her to sleep still but we’re ok with this. If she stirs we leave her unless she cry’s we will go in. I used to be in that room and pick her up straight away if she stirred and now I don’t do that she sleeps so much better. She would wake usually 1/2 time a night and now she sleeps through 90% of the time. Don’t get me wrong she does still wake up sometimes but introducing good sleep habits has helped so much!

I spoke to a sleep coach who was at our baby groups last week and she said 2 long naps is more beneficial for them at this age (obviously have there off days). She also said babies should be awake for around 10hrs a day at this age. So sleeping around 11hrs at night and having 3hrs of sleep in the day (naps). Not sure this is any help to you but thought I would share as I know how hard it is when you’re sleep deprived, dreading bed time and praying they have a good night. Stay consistent and it will pay off! 🤍

Is your baby breastfed or bottle fed ? I really want to try this too wish me luck !

I think sometimes we disturb them as much as they disturb us! I recently started muting my monitor but leaving ours and babies bedroom doors open so if she cries I can hear her, but if she just moans or rolls over I can’t as that was waking me all through the night. Also what’s helped us recently is a long morning nap and short afternoon nap, we were doing the opposite and having 1-2 night wakes but now we do 1-1.5 hours in the morning and 30 mins in the afternoon and she sleeps through

We had our first sleep through the night last night too!

Thanks for tips all! We did do a slight bit of sleep training before this but the method where we are still with him, put him into cot awake and shush/pat him until he sleeps which we’d been doing for just over one week now, that mixed with him being in his own room seems to have worked. He takes two long naps a day mostly, unless he wakes up earlier than planned and is bottle fed during the day (I used to bf through the night but don’t need to anymore). Hoping for more of the same tonight 🤞🏻

SAME AS ME!! 3 nights in a row he slept through, last night he woke up once for a feed but then slept in longer this morning so i don’t mind! It makes such a difference though! 100% reckon he was waking because of us moving or snoring 🤣

Congratulations 🙏🏽 it’s so tough when baby doesn’t sleep. Enjoy the rest 💓 My daughter is starting to improve so I’m hoping my day will come too x

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