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I have a 6 week old son who is a great sleeper. Normally he gets up at 1 and 4 to eat. I really can't complain. But sometimes he will skip a meal or he just won't want it.
I was wondering is it okay to start making him sleep through the night and if so how do I actually do it?? |
| Posted by Kalla on 08/27/2007 09:21 PM
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| Mine is almost a year old and he is not really sleeping through the night is not a still sleeper and moves around so he gets stuck in a corner and makes enough noise to wake me up and i move him give him a bottle and most of the time he goes back to sleep any ideas on how to keep him sleeping all night. I am not sure on that question time will tell and maybe try some formula and see if that works |
| posted by Elizabeth on 08/27/2007 09:41 PM
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| I would just let him wake you when he is hungry the sooner you let him do that with out waking him up if he is already sleeping the better.He will let you know when he is hungry so don't wake him if he is sleeping he is getting enough.The only reason to worry is if he starts to darmaticly lose weight, and that shouldn't happen. |
| posted by Amber on 08/27/2007 10:02 PM
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| My son is 7 weeks old and he has been sleeping through the night for the past 2 weeks now. I make sure that I keep him busy through the day with his bath, very constant diaper changes, activities like his swing and tummy time mat, and to wake him for feedings at least every 3-4 hours. I keep him up until 11 and give him his last feeding, which should be 6-8 oz.s to last him through the night. The earliest he wakes up is 6 and a few times he has slept as late as 9. Just remember that every baby is different--good luck to you and yours. |
| posted by Amy on 08/27/2007 10:15 PM
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My daughter is 5 months old now. She started sleeping through the night at 7 weeks. (Thank goodness she still is. I would let him dictate the sleeping patterns at night. The sooner you let that happen the sooner you will enjoy your sleep. I still am up a couple times a night and check on her but other than that she is on her own.
I started by not waking her to feed. At night I would nurse her for a long time (as long as she wanted... which sometimes could be an hour!), and when she would wake I would just go in and rub her back. Most times she would selfsoothe herself back to sleep with a little back rub. Now i don't have to even go in the room. I can hear her on the monitor and sometimes she will talk herself back to sleep but rarely does she need me. The best part is at night now she is going about 10 hours and when she wakes up is not all that demanding. It will get easier but I would definately try. My husband seems to like me a lot better now that she is sleeping! |
| posted by Katie on 08/27/2007 10:29 PM
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I would follow his lead. If he is not waking, you don't really need to wake him to feed. I have an article with tips for helping your baby sleep through the night.
http://www.helium.com/channels/682-Baby-Sleep-Issues/knowledge/9489-sleep-through-night
Hope this helps. |
| posted by Marcia on 08/27/2007 10:43 PM
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| Generally babies this age eat every couple of hours and it's important that they do. He' growing and needs all the nutrients he can get. My daughter is almost 7 mths now and when she was your son's age she woke up every 2 hours and didn't start to sleep through the night till she was 4 months old and she occasionally wakes up around 3 am and I still go to her for a feeding then she goes right back to sleep, some say I should just ignore her and let her fall back to sleep on her own but I'm willing to sacrifice 15-20 minutes of no sleep for her, I think she's worth it. ;) |
| posted by lorena on 08/28/2007 11:47 AM
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mine would always sleep through the night
and just wake up once just to eat
and that's normal.
i would just keep one of my daughters rapped really good so she would feel warm and she would'nt wake up through the night until the morning after |
| posted by yahve on 08/28/2007 12:28 PM
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| I actually agree that every bay is different ut there is no way to MAKE BABY SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT. Some will do that on their on (and if so, there is no point in waking him up for any reason, especially that there is still teething in store for You so get as much sleep as You can now) and some will not no matter what You do. My son is 10 months old and still wakes 2-3 times for feedings (by the way, before pregnancy even I wasn't sleeping through the night either, was getting up for drink or bathroom and sometimes for a bite of food, did You???) and if he's teething like right now it's totally different matter. I'd go with a flow and do what's best for You both. |
| posted by Sylwia on 08/28/2007 06:20 PM
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| I recomend On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo. These books help you through all stages, and helped me keep my sanity as a first time mom. |
| posted by Hollie on 08/29/2007 09:38 AM
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