day 3 of no sleep :'( when do babies finally start sleeping through the night ??? or atleast last longer than 2 hours between feedings
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Babygirl knocked out sleep
shut the door? does anyone shut their child's door while they sleep? (if they sleep in their own room)
Co sleeping...yay or nay? Lately Molly hasn't want to sleep in her crib and sleep with us. Which is fine but we do want her to sleep in her crib
Haley Edwards ·
Мама сына-младенца
My son will be 3 months next week and wakes up once at night. It was so hard in the beginning. Especially bc my husband was across country bc he's military. So I was on my own. But I promise it gets easier. If you start to keep her up longer during the day, she should sleep longer at night. Sleep when baby sleeps. It helps.
alia·
Мама дочки-младенца
It sucks because she doesn't sleep longer Than 45 minutes... so as soon as I start to get to sleep she wakes right back up @marinewifey16
alia·
Мама дочки-младенца
She just made 6 weeks
Haley Edwards ·
Мама сына-младенца
@aliakr, I know it's tough. It gets easier though. Just try keeping her awake longer during the day. Okay with her, talk to her. It should help her sleep longer. I had to do it with Nolan bc hed try sleeping all day and up all night.
Sara Cruz·
My daughter started sleeping through the night at 2 months. Only wakes up once for a bottle. Sleeps from 6-7 until 7-8 in the morning now
IS·
Мама двоих (младенец)
You will see improvement soon. It might not be through the night, but waking up once or twice in a 9 hour sttetch
Keri McClelland·
My girl is almost 8 months and still gets up once a night. I know your really tired and seem's never ending but it goes by soooo fast and I miss it sometimes!
Gina·
Might be going through a growth spurt or leap if she's only sleeping 45 minutes.
I normally breastfeed but at night I'll give my LO a 3-3.5 oz bottle of either breastmilk or formula to ensure she sleeps longer. Formula is known to make babies feel full longer so she'll sleep 4-5 hrs after a formula feeding. Breastmilk via bottle she'll sleep 3-4 hrs.
Tiara✨·
Мама сына-младенца
My son is 3 months and he just started, but he still whines like around 4:30ish we just pat him and he goes back down