Sleeping all night, need some input?
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Sleeping all night, need some input?
| Fri, 08-17-2007 - 12:09pm |
Just curious, when did your kids begin to sleep all night?
| Fri, 08-17-2007 - 12:09pm |
Just curious, when did your kids begin to sleep all night?
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Hi Kelly,
I don't have a lot of time right now, but I would suggest a book called "The Happiest Baby on The Block." It has great tips for helping your baby sleep through the night. What worked for me was swaddling or wrapping them up really cozy, but not too tight. Also, Aveeno baby lotion with lavendar. A couple of my babies slept comfortably dressed cool, while the other two slept best dressed warm. Let me know how it works out... and hang in there.. this time will fly by before you know it - then you'll look back and wonder how you functioned on an hour or two of sleep per day. :-)
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I was lucky...Claire dropped her middle of the night feeding and started sttn at 5 weeks.
You don't even want to know how long it took for my oldest son to consistently sleep thru the night.... It was almost 2 years. Yes, years. This is why there are 4 years between him and his brother!! We tried everything; he just has never been a good sleeper. He is 11 now, and I can still remember with great clarity the constant feeling of total exhaustion during those first 2 years. He still goes through phases where he will wake up in the middle of the night and not want to be alone, so he'll move to the extra bed in his brother's room.
My younger son was a much better sleeper, but definitely went through phases, too. From talking to my friends, I think it is very rare for a baby to NOT go through bad sleep phases during the first year or two.
I know, this is nothing new to me, I have a 2yr old and she didn't start sleeping alone and through the night until now!
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