Found the answer to make your baby sleep through the night!!!!

helent1983 · Apr 10th, 2012, 03:44 AM

A lot of people are asking how to make their baby sleep through the night. Well I think I know the answer...... 'NEGLECT'!!! lol

My first baby took around 9 months to sleep through the night - I remember being sat up playing with him at 3 in the morning as he wouldn't sleep and being in tesco doing the weekly shop at 5am!!! It was a nightmare.

My second baby is now 14 weeks old and has been sleeping though (7pm - 7am) for 2 weeks now!!!

I am sure it is because she doesn't get the attention Archie got! If I am busy with Archie and Ellie starts crying for whatever reason I can't just jump up and grab her all the time as it is not fair on Archie so she has learnt to self settle herself. Obviously I don't let her scream her head off!!!

Please don't misunderstand me here I don't literally neglect my child I just can't be in two places at once! LOL

Weezie123 · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:01 AM

Do you think maybe it's because experience has helped you understand he cues better or that she is a different baby too? I've seen posts where it's the other way around and the second baby won't sleep! LOL

Also she's a girl, are girls different temperments? I'll be interested to see how the pole turns out.

caz81 · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:24 AM

My first baby (girl) didnt sleep through until 15 months, my second (boy) slept through from 5 weeks!

2016 · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:31 AM

I think it just depends on the baby. DS had severe reflux and sleep apnea so developed bad habits early on. He still wakes loads at 16.5 months!

GingerNut · Apr 10th, 2012, 08:55 AM

DD still doesn't sleep through at 22 months.

DS is doing pretty well at 8 weeks, he goes from 11 till 7, give or take, though he has problems with wind at about 5am every single morning. What's that about?!

I think DS settled at night sooner because he was in hospital for the first 4.5 weeks and they've a 'minimal handling' policy in there, so he wasn't held a lot.

amy19604 · Apr 10th, 2012, 09:04 AM

I think its just down to the baby and nothing you can do makes much difference.
My 1st slept 8pm - 8am from 8 weeks old, and has always been a good sleeper.
2nd was a little insomniac and didnt sleep a full night through until she was 4 yrs old
3rd has been an ok sleeper, has always woke in the night at least once but gets in our bed and goes straight back to sleep
and this one is almost 2 weeks old and shes awake all evening then we go to bed about 11.30 and she only wakes for feeds at around 3am and 6am, so so far very good! but could all change.
we have done things the same with all of them.

kerrie24 · Apr 10th, 2012, 12:34 PM

Ds1 slept through 7pm to 6am from 11 weeks old.

Dd was about 3.5 years before she did it and ds2 is 2 next month and has yet to sleep longer than 4 hours!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 03:44 AM	#1
helent1983 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 787	Found the answer to make your baby sleep through the night!!!! A lot of people are asking how to make their baby sleep through the night. Well I think I know the answer...... 'NEGLECT'!!! lol My first baby took around 9 months to sleep through the night - I remember being sat up playing with him at 3 in the morning as he wouldn't sleep and being in tesco doing the weekly shop at 5am!!! It was a nightmare. My second baby is now 14 weeks old and has been sleeping though (7pm - 7am) for 2 weeks now!!! I am sure it is because she doesn't get the attention Archie got! If I am busy with Archie and Ellie starts crying for whatever reason I can't just jump up and grab her all the time as it is not fair on Archie so she has learnt to self settle herself. Obviously I don't let her scream her head off!!! Please don't misunderstand me here I don't literally neglect my child I just can't be in two places at once! LOL

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Apr 10th, 2012, 04:01 AM	#2
Weezie123 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,090	Do you think maybe it's because experience has helped you understand he cues better or that she is a different baby too? I've seen posts where it's the other way around and the second baby won't sleep! LOL Also she's a girl, are girls different temperments? I'll be interested to see how the pole turns out.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 04:24 AM	#3
caz81 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,318	My first baby (girl) didnt sleep through until 15 months, my second (boy) slept through from 5 weeks!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 04:31 AM	#4
2016 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 9,470	I think it just depends on the baby. DS had severe reflux and sleep apnea so developed bad habits early on. He still wakes loads at 16.5 months!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 08:55 AM	#5
GingerNut Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 787	DD still doesn't sleep through at 22 months. DS is doing pretty well at 8 weeks, he goes from 11 till 7, give or take, though he has problems with wind at about 5am every single morning. What's that about?! I think DS settled at night sooner because he was in hospital for the first 4.5 weeks and they've a 'minimal handling' policy in there, so he wasn't held a lot.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 09:04 AM	#6
amy19604 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 880	I think its just down to the baby and nothing you can do makes much difference. My 1st slept 8pm - 8am from 8 weeks old, and has always been a good sleeper. 2nd was a little insomniac and didnt sleep a full night through until she was 4 yrs old 3rd has been an ok sleeper, has always woke in the night at least once but gets in our bed and goes straight back to sleep and this one is almost 2 weeks old and shes awake all evening then we go to bed about 11.30 and she only wakes for feeds at around 3am and 6am, so so far very good! but could all change. we have done things the same with all of them.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 12:34 PM	#7
kerrie24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: uk Posts: 6,112	Ds1 slept through 7pm to 6am from 11 weeks old. Dd was about 3.5 years before she did it and ds2 is 2 next month and has yet to sleep longer than 4 hours!

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