everybody going on about there ff babies sttn

[Lenny]

Iam sick off everybody asking if my lo is sttn yet she's almost 7 months old and has never sttn but apparently babies should b by now and all my friends babies are but nobody else I no breastfeeds so they all keep making it out like a bad thing and I should switch.
She does wake up alot she's goes down at 7 wakes up at 11 then 2 then between 5 and 6 for the day will she grow out of it when she's ready or do I have to do something to get her out of it? Iam not really bothered Iam used to it now but I don't no if she'll drop them when she's ready x

 

[optimistic1]

I don't know nothing about this but since browsing the breast feeding forum I've noticed that breast fed babies don't tend to sttn. All my sisters ff and there babies eventually sttn. Them telling you to switch is ridiculous...they must not understand how amazing breast milk is for a baby and if getting up a few times in the night is the price we have to pay then it's worth it right? Eventually they'll sttn right just not as soon as ff babies.

 

[xsadiex]

Just ignore it, I fell into that trap with my first son and ruined our breastfeeding journey by trying to make him sleep through. Never regretted anything more! Breastfeeding is the most important thing you can do. Lack of sleep is so hard though.

 

[staralfur]

I do think breastfed babies probably STTN later than formula fed babies.

In a couple of years the interrupted sleep will be a distant memory (hopefully) and your baby will have lifelong benefits from breastmilk.

There are also plenty of FF babies who don't sleep through the night so it's not like switching is a magical fix. Ignore those people!

 

[jessicaR4bbit]

My sister who was FF from 6 weeks apparently woke every 2/3 hours until she was 2 years old. I think it is a common misconception that FF babies STTN whereas breastfed babies don't. May be true for some but certainly not all.

 

[Lenny]

Iam used to waking up now she's not awake very long so it's not 2 hard I just wish ppl would stop with the "Aaww but she should be sttn now" so she doesn't sleep through the night big deal she's happy and healthy the only person that her waking effects is me yet Iam the only one who doesn't seem to be concerned about it x

 

[jessicaR4bbit]

That is the common thinking around here too. Several people have acted shocked and surprised that my almost 9-month-old still wakes 3/4 times a night on average, but like you mostly it's just a simple feed and sleep so it's no big deal.

It's when he decides to party at 5am where I wish I had a baby who slept through *facepalm*

 

[Lenny]

Yeah I had that this morning yelling from her cot she was lying on her belly kicking her legs with a big smile on her face at 5am she wasn't going back to sleep lol coffee would be really useful sometimes lol x

 

[keepholdingon]

My LO is 7 months and sleeps from 7:30-around 2 AM, then again until 7. He may not sleep through the night, but I don't mind the 1 time waking up! He's always been like that - EVEN when he was formula fed in the beginning (he is breastfed now)

 

[tristansmum]

My son was ff from about 4 days old (long story) but he didn't sttn until he was 1. So its not the case for everyone. To say to stop bf to make them sleep through at only 7 months is mad.

 

[jessicaR4bbit]

My son was ff from about 4 days old (long story) but he didn't sttn until he was 1. So its not the case for everyone. To say to stop bf to make them sleep through at only 7 months is mad.

You tell 'em girl!

 

[Seity]

I bf both my boys my 1st sttn at 2.5. My 2nd sttn at 6 weeks.
I had to combo feed my 1st starting at 3 months due to low supply and you can clearly see it didn't make a lick of difference to his waking all night to eat.

 

[Twister]

I've had this too, one person told me that "bf babies never sleep", Jessica actually used to be a pretty good sleeper then the 4 month sleep regression hit and it all went to pot. She's a lot better now and only wakes once or twice, last night she slept through till 4:50am, fed then went back to bed till 6:30.

They're all different, not all ff babies sttn and some bf babies do sttn from a young age.

 

[daisyblue]

I breastfed both my daughters and both slept through the night from 8 weeks (8 hours plus). My friend BF and her DDs did too. However I know friends who ff and their babies didn't sleep through til much later. Tbh I think it's just down to the individual baby and not so much to do with how they are fed.

 

[charlie15]

It's such a common misconception that FF fed babies STTN. A lot of people I know are surprised when I tell them that my EBF baby has STTN since 5 months. They're all different. Babies also have different reasons for not STTN such as working mums often have babies waking up through the night as it's there chance to have some mummy time! This is the same for 2nd babies who during the day are competing with a toddler for mums attention! Also women who breastfeed all have different capacities for milk storage so if you have a frequent feeder it may be that you don't store as much. But it's not down to bfing or ff. A good friend of mine combi fed her 2nd son, and he still does not STTN at 3 so my 7 month old is a better sleeper than him!

 

[Lenny]

See I think that's why I don't mind I have a 6 year old aswell (technically she's my step daughter) and Iam so busy during the day and then on a evening she goes to dance classes and rainbows then by the time we get in it's bedtime for both of them so during the night it's just me and lo no husband or other children just a bit of quiet time for us lol x

 

[RomaTomato]

DD has been sttn for the past couple of weeks . She is EBF

 

[MissCurly]

crazy!

my boy wakes on average 5 times during the night! urgh! my sister's babe whos ff, also wakes on average 3-4 times a night, but i feel more for her as her babe struggles to fall asleep as quick as mine.
i just plonk boob into mouth, and sister has to rock/shush/feed etc to get hers back to sleep!

 

[CheshirePanda]

You're doing the best thing possible for your baby by BFing.... Just ignore the comments. My baby (EBF) was still waking at 7 months, I think about 2am and 5am, and then it went to just 2am ( I didn't do anything, she just changed) and then at 8.5 months she STTN. It will just happen...might be very soon. As an aside, she STTN pretty well until she was 1, then she was a pain with waking for 6 weeks and now seems to be back on track. I just think they do what they do and not much that you can do will change that. Your chilled out attitude seems very sensible to me

Are you weaning? If baby is getting a bit of food in them this might hasten the STTN thing.

 

[Care76]

I would just ignore them. If it doesn't bother you and you know your baby is healthy and happy, then don't let it get to you. They probably are just looking for a reason to make it seem FF is better or OK. I am not saying it isn't OK to FF, but we all know BF is better and I think some people feel guilty and need to make themselves feel better about it.

My LO woke about the same as yours but he wasn't eating during the day. It was suggested he might have his days and nights mixed up for eating so we did do CC at night and after the first couple nights he only woke once to eat. We also put him to bed earlier (between 5:30-6:00). Now I go in and feed him before I go to bed because otherwise he doesn't always wake and I feel he needs it. So he sleeps for 12 hours and only eats once after bed. I think that is pretty good.