Does your baby sleep through the night?
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@Justina I’m breastfeeding but I’m wanting to stop at some point but not sure how to as all he wants is boob, if I try and rock him or lay him down beside me he screams until the boob in his mouth… 😱 I tried a bottle the other day and oh my god, the screaming was something else. 😵💫 Sometimes I regret breastfeeding now.
I’m 100% exactly same situation with my 10 month old
My baby slept through the night 3 times only since he was born. Breastfeeding and bottle feeding. On a good night wakes up 2 times. You are definitely not alone love, so don't be too harsh with yourself
Awww bless you breastfeeding is a special bond . I get very jealous of breastfeeding as I struggled with latching and supply so had to stop. Breastfed kids tends to wake up a lot so I’m sure you’re not the only one
You’re definitely not the only one, my baby wakes up a lot through the night and is also breastfed ❤️
Exactly same here, if she wakes up 3 times it's a good night lol. Also breastfeeding.
I breastfeed, my son was waking in the night and I would just feed back to sleep. My daughter started sleeping through around 7/8 months so I was getting tired of my son not. I personally decided to sleep train (I know you said this isn’t an option for you), and it really helped me tbh. I did Ferber and honestly within 3 days he stopped crying when I put him to bed and started sleeping through. I also started feeding him downstairs before i took him to bed rather than feeding him in his bedroom
My youngest wakes 7/8 times too. Also breastfed. I’m going to night wean (I did this with my son also) to stop her using breastfeeding for comfort at night. Only because I’m so exhausted now. I’ll get my husband to comfort her at night without me and hopefully it works. I’ve just joined the beyond sleep training group on Facebook which helps as I don’t want to do formal sleep training
@Elena I think it’s mainly comfort but I’ve tried sticking the dummy in and it doesn’t work! 😵💫 @Georgina thank you for the advice, to be honest I have contemplated sleep training but at a recent appointment the health visitor told me they don’t recommend it… so confused. I feel like I want to try it sometimes but I am so tired with all these wake ups in the night that I feel like I would give up almost instantly!
Just wanted ti reach out and say please don’t regret your feeding choices 🤍 your son would likely be waking anyway, but it’s just when he is now, he’s seeking the only comfort he knows - and this comfort is his absolute favourite! I would join a couple of groups on Facebook and see if you can get some advice from there. They’re super helpful and might be able to offer you some tips 🤍 I know that doesn’t make it easier but I do think sleep can have a lot to do with temperament 🤍
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Me too babe, I'm right there in the trenches with you! My baby is also breastfed, we end up co-sleeping most night just so I get more sleep x
My little boy is exactly the same breastfed too but when I speak to mums with older babies or second kids it definitely seems like it's temperament rather than anything you do. My cousin had a little one in May too and he is a great sleeper but her oldest didn't he was up constantly and was formula fed from birth she said they have both been parented the same. I haven't wanted to sleep train either when I speak to parents at groups too there's a lot that it hasn't actually worked for either x
No, on a normal night he wakes 2/3 times and bad night 6+ or can be up for 3+ hours
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In the same situation! I can't even go in baby's room unless it's for a night feed as she screams until she gets boob. 3 times is also a good night for us!
My breastfed 10 month old wakes 4 times, has started to drop feeds at one of these wakes, I think he just likes the comfort of breastfeeding but not necessarily drinking.
My boy is almost 11 months and also wakes between 3-10 times a night, I've tried everything I can think of and am exhausted 😩
If you personally want to sleep train then you should. There’s different methods that you can do but naturally there’s going to be a few tears in the beginning (maybe by you both!) and it will be tough. With Ferber they say the second and third day I think is the hardest and people usually give up with it but honestly after day 4 it was so much easier and like I said he slept through. If you do decide to do it it’s important to stick at it because if you give in it’s going to negate the work you’ve just done the last few days. Good luck!
He does now! Rarely will wake up for a drink nowadays. He’s 11 months on the 8th April, and has only slept through about 2 months now, my older two slept through from about 6 months old, so they really are so different x
Ah shit bless you 7 to 8 times is a lot… mine wakes once most twice but I always say to myself it’s so much better than the newborn stage so not complaining. He usually has a bottle and goes back to sleep