We wonder whether we'll have a «good» baby or whether we'll be one of the lucky ones whose
baby sleeps through the night early.
French parents think it's much better for the whole family, for the baby and for the parents, if
the baby sleeps through the night early on.
Not exact matches
Some
babies sleep through the
night from an
early age, some never do until they are toddlers or even older.
You can also see these posts for ideas:
Baby Whisperer:
Sleeping Through the
Night: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/09/
baby-whisperer-
sleeping-
through-
night.html
Early Morning Feedings Before Waketime: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/
early-morning-feedings-before-waketime.html and Nighttime
Sleep Issues: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/nightime-
sleep-issues.html
For example, your period might return
earlier if your
baby is
sleeping consistently
through the
night.
«The best thing parents can do is put a
baby to bed
early enough to avoid overtiredness,» said Jodi Mindell, a therapist and researcher at the Center for
Sleep Medicine in Philadelphia and author of «
Sleeping Through the
Night» (HarperPerennial, $ 12).
While there's bound to be variation between
babies in how
early they'll
sleep through the
night and for how long, here are some of the problems you might have to overcome.
It's amazing how many people still think
babies should start solids (ie: cereal) way
early thinking it will help them
sleep through the
night, etc..
Professor Peter Fleming of the University of Bristol, points out that
babies are not designed to
sleep through the
night at an
early age, and that there is no benefit to their well - being and development in doing so.
Babies left to cry - it - out often do end up sleeping through the night earlier than babies whose needs are responded to because they have learned to give up on their needs bein
Babies left to cry - it - out often do end up
sleeping through the
night earlier than
babies whose needs are responded to because they have learned to give up on their needs bein
babies whose needs are responded to because they have learned to give up on their needs being met.
Often
babies are encouraged or «trained» to
sleep through the
night too
early.
Some
babies sleep through the
night really
early in their life, but once they start crawling and standing, they
through a period of
sleep regression that leaves parents puzzled.
«Starting solids
early doesn't help a
baby sleep through the
night.
Almost all healthy 6 - month - olds can
sleep through the
night, with no need for midnight snacks or
early - morning conversations unless you want to spend this time with your
baby or are trying to keep up your milk supply.
Those who've tried parent - led schedules and had success say their
babies thrive on the consistency —
sleeping through the
night at an
earlier age and acting happy and content when awake.
While some formula - fed
babies do
sleep through the
night at an
early age, others don't
sleep through the
night for many months.
That means that if your
baby takes really long naps during the day, they might have trouble
sleeping for a long period
through the
night, or they might wake up really
early!
Helping
baby to
sleep on a schedule is one, and according to Schwartz, it might be a little
early for
baby to be
sleeping through the
night, in this case.
I do agree that parents need information on normal infant
sleep, and I particularly hate the pressure that parents feel to have
babies that
sleep through the
night from an
early age.
Here's our collection of core
baby sleep training articles to help you establish a bedtime routine, follow safe
sleep practices, set an
early bedtime, and teach your
baby to
sleep through the
night.
Some
babies will
sleep through the
night early on, while others take up to 1 year.
I wouldn't be without my carrier - in my opinion it is the number 1 most essential
baby item... In the
early days it was because Mila wouldn't
sleep anywhere but on me... and now at 6 months, we are going
through a stage where the only way she'll drop off at
night is in her carrier!
If
baby is
sleeping through the
night, it may be necessary to pump at least once overnight (either before you go to bed or
early before
baby awakens) and if anyone else feeds
baby when you are there, be sure to pump then too so your body does nt conserve because it did nt have regular stimulation its used to.
In fact, several people recommended to me to get him used to
sleeping on his own and
sleeping through the
night early on so that there would be no transition to worry about later, such as what the blogger said she did with her second
baby, and that was my plan.
As
baby sleeps longer
through the
night, bedtime shifts
earlier, to between 7:30 and 8:30.
«
Sleeping through», which we generally take to mean around 8 hours if interrupted
sleep, this often happens around 4 months: Yes, some
babies do manage an eight - hour stretch from 16 weeks (or even
earlier) but it's perfectly possible that your
baby wakes for a
night feed up to 12 months old.
Bedtime can be one of the most stressful times of the day, especially in the
early months before your
baby can
sleep through the
night.
There are moms who say that their
babies slept through the
night from as
early as 6 weeks.
There are many advantages to having a
baby who
sleeps through the
night early, but a long wait for your first post-
baby period isn't one of them.
«You won't want to nap for three hours in the afternoon,» says National
Sleep Foundation spokesperson Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D., author of
Sleep Deprived No More: From Pregnancy to
Early Motherhood — Helping You & Your
Baby Sleep Through the
Night.
Some parents are blesses with
babies that will
sleep through the
night on their own
earlier that others.
Babies typically have three naps and drop to two at around 6 months old, at which time (or
earlier) they are physically capable of
sleeping through the
night.