At about what age do babies start sleeping through the night? My daughter is 2 months old & everyone says she should be sleeping through the night. I personally think a 2 month old waking up in the middle of the night is normal. She only gets up twice to eat. Who's right?
Everyone who has not had a baby that ever slept thru the nite will tell you that. In fact that is what everyone told me. My son never slept straight thru the nite. it was 3 years before he started to.If they do sleep thru it is usually around 3-4 months.
good Luck!
L.
I agree with you, 2 months is young. I don't feel it's right to force the issue. My daughter didn't sleep through the night until she was 13 months old.
Hi, K.:
The baby is right on target.
When they give you advice, ask them what their experiences were their babies were born.
Good luck. D.
Remember that according to doctors "sleeping through the night" is going 5-6 hours. My little guy is in bed 11-12hours and wakes up 2-3 times to nurse. He's almost 6 months. My almost 2 year old starting sleeping straight through the night (12 hours straight) at 4 months. They all do it differently, and have different physical needs. I think only waking up twice to eat at 2 months is Lucky!! :) Enjoy the quiet times you have together.
That's silly! Your daughter is doing well for 2 months, especially if she goes back to sleep easily after she eats! At that age my son was still waking at least twice a night, sometimes three times, to be nursed and could be a real bear to put back down. He started sleeping through the night (for 11 hours) at about 6 months. One thing that may be confusing the issue: I've read in books that babies who can sleep 5 to 6 hours at a stretch are considered to be sleeping through the night. Perhaps these people are using that definition of sleeping through the night.
YOU ARE RIGHT! I can't remember the age at which kids are able to sleep through the night, but I seem to recall reading somewhere that babies may still need a feeding during the night until they are 6 months old or have doubled their birth weight. Personally, I continued feeding my kids at night until they slept through the night on their own. I'm sure they slept on accident, but it gave me the reassurance that they no longer needed the feeding and it wasn't something I was pushing on them.
Sounds normal to me. My daughter didn't start sleeping through the night until she was 2 and half years old. That is years old not months. And she was not consistent until closer to 4 years old. My son on the other hand started sleeping sleeping through at about 3 months and then started waking again at around 5 months and now at 2 is still waking during the night occasionally. The good news is that once they are old enough to understand you, you can just tell them to go back to sleep and it doesn't interrupt your sleeping much if at all, I learned to barely wake up and say to my daughter, "go back to sleep honey", took less than 2 secs and I was back asleep. Also, as they can communicate their needs you can have things ready, like sippy cup, blanket favorite stuffed toy ready to hand them and then go back to sleep. But at 2 months old I think it is crazy to expect sleeping through, I would say 3 hours at a time is about normal at that age, anything more just be grateful for it.
2 months old is rare to make it through the night. After a year of waking with my first, I learned from my stepsister-mother of 10- that if you feed your baby all day long absolutely to capacity, he/she can make it through the night at around 3 months. This is true. But it totally depends on you making sure you are feeding her all she can eat all day long-not just on schedule and not just when she acts hungry-offer food (nursing, bottle) whenever you can. My 8 month old will still wake occasionally at night if I slack on her feedings during the day. Also, it takes a few days for your baby to register the fact that you are feeding more, so don't be frustrated that it's not immediate, and it may take a few days to get back on track if you have slacked on the feedings one day-they very badly need their calories and will wake at night if they are hungry.
Good luck, hang in there!
Every child is different. I have 2 boys and my first started sleeping thru the night at 2 months, my second not until almost 4 months. Sounds like she's right on track, at least from my experience.
My doctor told us that they nutritionally need to get up until about 4 months old for food, after that, it is for affection. I say wait until then and if you believe in the cry it out method, help her to sleep through the night! Good luck...those first few months tough, but they do get better!
I would say that is not too bad. I think every baby is different. Not every baby sleeps through the night at two months. I am lucky my son slept through the night by five weeks which is really a blessing. I would say that it is always the normal that a baby sleeps through the night at two months. I think it is probably like six months old they sleep through the night.
They are all different - no matter what anybody says. My 2-year old has never slept through the night, and I know of a 3-year old who rarely does. That said, we have a 2-month old niece who already sleeps 5 hours a night (which, at that age, is considered sleeping through the night). Good luck! It goes so fast, just don't sweat it -- really!
I think that your baby is normal. All 3 of my girls woke until they were about a year. As long as all I had to do was nurse them for a couple of min I didn't mind. Each child is diffrent. If it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it.
My son didn't sleep through the night until 9 1/2 months... they are all different!
both is right. my daughter slept throught the night at 2.5 month. my son six month and some nights he sleeps through and some wake up. every child is different, u cant go by the book. And at 2 month it is normal for child to wake up at night.
It is unrealistic to expect a 2-month old to sleep through the night. However, by doctor definition, at that age, sleeping through the night is 5 hours, which I guess is possible. My daughter didn't sleep through the night until 15 - 18 months old. My son will turn 1 tomorrow and is still getting up every 2 - 3 hours. That is an extreme case, but I don't want to let him "cry it out" because he has reflux. I don't think it is until about 6 months that babies can really sleep through without eating. Thank your lucky stars that your baby is only getting up twice!
Every baby is different....some actually sleep thru the night from the first night home (rare).
In my experience, I would say 4-5 months is a more normal range in which to expect them to begin sleeping "through the night". This can be anywhere from 7-12 hours, depending on the child.
There's nothing wrong with her getting up to eat twice during the night at two months. Sounds perfectly normal to me.
K.,
There really isn't a clear cut answer to the whose right question? The answer is going to depend on your beliefs as a parent.
I have several friends with little ones who started sleeping through the night very early on. Their parenting philosophies tend to be more parent centered and more schedule centered.
We are a more child centered family. We follow many of the Attachment Parenting Principles. The idea of a "fourth trimester" and adjustment period following birth make sense to me. Also, we are a breastfeeding family and DD was nursed exclusively to 6 months, so especially early on, she woke a LOT to eat around the clock - and that's normal.
I had a great stretch of sleep from 3 months to 6 months. At 6 months, she went from sleeping a 4 hour stretch and a 6 hour stretch at night to waking every 1.5-2 hours at night. From all my reading and research, I felt most comfortable with the philosophies that said that the absolute earliest children are capable of sleeping through the night is around 12-18 months. We had a few travel conflicts that stopped me from starting to sleep train until about 15 months. At that point though, she was totally ready for it the process was super simple and fast.
Good luck to you and your family in figuring out what works for you.
S.
Every child is different, but I was told 6 months. Whether the power of suggestion or truth, my daughter slept for the first time, through the night, at exactly 6 months (in our new home, in her new crib). If you are breastfeeding esp., they need to feed at night until their stomach can hold enough to get them through the night (my understanding is that formula "fills up" babies faster than breastmilk). Good luck and be patient - it does get better:)
my youngest is almost 2 years old and not sleeping through the night yet my 10 year old was only 5 weeks when he started sleeping all night. I think it greatly varies depending on the child. I wouldn't worry about it.
Your baby is right and she will find her own rhythm when she is ready to. If it isn't bothering you to get up and feed her then do what comes naturally to both of you and tell the "experts" to mind their own business. :)
Yep, you're right! It's VERY normal and every baby is different. My first was sleeping long stretches through the night at 3 months, but my 9 month old still wakes a couple times, and as PP said it's mainly for affection, not nutrition I think (I nurse too so that could be part of it...he just wants some mommy time :) )
Hi K.,
I think 2 months old is pretty early to expect sleeping through the night! I think at that age waking up a few times a night is totally normal. My daughter started sleeping through at about 4 months. A great book if you are interested is Sleeping Through The Night by Jodi Mindell.
R.
Hi K., It depends on a lot of things. First, what is your defination of sleeping through the night? Are you using formula/bottles or are you nursing? When my older two girls were 8 weeks old they were sleeping from midnight to 5am (I gave them their last bottle & my hubby gave them their first when he got up at 5) so that was through the night for us. They were both formula/bottle babies. My youngest I decided to nurse...and she was up every 2-3 hours all the time everyday until I changed her over to formula/bottles full-time at about 12 weeks old. I know nursing is healthier but honestly there is no real health differences between my 3 girls...but I can say that in my experience babies on formula sleep longer in between bottles than babies that nurse. Also some people believe it's okay to put ceral into bottles to make their babies sleep or last longer inbetween bottles. I never did that...and I don't believe that it is healthy to do that since some studies say that giving cerals too early can result in food allergies later. Also every baby is different and you shouldn't worry about comparing your baby to anyone elses! Best wishes.
Every child is different, it doesn't even matter which way you are feeding them. Either breast or bottle, the child will sleep however much a child will sleep. These are individuals, so they each require something different. I had 4 children, each of whom I nursed and none of them slept through the night at such a young age.
My daughters (two of them) did not sleep through the night until they were over 3 years old! I agree it is perfectly normal for a 2 month old to wake up several times during the night to eat or just to be held.
