When Will My Baby Sleep Through the Night?

Answer 1

All babies have different sleeping patterns – from my experience (2 babies and one on the way!) I’ve found the following to be true… In the first couple months your baby probably won’t sleep for more than 2-4 hours at a time. At around 4 to 6-months baby might be expected to sleep around 6 hours or so. Hopefully, when your baby is reaching 10 to 12-months – she or he will be sleeping 10 or 12 hours a night. There are good ways of regulating your baby’s sleeping habits - click on the links I've given below to find out what they are!

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Clare

Answer 2

Every baby is different. My oldest started sleeping through the night after a year or so, my baby has already slept through the night a few times and she's 3 months old. It's all so individual, it's hard to say a specific age, or even an age range since some kids are well into toddlerhood before the sleep a full night! Also the definition of sleeping through the night varies widely.

Answer 3

I agree that all babies are different. My little boy started sleeping through the night at about 8 weeks. I recommend that you read "Babywise"; it is a book that helps you get your child on a type of schedule (loosely speaking). The schedule involves feeding, wake time and sleep time as well. It is a very good book (in my opinion). My little boy does much better when he keeps to some sort of schedule; he also sleeps better at night when he takes good naps during the day. The main objective that I would stress to you is that you put him down awake, but fairly drowsy and let him actually fall asleep on his own. If he learns to do that, then when he awakens in the middle of the night, he can put himself back to sleep without your help. My son is almost 16 weeks old and he takes a bath around 7:15 pm, then I feed him a bottle in his bedroom with the lights out, and put him down as soon as we are finished with the bottle. He is still awake, but will go to sleep within 5 minutes and sleeps until about 7:00 am every morning. In the beginning, he would awaken about 3 am every night, no matter what time I put him down for bed. I would go in and check on him and make sure he was okay and he would eventually go back to sleep. Now, he doesn't wake up at all. Be consistent and persistent with whatever you choose to do. Good luck!!!

Answer 4

it really depends on the baby. My daughter started sleeping through the night at two months but I have a co worker that has a nine month and she has not slept through the night at all. So just give your baby a warm bath and a bottle (if it is still young enough) and lay them down. Try to feed the baby more before they go to sleep.

Answer 5

My baby started to sleep from 8pm to 6am around 3 months old. The right answer is actually more depending on your baby's weight, when he or she has doubled his/her birth weight, that is usually when your baby will start sleeping through the night. Exclusively breastfed baby might still wake up sometimes as the consistency of the breast milk is not always the same. Don't worry, just give your baby what he/she needs and soon he/she'll be sleeping sound through the night!

Answer 6

Could be as early as 3 weeks or as late as 3 years.

The key is routine. Try and establish a good one from day one. I read The Baby Whisperer and thought her advice (Tracy Hogg) was spot on, flexible and sensible.

E - eat
A - activity
S - sleep
Y - you time

This can be applied for the whole first year - my son in 10 months old and still in this routine, he slept from the night at 3 weeks.

You also need to cluster feed at night so he has the energy to sleep through the night.

Good luck and borrow that book - I really recommend it!

*DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO A BABY'S BOTTLE - IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS*

Answer 7

all babies are different. My daughter didn't sleep throuh the night until she was 11 months. Some babies do it as ealy as 6 months. My only advise would be to get your baby onto a bedtime routine ( bath, story then bed) it helped my daughter a lot adn if i do not go through her routine every night she wakes up in the night. even now and she is 15 months.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

It really depends on the child. My son and neice are 1 month apart. He has slept thru the night since 2 months old. My neice is 22 months and still wakes during the night. The main key to teaching a baby to sleep thru the night is a set schedule.

Answer 9

Babies sleep through the night dependent on several things. First is being "full" or more likely not being hungry. This is not something you can control. Their stomachs only hold so much formula and frequent feedings are necessary for the first 8 weeks at least. What you can do is encourage the baby to take his regular amount of formula at a night time feeding so he/she wakes less often. If baby starts to fall back asleep before finishing his/her regular amount of formula you can gently stroke under his/her chin and along both cheeks to encourage him/her to finish the bottle. Alot of very young babies tend to fall back asleep during nighttime feedings and if tired mom/dads allow it, then it leads to more frequent feedings.
Another thing you can do is keep the activity during a night feeding to a minimum. No bright lights, no tv or loud music so that the baby goes back to sleep. In addition, very little talking or playing at night will set a tone for the baby that this is a feeding and back to bed, not play time. Helping the baby to learn to put him or herself to sleep is very important. It is a great skill and if you can help him/her learn now, life will go much more smoothly than a baby who "needs" to be held or rocked to fall asleep.
I don't mean put baby down and let him/her cry for hours, but try putting baby down in his/her crib sleepy and see how it goes, if he/she cries then go comfort him/her

Answer 10

depends on the baby and its temperment honestly.My son didnt sleep through the night till he was almost a year old!My daughter who is now 6 months is sleeping through the night for 3 months now.