2 wk old baby?

Question

when will she start sleeping through the night

Answer 1

poor thing. i know you must be tired.

every baby is different. some start around 4 months, some sooner...and then some later.

my oldest son slept all night around 6 months of age. while my youngest son and daughter slept all night around 3 1/2 months of age.

hang in there, and sleep when baby is sleeping!!

Answer 2

My daughter started sleeping through the night when she was about a month, month and a half. Some babies can vary. My little brother started sleeping through the night when he was about a month old. She should most likely start sleeping through the night when she's about 2 or 3 months. Maybe sooner. I'm a new mother. My daughter is 10 months old. So maybe im not the greatest person to give you advice. It can be helpful though. I'd shoot for about 3 months old. I hope im helpful in some way.

Answer 3

When she's ready! Don't force the issue, it can take up to 18 months for a baby to sleep through the night, but the average is about 6 mo. Her stomach is soo small, about the size of her fist, and she's using a lot of energy doing all the growing she has to do, so she's waking up cause she's hungry. As the mother of a 7 week old, I know you're tired and cranky and recovering from the birth, but sooner or later you'll both adjust to a better schedule that you can deal with. Good luck!

Answer 4

It is so different for every baby. I am a twin and I was sleeping through the night at around 2 months, but my sister didn't until she was about 7 months. There is no right time for a baby to regulate their sleep schedule. But there are methods that may help

Allow her to go to sleep in her cot.This will make sure she associates her cot with sleeping.
Don't rock her to sleep first. Let her learn how to go to sleep by herself. You will be teaching her good sleeping habits. Make sure the room is dark and her cot is comfortable. Don't use too many covers so she gets too hot. If you hear her during the night, don't rush in to her straight away. Babies may wake several times during the night, most times they simply go back to sleep. If she becomes distressed, of course see to her.
Develop a bedtime ritual. This can be a warm bath, a bedtime story, a cuddle - make it something you will be able to stick to. Don't make it too long and don't make it too exiting, otherwise she'll be wide awake and raring to go! A bedtime ritual reinforces in your baby's mind that its time for bed. Let her have her favorite toy. If your older baby has a toy or small blanket they are attached to, its ok to put it in to soothe them. When they wake up they will feel more secure if its there. Make sure the toy is safe though.
Try not to take her out of her cot unless its necessary.
She'll work out very quickly that bedtime is over if you do. Just speak to her reassuringly, try a back rub.

Good luck!

Answer 5

don't be discouraged by everyone saying that it can be months.. While that may be true, they start sleeping better once they gain more weight, around 11 or so pounds and 6 weeks on. there is a good chance your daughter will too. It does get better. And sleeping through the night generally means 11-12pm (ish) to 5 am (ish)

Answer 6

Already hoping to sleep through the night? Sorry, this likely wont come for awhile yet... you get used to waking up every 3hrs though, really you do. My daughter was around 4mths when she could sleep 8hrs in a row, at about 6mths she could go 10hrs. I had friends who were etremely jealous about this though! It's your baby who decides, parents can only do so much to hurry up their sleep development. Studies show giving more food, solids, does NOT help with sleeping through the night. Just be patient.

Answer 7

Every baby is different as you can tell by the varying responses. It is up to your baby. They will sleep when they want to sleep. No one can just tell you, at 2 months your child will sleep all through the night.

Answer 8

I had one start sleeping 6 hours a night at 6 weeks. My oldest didn't start sleeping for 6 hours or more until she was 10 weeks. Some of my nephews started around 12-14 weeks.

Answer 9

They don't. My daughter did not start sleeping through the night until she was about 7 months old. She had her crib in our room. And everytime she would make a noise I would rush over to her to make sure she was okay. And do you know that it was actually me waking her up. As soon and i mean the night we put her in her own room she started sleeping through the night.

Answer 10

Firstly congratulations on your baby. I am only going by experience with my children. If you are feeding the baby yourself, then they should settle and sleep through at about 3 months of age. If you are bottle feeding them its pretty much the same. Being a mother is difficult and you have to have lots of patients with them. As time goes, it does get easier with them. My first one, slept 4 to 5 hours at a time. My second one did much the same and she just got into a routine on her own. As they grow from week to week and demand more milk, they settle down more and more. Unfortunately there is no mothering book to help, its all trail and error. Good luck and hope your baby settles quickly.

Answer 11

Things have changed a lot from when my babies were born. Back then, my doctor told me to give them a bit of cereal at the 10 PM feeding, so they'd likely sleep longer with a full tummy. I guess they don't recommend that any more.

Still a good idea for an evening bath, and a sweet cuddle before you lay her down.