I have a 1 month old baby..When will I be able to get a good night sleep?

Answer 1

Welcome to motherhood! Well when your baby goes to college would be my guess.LOL
No with a few months depending on the child you should be able to sleep through the night.Advise my doctor gave me.Sleep when the baby sleeps.Take a nap when the baby naps.It will help.House work will wait for you.Good luck and congradulations!

Answer 2

Newborns need feeding round the clock so your little one will be waking at all hours. usually around 3 months they settle into a routine and will perhaps only need to be fed once in the night. All babies are different though, my first was such a docile little thing and was so content. Number 2 didn't let us sleep for a year! If you're bf'ing, why not express some milk and let your hubby do a couple of night feeds so you can get at least one good nights sleep. You could take it nights at a turn, one night you sleep in, the next he gets to stay in bed.
Oh and ignore new mom, that attitude stinks and everyone realises how hard it is the first few months. You've done nothing wrong in looking for a bit of support.

Answer 3

When they are 18. LOL!

Most babies start to sleep through the night between 3-6 months. My 9 month old still wakes up once during the night about half the time, so it really varies from child to child.

What we did was split up the night. We each had a 4-hour shift with the baby. The baby would sleep in the living room with the person "on-duty". The "off-duty" person was in the bedroom with the door closed. That way we each got 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. It really helped both of us.

Answer 4

I asked my dr. the same question at my son's 6 month check up. I found out the problem was me and not my son. I had gotten him used to being rocked to sleep and so when he woke up during the night, he didn't know how to fall asleep on his own. I solved that problem that night, put him down awake but drowsy and he slept throught the night and has every night since then. You won't get a full night sleep just yet, but give it another month or two. Once the baby gains some weight and is eating a little bit more, they should be able to sleep longer stretches. Just don't do like I did and get them used to something that requires you to get out of bed.

Answer 5

The short answer - on average 3 months for 5-6 hours and 5-6 moths for over 8 hours.

Now all the long detail stuff….
By 6 to 8 weeks of age, most babies begin to sleep for shorter periods during the day and longer periods at night, though most continue to wake up to feed at night. Please remember that most babies still aren't able to stay up much longer than two hours at a time.

Somewhere between 3 and 6 months most babies are capable of sleeping “through the night” – that means five or six hours (YIPEE).

Most babies can sleep 8 hours or longer by 5 or 6 months old with the help of good sleep habits.

Good Sleep Habits
Learn when baby is tired - if you wait too long to put baby to bed, they can get overtired and have trouble falling asleep. Is baby rubbing his eyes, pulling on his ear, or developing faint dark circles under his eyes? If you spot these or any other signs of sleepiness, try putting him down to sleep.

When baby's alert and awake during the day, interact with him as much as you can, keep the house and his room light and bright, and don't worry about minimizing regular daytime noises like the phone, TV, or dishwasher. If he tends to sleep through feedings, wake him up.

At night, don't play with him when he wakes up. Keep the lights and noise level low, and don't spend too much time talking to him. Before long he should begin to figure out that nighttime is for sleeping.

It's never too early to start trying to follow a bedtime routine. It can be something as simple as getting your baby changed for bed, singing a lullaby, and giving him a kiss goodnight.

By the time he's 6 to 8 weeks old start putting baby to bed at night (or for naps) when he's sleepy but still awake. This will help teach baby how to put themselves to sleep. Don’t rock or nurse your baby to sleep. What you do now will keep going until toddlerhood or later.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

My first son slept from 11:00 pm til 5:30 am after he was 3 weeks old. My secnd son slept from 9:00pm till 3am then I fed him and he would sleep til 8:00 am. My daughter on the other hand is 26 months old and since the day she was born has not slept through the night.

Answer 7

If your baby tends to follow the norm, it will be several months at least. Babies who sleep thru the night before 5 months old are not the norm, but the exception. If your baby is formula fed, it might be sooner since formula is slower to digest than breast milk. Hang in there, it gets easier. Also, make sure you rest/nap when your baby does. I know its hard, done it 4 times myself. Eventually they do sleep thru the night.

Answer 8

All mine started sleeping through the night after 3 months.

Answer 9

Lol...depends on the child. Don't worry, you will get your sleep. We are talking about a 1 month old here. My wife and I were up through the night all the time with my first son and then again with my second son. It is all part of the process. Enjoy...;-)

Answer 10

Get the book "Secrets Of The Baby Whisperer" by Tracy Hogg. It saved my sanity! My daughter was sleeping through the night at 4 weeks because of the tips in that book.