When should a baby begin to sleep through the night??

Answer 1

I hate to tell you this..but the baby sleeping through the night depends on what goes on during the day...
Let me explain myself a little bit better...
If you wake your baby early...then put it down for a nap early afternoon...then by 8 or 9p.m. feed the baby really well, like put cereal in the bottle if it's not yet taking anything off a spoon yet...then put the baby down...the baby should sleep for the most part, most of the night..through.
Now, on the other hand...if you let the baby sleep late in the morning...and you don't put the baby down for a nap until late afternoon...by 8 or 9, that baby probably is not ready to go to sleep...
And it won't sleep through the night if it's belly isn't full...that is the real key, keeping that little belly full...

Answer 2

You never can tell when a baby will sleep through the night. I have a 6 month old and she started sleeping through the night when she was about 4 months and then here these last couple of weeks she was waking up every two hours. Last night is the first time she slept through the night since I can remember and it was great!!! I have tried so many things to try to get them to sleep better and the eating cereal at night does not help so I wouldnt even bother trying that. When my daughter slept through the night I would always give her a warm bath and give her a full bottle right before I put her down to sleep and that seemed to help. I wouldnt feed her while she was asleep or woke up for a second during the night because they said she would associate that with sleeping and they do not need to get used to that. So you can try giving your baby a bath before bed time and if she wakes up just try to pat him/her on the back or carress thier head softly and they should fall back asleep......Good Luck

Answer 3

How sweet that baby!!!

It completely depends on you and the baby. My first slept 10p-5a at 6 weeks.
My second did not sleep completely through the night until he was 2 years old.

My tips:
Put baby to sleep with a full tummy.
Use a cassette player to play your voice, singing or talking, or lullabies.
Put baby down at the latest time possible to maximize the amount of sleep you'll get all in one big stretch. Alternatively, everyone could go to bed when baby does. You'll get the same long stretch.

Best wishes!
TX Mom

Answer 4

It really is different for every child - just as each adult has their own unique sleeping patterns, a child will too.
Some might sleep through the night at 6 months, others a year, others several years down the line; also they will go through different periods...they might sleep through the night for a few months then this might change as their surroundings change, they are teething, they go through a growth spurt!
Your child will do what is right for themselves but in the meantime you cna help things along by setting a regular and consistant bedtime routine which may involve a warm bath, milk and a story etc so your child knows the cues to sleep. keep a room well ventilated and do not let a child get too hot or cold...you'll get there!!

Answer 5

I only have one child and she is not a baby any more she never sleep throught the night until she was like 3-4 years old. But I know some friends who there child sleep all through the night within a month. It depends on the child. and how late/early you put him/her to bed. I wish you luck.

Answer 6

My son is 9 months old and he started sleeping through the night at 4 months but then when he started teething he started wakeing up in the middle of the night again.

Answer 7

It depends on the baby. My baby began sleeping through the night at around 3 months old. She is now 4 months old, goes to bed at around 10pm and gets up between 4am and 5am. But, my niece is 6 months old and still doesn't sleep through the night. She wakes up twice to be fed and changed.

Answer 8

Our baby started sleeping through the night at about 4 months. However, this depends from baby to baby. My baby is breastfed so we don't "technically" sleep through the night because sometimes he gets bothered during his sleep for some reason (at 11 months, it's not hunger, really but the need to be cuddled or comforted) and I just breastfeed him on a side lying position so that he can go back to sleep in less than a minute. I really don't mind breastfeeding at odd hours during the night because it's also relaxing for me (everytime one breastfeeds, we release a hormone that helps one relax). Some parents believe in "Ferberizing" or letting a baby cry it out until he can soothe himself and go back to sleep. Usually, breastfeeding parents don't subscribe to it (like me and my husband). But to each his own. There are benefits to this method: your baby will learn how to comfort himself when he is stressed or can't sleep and will be more independent. I hope I was able to help.

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Answer 9

Hi!

A "baby night" 4-5 hours in a row of sleep. So, if your baby sleeps from 4:00 pm to 9:00 PM, well... his/her night is done. S/he will need to nurse a little more often before and after this sleeping period.

We somewhat get used to the fatigue... don't worry: this does not last forever!

Answer 10

My toddler began snoozing for the duration of the evening while he replaced into 17 weeks previous. He gave up the evening feedings on his very own- first he gave up the ten pm, each and every week later he stopped waking for the a million am, and then 2 weeks later, at 17 weeks previous, he stopped wakign for the 4 am bottle. He did wake for short sessions (in basic terms a jiffy) and then good back to sleep as long as we did no longer pass into his room- so style of a cry-it-out technique. yet he in no way cried for long sessions. he's now 6 months previous, and he's a large sleeper. we are fortunate!