This is getting on my nerves.......

Mrs.Backpack

I need to stop reading posts on the 0-6 month board because I am starting to get really annoyed with all the STTN posts.  Reid usually gets up twice a night for a feeding and diaper change which isn't nearly as bad as it was 2 months ago, but I guess I am getting annoyed at all the "AW's" over there that have to rub in the fact that their DC sleeps from 9-9.  Ugh.  Mine doesn't. 

We have the same routine that we do every night (bath, change, rock in glide and bottle, down in crib).  He goes down between 7-8pm on his own and is up around 1 and 4.  Last night though, he was up at 11:30, 2:30-4:00, 5:30 and then up for good at 7.  It was a rough night.  And totally unusual for him.

I guess I am just venting here.  I know DS is only 3 months old and I am fine with his routine which is all that matters, but I guess I wouldn't mind a few night of uninterrupted sleep either.  Especially after a rough night. 

Anyone else in this boat?

Mrs.Mango

I'm not in that boat anymore, thank god, but I definitely was when Abby was Reid's age.  All I can tell you is the sleeping will most likely get better soon.  Abby took till 4 months before she did her typical 7-7 routine, but she got there!  When it happens, you will be amazed at how much better life gets!

Avoid those posts on 0-6 months....the other moms don't intend to sound braggy, but for someone who is wishing for more sleep it definitely comes across that way!

Sandy09579

I totally understand after having a kid that didn't STTN until 6 mo.

Reid is still young...don't worry.  You'll get your sleep eventually and forget all about this stage until it's time to do it again

(Oh...and the STTN posts used to annoy me to...like I was somehow doing something wrong that my kid wasn't sleeping but thiers was)

DuffOliver

I hear you. I feel like it was at least 5 mos before Jillie had a consistent nighttime sleep and even longer before I felt like I got enough sleep myself at night (you have a lot to catch up on, you know?)

All hope is not lost. He's still very young.

I am often envious of moms who had infants who were easier in other ways, and I know how easy it is to wonder if you're doing something wrong. Sleep is just one of the ways in which all of our kids are different, though it's one of the more frustrating ones.

melcunnin

Heck yeah, I am in the same boat.  Nathan is up more than twice a night still.   Don't stress out, they will sleep through the night when ready (couple more months).  I am proud that I have him in his crib most of the night starting this weekend!  The nest is great but has it downsides too!  Most people tell you the good stuff and neglect to talk about the bad unless proded. 

somethingblue06

oh slide over sister, I'm in your boat with you...Jack doesn't sleep thru the night and I most certainly don't expect him to just yet.  I don't feel he is inadequate for his schedule at this point.  He's got great nights & ok nights & wanna pull my hair out nights.  Our boys are only brand new!  For example, Friday night, he slept from 9-4:45 (holy crap, 7.45 hours!!), then from 5-8 (another 3, I'm happy), later on Saturday a 3 hour nap with Mommy & Daddy on the big bed, it was awesome.  That night, slept a nice 6 hour stretch, I was happy about that too...but on Sunday & last night, he was up 3 times, poopy diapee, couple feedings, but hey, whattya gonna do.  I'd love it if he STTN or did consistant 6-7 hour stretches but I know it ain't gonna happen consistantly, so I sit here, bags under eyes, hair swept up in ponytail waiting to get a few minutes of sleep here & there...such is the life of a newborns momma right!  They are happy & healthy.  They don't need to keep up with the Jones's.  Especially boys, they do things at their own pace.  Thank God they are so cute!  And I'm sure there are plenty of others in our boat.

yllek17

I'm not in this boat anymore, but I was in that boat for a long time.  DS didn't sleep through the night until 10 months and it wasn't consistent until after 13 months.  I'm not saying that to scare you.  Just saying that I feel your pain and I spent many months being jealous of all those whose DC slept through the night from an early age.  Hang in there! Eventually he will start STTN! *HUGS*

august282005

not about sleep, but definitely about rolling or other developmental milestones that DS hasn't hit yet.  I just stopped going over there becuase it would constantly make me wonder what (if anything) was wrong with DS.

Mrs.MJP

Lexi started sleeping through the night at 7 months.  And Sydney is 8 months today and hasn't slept through the night yet.  I'm not worried at all.  I'm fine with it and I don't mind getting up with my baby.  I enjoy that time and it goes by too quickly.  I have a 2.5 year old who's been sleeping through the night since 7 months.  I know that Sydney will start sleeping through the night eventually.  I will miss those quiet night time feedings where we rock together and I just spend 20 minutes doing nothing but staring at my baby. 

gespenst

Good thing I don't hang out on those boards!  At 15+ months, DD still gets up usually 3 times to eat.  It's getting old. 

And some of those moms are going to be in for a rude awakening when their STTN babies start waking up again.  Between 2-3 months, DD slept from 11-6 or so, but at 3 months she was waking up a lot again.  I bet a lot of those STTNers won't be consistently STTN for long.

DuffOliver

Oh, I also wanted to say that some of my most precious memories of Jillie's infancy were some moments we had during night wakings. She will never be that little again and she certainly won't sleep on or next to me, needing 'her space' and all.

When you're tired, it's tough. But it really is true that soon enough you'll look back at some old pictures and find it so hard to believe he was ever so tiny and not running his mouth.

Lucknow

Ella still wakes up once or twice during the night...it's a whole lot easier to get her back to sleep these days though. And I agree with MJP that I actually enjoy the time I get to spend with her if she wakes up for a feeding...especially since going back to work.

kln10105

I hope this isn't a little boat, b/c I need to hop on too! Carter doesn't STTN and boy am I exhausted. Oh well, he's a little one only once....so I gotta do what I gotta do!