sleeping through can it be taught???

[JeSsIkA]

my DS is 5months and waking every night at 2 & 5 for a full bottle.

my question is can he be taught to sleep through?? we have been to sleep skool but only for day tine sleeps..

or can sleeping through be encouraged in some way???

i would love him to sleep 8hrs atm we only get 6max

ta

[Mum2Bug]

My DD is 16 months and still won't sleep through so I hope you find a way to make it happen

[Frazzled]

how much is he drinking? is he drinking all of his bottles?

[Melo]

My DS is nearly 10 months and still doesnt sleep through either! I suppose it might happen one day :fingerscrossed:

[~Emmylou~]

Yes I absolutely believe it can be taught!
There are a number of good books you can look at, we used "The Baby Whisperer" but there are many others (No cry sleep solution comes to mind as well).
DD has been sleeping through the night (7hours) since she was about 8 weeks old and since 4 months has slept 11-12 hours solid a night. She hasn't had, or needed night time feeds since she was 8 weeks. The baby whisperer is owed much of the credit for that ;)
Whatever method you choose be aware that you need to be consistent, and the older the baby, the longer it will take generally speaking.
Good luck :)

[JeSsIkA]

Thanks, i will see if i can get a copy of that book.. the baby whisper... first stop ebay.

[reAllytee]

Babies sleep through when they are ready.
I know its hard but you cant force them into doing something they arent ready for especially if they are waking up for a feed.
If your hungry or thirsty you satisfy this need dont you ?
Then please understand your bubba only has you to rely on to help with this.
My DS somtimes still awakes for cuddles & reassurance which he gets anytime he need it. He didnt stop nite feeds till he was around 8mths on & off sometimes it was just for comfort but i wasnt willing not to fulfill that need especially if he wanted it.
Its going to stop one day & then your going to wonder where all those special moments went.

[BiLL|z0r]

Our son is 19mths and still doesn't sleep through. I'm sure it can be taught but I think it also depends how stubborn your child is. Wyatt is more stubborn than both his parents combined :)

[newmum2one]

DS has just started sleeping through the night in the last week or so :smiliedance:
We feed him a little more than his normal feed at a slightly warmer temperature and then one of us cuddles him on our chest while watching tv until he's asleep (if you do this, must be DH's turn to wash up :D ). Then we put him to bed. If you try this, have the dummy handy just in case he wakes (then plug him quick :laughing: ). If you're not ready to sleep yet, put bub on his/her tummy for a little while (keep checking on bub) and gently roll over after 10 mins or so. Sometimes my DS settles better on his side, propped up by a rolled up towel...
Hope this works for you, DS sleeps about 8pm to 7am most nights, his worst night this week was 10.30pm to 6am.

[superbaby]

I introduced a feed b/w 10 and 11 before going to bed at about 10 weeks and my DS slept right through. Ended up dropping this at about 4 mths, as he made it clear he didn't want to be woken up anymore. Haven't had any sleepless nights until this week when he has had a bit of bronchitis. Oh I gradually decreased the quantity of milk too before total phasing out.

[Areca]

I think it depends on the baby too. I have the Baby Whisperer book, followed it strictly and in the end came to the realisation that DD can not read and we have been much happier since I stopped stressing and put the book away! Her settling techniques worked for us, but DD simply isn't ready to sleep through the night, no matter what a book says.
DD still wakes for one or two night feeds, occassionally she sleeps through, but not often at all. I know she is not waking out of habit, she wakes at different times each night and I can hear her gulping and then she falls off the boob asleep.
She'll sleep through when she's ready. She still feeds every 2-3 hours during the day so I can't increase her day feeds (unless I want to have a baby attached to me all day) and I'm not about to starve her. If I'm hungry or thirsty in the middle of the night I get up and eat/drink, I'm not denying a baby of that.

Good luck and by all means try the books if you want, but don't stress yourself out if your baby doesn't co-operate...simply means he isn't ready. They will sleep through eventually!

[twolittlegirls]

We used a roll over feed from 8 weeks for our little girl until she was 6 months old. It worked really well for her. I would give it to her at 10.30 when I went to bed. To start with she slept till 7.00 but as she got older it became 8. When I stopped her having it, I just cut back the amount she was having and gradually worked back the time till it was 9.00. On the odd occasions she did wake, Id give her some water then a cuddle. We also used controlled crying.

I understand that it doesn't work for all but I'm just explaining what worked for us.

Good luck with it all.

Shan