Comments on: Does she sleep through the night?

By: Friday Photos & Finds « Our Little Apartment

Friday Photos & Finds « Our Little Apartment — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:21:00 +0000

[...] Does She Sleep Through the Night? [PhD in Parenting] • “…the mothers that are on the receiving end of this question feel pressure to get their baby to sleep through the night.” [...]

By: Mommy Incidentals Part 2 | TheMomCafe.com

Mommy Incidentals Part 2 | TheMomCafe.com — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:48:52 +0000

[...] your in Remember that it ends And a new one will begin. Gotta go wipe someone’s butt…. (Sigh)So I am in the shower the other day, and here comes my soon to be five year old son who recently pai…realized that it would be a while before I got to him. Either way, I’ll take it! Victory! [...]

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:28:46 +0000

My daughters are now 20 and almost 18. When my eldest was born my in-laws kept asking if she slept though the night until she was over a year old. I always answered with a simple no and they eventually just stopped asking. When my second child was born, they never asked about her sleeping through the night. I still had to go through a year of the question, but at least they learned it wasn’t an issue for me.

My girls slept with us when they were small babies, then moved to a mattress on the floor at around a year old. For years I lay down with them when they went to bed then left when they were asleep (or when I woke up!). If they woke in the night, I would usually go in with them again, or they would come and crawl in bed with us. My two girls shared a bed for years, although they each had their own bed if they wanted to sleep there.

They eventually learned to sleep on their own, and now my eldest doesn’t even like sharing a bed in motels when we are travelling!

By: Tikva

Tikva — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:08:56 +0000

This is exactly my experience also. My daughter has never woken me up at night. Horray for sleeping topless!

By: Shoshana

Shoshana — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:10:13 +0000

Thanks for this post. I have really struggled with the sleep issue, and it’s still a sensitive one for me. I’ve felt confident on many of my decisions as a parent so far, but sleep is funny. No one pats you on the back for nursing your child, or reading to them, or devoting your time to them, but if they sleep through the night? You’re the freaking mother of the year! That being said, my 22 month old has slept through the night on occasion, but generally wakes once or twice a night, and wants to nurse. I’ve been told to CIO, night wean, etc. Having tried both of those, and then not being able to follow through because the tears and screaming were far worse than doing what felt instinctively right (nursing, comforting, etc.), I’ve just thought of myself as a sleep training failure, and someone who inhabits a different planet than most parents. It’s nice to see I’m not alone on this one.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:52:37 +0000

Great article. My almost 2 1/2 year old nursing, co sleeping kiddo still doesn’t sleep more then 3 or 4 hours at a time. It doesn’t bother me since I’m right there.

By: Whozat

Whozat — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:37:03 +0000

That’s exactly what I say when people ask! I tell them “Hell if I know! We cosleep and breastfeed and *I* sleep through the night!”

My daughter is now 31 mos old and for oh, forever, we’ve know that if she wakes up for longer than it takes to find a boob, we might as well start cancelling our plans for the next day, because she’s probably sick.

By: The History of Sleep Training in Germany | PhD in Parenting

The History of Sleep Training in Germany | PhD in Parenting — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:33:28 +0000

[...] all heard people say that babies need to be taught to sleep through the night and that it is necessary to let them cry it out to achieve this. However, the Western child rearing [...]

By: Gentle Baby and Toddler Sleep Tips | PhD in Parenting

Gentle Baby and Toddler Sleep Tips | PhD in Parenting — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:27:04 +0000

[...] hate all of the chatter about sleeping through the night. Our society puts way too much pressure on parents in this regard and completely discounts [...]

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:52:13 +0000

Oh, that’s a good point about it being a milestone or trophy. I didn’t worry about that so much. I was EXPECTING to sleep well because I had read, during my pregnancy, that co-sleeping mamas sleep better. I guess I’m just thankful it wasn’t worse!!! Thanks for the great articles!