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8 week old night wakings
« on: June 25, 2006, 15:27:45 pm »
It seems that my little girly wakes quite often. I thought she would have stopped by now. She gets her dream feed between 10-11PM, wakes between 1-2:30AM, then again between 4-5AM. Will she EVER grow out of this!?! Her naps are a huge problem as well, but that is another post on the Naps board.

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2006, 18:05:29 pm »
She is right on track for 8 weeks :) I know its hard, but it will get better, give your LO time and yourself a brake. Your doing a great job :)
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2006, 16:41:20 pm »
Ditto to Karita - she's doing quite well for 8 weeks!
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2006, 16:45:37 pm »
That makes me feel good! I am glad to know! My sis said all 3 of her children slept through the night at 8 weeks!

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2006, 16:49:13 pm »
Don't take this wrong, but I suspect your sister isn't being entirely honest.  ;)  That would be pretty unusual! Plus everyone has a different definition of "sleeping through."  So don't worry, you're doing great!!  :-*
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2006, 16:50:34 pm »
Thanks Jessica. That's a quick reply! I needed that affirmation.

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2006, 17:54:15 pm »
I have to agree. Very few LO's sleep more then 6 hours without a feed at 8 weeks. 6-7 hours btw is sleeping through  ;) by deffinition sleeping through the night is when one or more feeds are missed.  :) 

The best advice I got as a new mother was to stop listening to other moms. It all ends up being just one big contest and thats not what motherhood should be about.
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2006, 21:08:21 pm »
You are so right, Karita! Never did I think mothers would be in "competition" over such things.

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2006, 23:21:45 pm »
I think my LO slept through that 1-2:30ish at around ten or eleven weeks.  But he kept the 4 to 5:30ish for months.  Hang in there.  If you are following EASY then it will pay off soon!  ((((((HUGS)))))) for you and those sleepless nights!
As far as naps go I read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" which was another good resource.  It helped to explain that babies do not really develop a napping schedule until four months and it was right on with mine!  I was upset because I wanted him to have scheduled naps each day but it wasn't until 4 months that he really developed that.  So hang in there.  What kind of nap problems were you having?


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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2006, 00:34:09 am »
so at what age do you stop the 2 am feed?  and if my LO is waking like clock work 2 am and 5:30 am do I just feed her or can it still be habitual waking?  she is 8 weeks.  Nee
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2006, 15:49:08 pm »
Nee, sorry, but I haven't a clue on how to answer your questions. Being a clueless new mother I am always the one asking questions, too. Good Luck!

Summersusu - Basically, it is very hard to get in descent naps for my little one. I could resort to holding or rocking, but I haven't did that just yet. Also, if she happens to doze off, there is no telling when she will wake. It may be 10, 20, or 30 minutes after I leave the room. She definitly needs her sleep and I don't know what to do for her. Also, when she wakes between 4-5AM, it is very hard to get her to settle again. Her wake time is 6AM. I just don't know what to do for my little one unless I resort to intentional AP.

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2006, 19:03:43 pm »
Do you do the shush pat method and block out visual stimulation?  I sit in a chair in her room swaddle her and do shush pat until she is quite and has her eyes closed then continue in her crib.  It took me 1 hour to 2 hours at the biginning and a few grey hairs to get her on track however now it only takes me 20 minutes.  Do not give up it will happen and it's all worth it.
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2006, 22:27:19 pm »
Nee, at 8 weeks those wakings are hunger for sure even if she's waking at the same time.
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2006, 22:38:53 pm »
Nee, I do not use the shush pat method, but have tried. As for the shushing, it just doesn't seem to phase her. She sleeps on her back, as most babies do, and I have tried patting her chest, shoulder, and tummy, but it doesn't work either. What I do is rub her cute little bald head. It works OK, but not like I think it should. Any suggestions are very welcomed. I block her eyes once she is a bit drowsy. If I do it otherwise, she gets more worked up. My poor little girly is so very tired.  :-\

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2006, 23:04:12 pm »
Try this..

Swaddle your LO and take a seat in a comfy chair thats easy to get out of, or walk, either works, lay her on her side, either faceing you or faceing outwards, just make sure she isn't to close to your chest, Give her a paci or something to suck on, NOT the boob though, then rock sway gently, and shhh by her ear, not into it as that will hurt her ear.

This is a modified pat/shh we used for DD when she was the same age as your LO. When she calms and enters the first stage of sleep, lay her down, at first she'll wake up repeatedly, its still a lot of work, but if you stick with it, it WILL work.
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2006, 12:29:50 pm »
I'll try whatever!! Thanks!

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2006, 13:02:53 pm »
Good luck, I worked myself into a frinzy trying to do "the right thing" at that age but my LO wasn't having it.  It always resorted in him crying and me ready to scream.  Give yourself a break...yes stick to the EASY schedule but when nap time comes, do what you and the baby are comforted by.  Some may disagree but at that age my baby slept the best swinging in his swing.  After I knew he was good and asleep I would cut the swing off and he would take a good long nap.  Once he was four months he easily went down in his crib after changing him, giving him a paci, reading a book and putting him down.  "Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child" says that at that age, 8 weeks, you can do what you need to help them nap.  It is not until they are about four months to start helping them learn to fall asleep.  Your LO is so young.  I worried myself to death until my husband said that it was just rediculous why I wouldn't just let him sleep in his swing.  I would take him out and put him in the crib and he would wake and cry and never go back down.  Anyway, I envy those who could get theirs to nap like champs but my wouldn't until he was much older. 


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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2006, 14:40:53 pm »
Summer,
  Perhaps you are right. Maybe she is a bit young to be trying to really force her to fall asleep on her own in the crib. I think the scheduling part is right on, but, as I posted elsewhere, my DD is suffering from sleep deprivation due to the fact that I have been trying to "make her" independently sleep and I am afraid of what the consequences of that will be later. Yes, I think it to be very important to help her do this on her own, but not so sure that right now is the time. My focus should be on her getting some rest instead of my compulsion to get her to sleep in her crib.

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2006, 16:25:25 pm »
My lo didn't sleep in his crib until he was about 3 mo I think. Before that he slept in a bassinet either in the living room with DH or in our room. Then we moved him to his crib for nights which was a very easy transition. Naps however were another story! He wouldn't nap in his crib at all if his life depended on it. It took us 2.5 months of work to get him to do it, and now he won't sleep anywhere anytime except his crib. Go figure.
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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2006, 16:57:08 pm »
Really!! Go figure!!

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Re: 8 week old night wakings
« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2006, 17:22:32 pm »
I know, it's the funniest thing. He was fine sleeping there at night but would have a holy fit if he even SAW the crib during the day. We transitioned him from napping only while being held  ::)  to either that or napping on the couch. Then, couch only. Then finally the crib. It was a long process but worth it in the end! Now he loves being in his crib. And of course it was total AP that got us in the whole situation in the first place.  :-[  :-[  But you know, like you said, sometimes a lo just isn't ready for change. There's nothing wrong with waiting until the time is right to fix something.
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