Put him down at half 6 on Wednesday and he slept until 6 thurs morning!
Thinking it was just a fluke, did it again last night and he woke up at 5.45 this morning!:D:D:D

Not bad i think for 10 weeks!

Congrats!!! My little boy is 6 months and at the moment won't sleep for longer than 5 hours. Losing sleep is a real killer and I'd love for him to sleep longer. I think he struggles because he can only fall asleep if feeding or being rocked. I'm going to give controlled crying a try when I get back from my holiday.

Put him down at half 6 on Wednesday and he slept until 6 thurs morning!
Thinking it was just a fluke, did it again last night and he woke up at 5.45 this morning!:D:D:D

Not bad i think for 10 weeks!

aww lucky you! i'm so jealous! my bubbas 8 months and still wakes about 3 times a night :huh:

Monsterbaby is a year old and still wakes in the night, but he'll sleep through when he is ready to do so. And yes, I am working again so do not have the luxury of staying in bed in the morning :)

I found that his sleeping was great until he was four months old (up to 8 hours a night), then the turning on his back started, then crawling, then teeth and illnesses and so on. And on each occasion his sleep gets worse, but giving him some time and it is sorted again.
So for example when he is teething he hardly sleeps at night (and who can blame him), but once the tooth is through, he sleeps much better again.

Btw, even those that sleep through apparently wake, but they are able to settle themselves back to sleep, some babies are better at doing this than others. And a baby's sleep cycle is roughly 45 - 60 minutes long, so if a baby wakes after a long-ish sleep there might be another reason for him/ her to wake than just simply not being able to self- settle.

During the day, he wont sleep more than 30 - 45 mins, but at night he's never been too bad! Just felt good to have a full 8 hours myslef, although I'm not counting my chickens!

Monsterbaby is a year old and still wakes in the night, but he'll sleep through when he is ready to do so. And yes, I am working again so do not have the luxury of staying in bed in the morning :)

I found that his sleeping was great until he was four months old (up to 8 hours a night), then the turning on his back started, then crawling, then teeth and illnesses and so on. And on each occasion his sleep gets worse, but giving him some time and it is sorted again.
So for example when he is teething he hardly sleeps at night (and who can blame him), but once the tooth is through, he sleeps much better again.

Btw, even those that sleep through apparently wake, but they are able to settle themselves back to sleep, some babies are better at doing this than others. And a baby's sleep cycle is roughly 45 - 60 minutes long, so if a baby wakes after a long-ish sleep there might be another reason for him/ her to wake than just simply not being able to self- settle.


Ah, MOnstermummy, don't be a spoilsport!:P They don't want to hear that it might just be a phase...they want to believe it will go on forever.
Sometimes you just don't want to know, lol.

Congratulations, camrat. I hope baby camrat keeps it up. Some babies simply do the whole sleeping thing quicker and better than others. I hope babycamrat is one of them!
Meanwhile, take full advantage!:D

Ah, MOnstermummy, don't be a spoilsport!:P They don't want to hear that it might just be a phase...they want to believe it will go on forever.
Sometimes you just don't want to know, lol.




Sorry :blush: will go and hang my head in shame :hihi:

Anyway, camrat, well done on baby camrat :clap:! Forgot to add that earlier on, sorry

Well done baby Camrat!

I hope baby camrat continues his sleeping through. It's possible he will! My 2nd baby slept through from 14 weeks and has continued to do this give or take the odd night when teething or ill. It's fantastic isn't it?! - I have experienced both sides of the coin though as baby no. 1 never slept through until he was a month off 5 YEARS!

Congrats!!! My little boy is 6 months and at the moment won't sleep for longer than 5 hours. Losing sleep is a real killer and I'd love for him to sleep longer. I think he struggles because he can only fall asleep if feeding or being rocked. I'm going to give controlled crying a try when I get back from my holiday.

my two year old slept through at about 6 weeks and i thought i had the perfect little angel, lasted about a month and since then we have intermittant bouts of night waking due to growth spurts , teething ,cold, nightmares etc , we tried controlled crying but it never worked for us all we ended up with was two very stressed out parents.
Then we were given a book called the no cry sleep technique( i think thats it) it was a life saver doesn't promise you your baby will sleep through the night but gives tips on how to settle your baby and encourage them to sleep.
After we read this book we learned to relax a bit about the sleep and it seemed to rub off on our daughter and most of the time she sleeps really well, I now have baby no 2 who is 13 weeks and is rubbish at sleeping but i'm not stressing as i know i could spend every night for a week not picking him up listening to him cry only for him to sleep through for a month and then be back to square one, instead i'm focusing on what a lovely content baby he is who isn't clingy or insecure as he gets what he needs even if it is just a little cuddle an night. It doesn't last forever my daughter now goes from 7.30pm till 8.00am most nights. I'm no hippy i just think mummys can't listen to there babies cry for a reason and just because books are telling us thats what we should be doing we are ignoring our maternal instincts.

Yep I know what you mean. I hate hearing my little one cry and it would be against my instincts not to pick him up. Controlled crying involves simply giving the baby a comforting pat....which, being honest, I can't see working with my little one as he always wants picking up.

Tracy Hogg, the Baby Whisperer, recommends the "pick up, put down" method where you pick the crying baby up give them a hug and put them down again the minute they stop crying. Repeating this until they fall asleep...however you must needs loads of patience as at first you could need to pick them up at least 40 plus times.

I'll try and check out the no cry sleep technique book, it's hard as a first time mum who was very inexperienced with babies I always feel like I'm not doing enough or not doing things right and my baby suffers as a result. Guess sometimes you have got to trust your instincts and if you feel something isn't right for your baby then give something else a try.

Well Done Baby Camrat :banana::banana::banana:

My oldest was alway a good sleeper she actually used to sleep atleast 7 hours at night from birth:)

But my youngest didnt sleep through until she was 14mth :rant: the little blitter;)

How Little camrats reflux now, btw.

Well done!! Whats your secret? Or did he do it all by himself :thumbsup:

Well done!! Whats your secret? Or did he do it all by himself :thumbsup:

Did it by himself I think! We have been trying to follow the Gina Ford plan and it has got him into a good routine, then suddenly.... bam, out all night! :D

Well Done Baby Camrat :banana::banana::banana:

My oldest was alway a good sleeper she actually used to sleep atleast 7 hours at night from birth:)

But my youngest didnt sleep through until she was 14mth :rant: the little blitter;)

How Little camrats reflux now, btw.

Reflux is a lot better thanks! Still bringing some back, tends to have sicky days rather than all the time! Think we're coping with it better now too!

It'll never last :o:D

Congratulations for the moment though :D

It'll never last :o:D

Congratulations for the moment though :D

I've resigned myself to that! Enjoying it whilst I can!

Congratulations!:clap:

I hope it lasts. Both mine have been good sleepers. I don't think it was anything I particularly did, have just been very lucky. Its now the eldest is 7 that there is a problem - she never wants to go to bed & trys every trick in the book to get an extra 5 mins, lol.

Glad the reflux is better. Babybell has totally outgrown hers now but it was a nightmare for a while

Lisa xx

Doh!!!

He woke at 3.30 this morning! Wasn't crying, just grumbling a little. We gave him a feed and he settled back down after 30 mins.
Just spoke to Mrs Camrat and she says he's in a great mood, so maybe waking up and having that feed just stopped him from being really hngry this morning.

So.... now we're wondering if we should wake him about 10ish tonight to give him a feed and hope that'll see him through so that he's not too hungry in the morning!!!

Ahh.... what to do for the best????

Doh!!!

He woke at 3.30 this morning! Wasn't crying, just grumbling a little. We gave him a feed and he settled back down after 30 mins.
Just spoke to Mrs Camrat and she says he's in a great mood, so maybe waking up and having that feed just stopped him from being really hngry this morning.

So.... now we're wondering if we should wake him about 10ish tonight to give him a feed and hope that'll see him through so that he's not too hungry in the morning!!!

Ahh.... what to do for the best????


I would see how he goes tonight, fingers crossed it might just be a one off :).

Then if not then maybe try a dream feed.

Blame Minesadouble i think shes cursed you, lol :hihi:

Same again this morning! Going to try the dream feed about 10.30 tonight (if I can stay awake).

Hi Camrat!

I always did the dream feed with baby no. 2 (the one who slept through) - I didn't know about the dream feed thing with baby no. 1, 11 years ago!

I used to carefully lift her out of the cot and just put the bottle in her mouth! She'd drink the bottle and get her wind up all while she was asleep and then I'd just put her back in the cot, it was as simple as that. On the odd occasion I decided that maybe she didn't need that dream feed anymore, she obviously did because she'd wake at 2 - 3am wanting to play!

Eventually at about about 18 months old, when she was eating basically everything we had during the day, she gradually started drinking only about an once of milk at the dream feed and then (while still asleep) she'd refuse anymore by turning her head away. So I knocked that bottle off all together.

I don't think you've anything to lose by trying it. It could do the trick.