I just want to take a moment to brag that my 4 month old little boy is a terrific sleeper. He goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up whenever I do (which is usually around 7:00 because of work or Elias.) Earlier this week I made the mistake of letting him take a nap for an hour around 5:30pm and he just didn’t want to go to bed at 8pm. He fell asleep for maybe 45 minutes and was then WIDE awake. I think t his was a lot due to teething as well. He stayed up with us happily until maybe 11:30 and fell asleep when I went to sleep.
I’ve never had to get up in the middle of the night with him. He nurses all through the night and is happy to stay asleep when I’m snuggled up next to him. I’m so thankful that I have enough supply to get him through his night feedings without having to get up and supplement like I did with Elias. Noah has really blessed me in the bedtime department and I really hope this doesn’t change. Elias was always a great sleeper, but Noah brings a new definition to the term. Until he was around 18 months, I kept expecting Elias’ sleep patterns to change and for him to suddenly turn into a crappy sleeper, but that never happened. I have the same fears for Noah, but I’m more confident that he’ll remain a good sleeper.
I’m always hesitant to write about my good sleepers because they naturally like sleep and so many other parents struggle to get their babies to sleep or keep them asleep. I don’t want to forget how blessed I am.
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My new little boy is ending up to be a good sleeper, but my first son was and still sometimes has troubles. He cannot get himself to sleep and so naps are nearly impossible which makes it a struggle to get him down for bedtime as he is over stimulated by that point. I enjoy having one good sleeper you are very blessed to have two good sleepers!
Both of my boys have been decent sleepers, in Tristan a bit too MUCH of a sleeper so I’ve had to make an effort to wake him up more often to nurse. If I had to nitpick for a sleep issue with Tristan it’s that he generally will only sleep ON ME, so we’ve been working on having him sleep more on Daddy. I think once we get another sling/wrap it will help.