Comments on: Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 1

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:25:49 +0000

In reply to Desy In.

@Desy In – Thank you for writing to us! I am happy to help. With newborns, it can be challenging to get them on a set routine until they are a little earlier. We have an article about newborn sleep and how it works that will give you more information on how they sleep, as well as how to navigate through the early months: https://www.babysleepsite.com/newborns/newborn-sleep-schedule-patterns/
Generally, you will want to look at the time the baby wakes up, and will put them back down to sleep 1.5 – 2 hours after they wake (during the day). Many parents do eat-play-sleep routines and many don’t! How you structure your routine will be up to you. I personally, breastfed on demand in those early months which is great for establishing your supply, and making sure the baby is getting everything that they need. We didn’t really get on any sort of schedule until closer to 6 or 7 months. I hope that helps! Enjoy your little one. 🙂 Thank you for using the Baby Sleep Site as a resource for sleep!

By: Desy In

Desy In — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:17:42 +0000

Hi, since breastfeeding takes a long time (until baby finished) perhaps around 40 mins, how to establish routine for newborn?

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:12:03 +0000

My littles is almost 14 months and is still a night nurser and cosleeper. She wakes about every 2 hours as I am her human pacifier. She does not self soothe nor has she ever taken to a pacy. Is it possible to continue to cosleep but get her to sleep thru the night while I stille want to be a nursing mama, just not thru the night?

By: shirley

shirley — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:42:48 +0000

my son is 14 months old.he wakes up more than six times a a night
to breastfeed,thanks to Nicole am getting to understant the reason for all these.sleep associations.after learning my mistake,i wish to completely break off from this habit,what are some of the altrenatives that that i can use to soothe him back to sleep without having to breastfeed?…kindly help cause i believe this could be one of the reasons why he is a poor feeder,doesn add enough weight when i take him for well baby clinic.he is 14 months and 10.1 kg.
kindly assist…..

By: lucy macharia

lucy macharia — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:47:53 +0000

my boy wakes up more than 4 times at night. he is 6 and a half months old. though he had colics which disturb him up to today his sleeping habit is disturbing. Help

By: Chan

Chan — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:23:07 +0000

My 2-month-old has actually regressed since he was 1 month old. He used to sleep a 5-6 hour stretch at night but now he is only sleeping 2-3 hour stretches all night, waking several times. I don’t know what happened! He is very good during the day and can take naps on his own, sometimes just crying for a few minutes before falling sleep. Nighttime is a different story. I find it very difficult to soothe him back to sleep at night without breastfeeding, even if I know he is not hungry. If I try the paci or even rock him, he still acts like he wants to eat and I end up feeding him. Letting him cry, he just gets more and more worked up. How do I soothe him back to sleep without breastfeeding?

During the day he eats every 3 hours during the day and takes normal naps. I feed him the last time at 8 p.m. and he goes straight to sleep. Sometimes he is asleep and sometimes he is awake when I put him down. He sleeps in his own crib. Now he eats so much at night that he seems less hungry during the day.

Help! Have I inadvertently created a bad habit?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:26:23 +0000

In reply to MWEEMBA.

@MWEEMBA I’d recommend reading over these two posts as a place to start.
https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-training-from-no-cry-to-cry-series-part-1/
https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/6-month-old-baby-schedule/

In looking at the recommend schedules for a six month old, then you can compare your schedule and seeing where you might want to start making any adjustments to your baby’s current schedule to see if that helps with the night time sleep. Try to make sure your baby is getting enough naps and daytime sleep as too little sleep during the day can lead to more nighttime wake ups. Then go through the sleep training series of posts for some additional ideas and information for how to start creating a sleep coaching strategy for your baby.

By: MWEEMBA

MWEEMBA — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:57:49 +0000

i also have a problem my baby is 5 months and wakes up 4-5 times a night to breastfeed and changing of napkins, please help

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:35:39 +0000

my girl was b/f to sleep day and night.
she surprised me by not going to sleep on the boob at night after 2 months. and was self settling to sleep for her night sleep.
she did sleep through for a month too.
she then started to self settle for some day naps…. and still for night sleep…. but then stopped sleeping through the night.
it’s a challenge the next day, Im a bit tired, if she’s waken 3 times overnight. I dont mind if she woke just once.
she has started solids but that doesnt seem to have helped her sleep through either.
and her day nap habit keeps changing. sometimes she’ll have short naps, sometimes long day sleeps.
the biggest challenge is that her sleep habits just keep changing.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:01:58 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. @Jennifer The later part of the night is lighter sleep (for everyone not just babies), so he is likely asking to breastfeed just to go back to sleep. If you can soothe without breastfeeding and then slowly do less of the "work", he can learn to go back to sleep without breastfeeding. It will be a rough few nights, but worth it in the long run! Good luck!