Will baby ever sleep peacefully?

hi, my daughter and i co-sleep. i need some hope as to when or if she'll ever sleep through the night. can i hear from some parents who have had a kid how woke up several times a night to nurse that did one day sleep through the night. i don't want to stop co-sleeping cuz we travel a lot so it's hard to re-train her back into a crib from a bed each time. please send some positive feed back, i'm feeling really down about it all and wonder if i'm making a mistake. also did you have a problem when baby started crawling? does it get worse before it gets better? i still breast feed and want to for at least a year.

I know you are looking for a more precise answer, but honestly, every baby is DIFFERENT! My son slept through the night from 6 weeks until about 3 months, then his sleeping habits changed. Now, he wakes up 2,3,4 sometimes as much as 5 times a night! Babies also begin teething anywhere from 4 months to 7 months.. and then sleeping isn't all that great either! A friend of mine's baby did not sleep through the night until 15 months.. and she felt like she was at her wits end. One thing to remember, is that your baby does not need to feed at night anymore after 6 months.. it's tough, but at that age, you need to be stronger about it if she demands feeding at night. That was the advice my pedi gave me. I guess all you can do is hang in their and hope it gets better.. it has to eventually. Best Wishes!

How old is your baby?

The reason I ask is because I'm in the same boat as you. My son is 4 months old and we co-sleep because he still wakes up so frequently and I'm still breastfeeding (and plan to continue). I'd be a zombie at work otherwise.

I am planning to introduce solids to his diet this week to see if it will help him sleep for longer periods of time. He can still breastfeed, but the solid foods may eventually allow him to stay satisfied for longer periods of time. I do intend to move him to his crib as soon as this happens. I think also that some babies sleep better on their own IF you let them. Sometimes we parents shoot ourselves in the foot because we're afraid of changing. What made baby happy 2 months ago may not make baby happy now.

Teething could also be an issue. The pain wakes them up and if you're acting as the pacifier, it can be really exhausting.

If you're question about crawling is related to sleeping and safety, all I can say is I am immediately awake when my son moves an inch. But if you are a heavy sleeper, you may want to think about only letting him sleep in the pack n play since traveling is also your concern. But I never had a problem with my previous child I co-slept with crawling out of bed.

In my experience, as soon as some behavior gets better, some other developmental milestone creates a whole new set of challenges to overcome. All I can say is enjoy it - they grow up fast and those baby years are gone forever.

Good luck!

It might not seem like it right now, but your little one will eventually sleep through the night. :)

Since she's not yet crawling, I'm guessing she's just a few months old. Waking in the night is still normal, especially for breast fed babies. (Formula takes longer to digest, so waking up to eat is less common.)

We co-slept partially from the very beginning, and exclusively by the time our son was 6 months. While he still sometimes wakes up in the night, it's pretty rare - and I'm often dimly aware of it, as he just reaches out and grabs my arm, then drifts back to sleep. (He's now three.)

If you're dead tired, you might want to try expressing some breastmilk and letting dad or someone else handle a feeding or two so you can get the occasional decent six or seven hours of sleep.

It is true that co-sleeping gets a little trickier when babies go mobile, but it's not impossible. You can put a rail on your bed, or make sure the floor is padded in the event that she rolls off. Our son took two spectacular, but injury-free tumbles and then seemed to learn how to stay in the middle of the bed - even if he the last one sleeping in the morning.

It's not for everyone, but if it works for you, stick with co-sleeping. It's a nice way to keep your kiddo warm and secure, especially if you do a lot of traveling and have a lot of change going on in her life.

Boy, I feel for you. We have three kids, the youngest of whom is 5 months old.

It's always a challenge. With our kids, EACH of them had a different sleeping pattern.

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