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do bf babies ever sleep through like bottlefed babies?
as the title says do they? my son went onto formula at 5 weeks old last time and slept from 7 weeks he now sleeps 12 hours or more at 2 years old i am very blessed i know this! my daughter is 4 weeks old and bf and we are having a nightmare of a time at night with her at the mo but determined not to give up like i did last time. but i wonder will her sleep pattern ever settle down? im not sure i could still be waking in the night ina few months time i am exhausted with my son to look after during the day! any advice please ladies! x
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Just a suggestion but have you tried keeping her as upright as possible in the day, Isaac was either in a sling or in his rocker chair, he hated being flat. I also used to prop up the top of his matress with a rolled up blaket so he was more upright, that seemed to help a bit, as did not putting his straight down when he had finished feeding.
I really hope she setlles down for you soon as I remember how upset you were last time you gave up feeding, but do try to remember that if it doesnt work for you, that you have given it a go and you have a toddler to run around after too so it is really hard work. xxx
Molly is also fully bf and the last 6 nights in a row she has slept through - 7pm til 7am, feeds and goes back to sleep until 9ish! Before this she was waking heaps during the night for feeds but suddenly at 16 weeks things seem to have slotted into place. She now has 2 set naps during the day and is put down to sleep after a feed awake so she has been winded.
I hope it works out for you soon! x
I bf my elder daughter (22 months) she slept 7/8 hrs from 7 weeks and 12 hrs from 12 weeks, she now sleeps 11-12 hrs at night. My other daughter is now 7 wks old and has just started sleeping 7/8 hours at night. She has an expressed bottle feed last thing at night (like her sister) and it seems to do the trick. I also used a dummy when she woke for a couple of nights to settle her back to sleep and she now sleeps without waking. Hope this helps,
Sarah
my little boy used to wake once or twice in the night until he was about 5 months and was bf
they are more likely to wake only because breast milk is easier to digest,
My breastfed daughter slept through much earlier than my son who was f/f so I think it can depend on the baby.
I found if I kept my lo in her sleeping bag and breast fed lying down she just popped straight back to sleep no problems when she was waking for a feed
xx
As others have said, breastmilk is digested more quickly than formula so bf babies are more likely to get hungry again more quickly. It will settle into a pattern though and then your body will settle int the same pattern. I found that i'd wake a couple of mins before my lo at night quite often!