3-Day Sleep Solution

I spoiled my babies. I breast fed a lot, up to 16 months old. I fed and held them till they went to sleep. Sometimes we co slept.
Now they are 5 and 7. They are independent and sleep great on their own in their own rooms. No fighting going to bed or any sleep issues. I miss those days of closeness. They are only babies once.

Hello E..
I have not tried the 3 day sleep solution. I have tried Elizabeth Pantley's No-cry Sleep solution, and had moderate results with it (that is mostly due to not sticking completely to the program-- I was so pleased just to get my wake-ups down to 3 per night, I've taken what I got gratefully). As an aside, you have an amazing little boy to have been through so much, and so very young. You have other children, so you know he's just coming up on some new challenges in his development; things like teeth and solid foods, etc. Some of the changes in his behavior may also have to do with those types of issues. I am sorry to hear that you are coming to resent co-sleeping. It is one of the things I enjoy most about having my son. Is a pacifier a possibility? If the need to nurse is just about the comfort of sucking, perhaps that might work and a pillow or larger stuffed animal that wears a night shirt of yours might substitute enough time for you to be alone, and still offer your young son some comfort. Please have patience. All trees in the forest do not grow in the same way. My prayers are with you.

Some of the responses are talking about sleeping through the night, but your question was about putting the child to sleep initially. They are two VERY different things. Your son may indeed need a feeding in the middle of the night at 6 months. I had one child who woke hungry at night until she was a year and a half old...BUT she went down to sleep by herself at bedtime.

This is a very contentious issue, and people feel strongly about it. A lot of mothers on this site will think I'm a heartless beast for saying this, but sleep training DOES work, and it does take only 3 days. But just because you train a child to go to sleep on his own doesn't mean you should refuse to feed him in the middle of the night. It does mean that after the middle of the night feeding, he should go back in his crib and go to sleep again without your staying up to rock him.

When you say crying it out "has not worked at all" what method did you use? I'm curious because I had a horrendous failure with my first child, gave up and made all of us -- myself, my husband and my child -- miserable for over a year letting her call the shots, then finally in desperation tried again when the second baby was about to be born, and succeeded. My second and third children essentially sleep trained themselves with no fuss at all. Please feel free to e-mail me <____@____.com> if you want to talk about your situation in more detail. I'm researching a book, and as I address this issue in it, I like to hear both success and failure stories in detail. Good luck!

This is a hard one, and I know your pain. I had a child who wouldn't sleep for more than 20 minutes for the first 10 months of his life. He had some medical issues and I always felt like I needed to be there in case he needed me. The Dr. said I had become overly exhausted and needed sleep or he was going to put me in the hospital!

T. Berry Brazelton, America's favorite pediatrician, has studied sleep cycles in infants for many years. He says the way you put a child to sleep at night dictates what a child expects when he wakes in the middle of the night.
Another piece to this is the fact that your 6 month old has not been able to LEARN how to self-soothe and put himself back to sleep, you’ve been part of the process and by being part of the process you’ve stopped him, even at 6 months, from learning how to do this himself.

Most of the time parents, myself included, go in as soon as we hear some real sounds, but the truth is the child is still sleeping, he seems awake, but he's in the light sleep stage, and by going in and picking him up we create a ritual that he unconsciously counts on in the middle of the night.

The solution, and no one likes it, is to replace the bedtime ritual with something else, and most of the time that involves needing to listen to crying for a few nights. You will not be abandoning him by doing what I’m suggesting.
I don't believe in making children suffer, but I also believe, in most cases, what looks and feels like suffering is part of what it takes to change the situation.
Let me explain.

You will be placing him in his crib, might as well accomplish both things at once. Breast-feed him until he is ALMOST asleep and place him in the crib while he's still a LITTLE bit awake. Be prepared for crying; in fact, count on it.
That way you’ve prepared yourself before you begin, and your feelings won't stop you or surprise you.

He will most likely wake himself up as you’re putting him down, and begin to cry for you. Lay him down again and say good night and leave the room. Come back after 1 minute or so and say goodnight again, and lay him down again and leave.
After time number 3 or 4 go in and lay him down and say nothing. Do this until he falls asleep.
Then prepare yourself for the fact that this will happen in the middle of the night, and you will need to repeat the EXACT same process. By repeating the same thing again and again you are replacing the old ritual with a new ritual. Remember you’ll be undoing 6 months of learned behavior. In the middle of the night go in and feed him-if you need to, and then lay him down and leave.

If he vomits, due to being very upset, clean it up and keep going. I know this sounds harsh, but everyone in your house needs to sleep and you’re right there helping him learn about this new way of doing things, and by repeating the steps of the new ritual you’re showing him this is going to happen, I love you, you’re okay, go to sleep.

The only thing that’s different with this method versus all the other methods is the fact that you’re only leaving him for 1 minute at a time. He’ll come to relax because he knows he will see you in 1 minute, as he relaxes he falls asleep.

Some methods suggest you gradually increase the amount of time you leave him to cry. Having done this method with my own child, I think that just makes everyone crazy.
And now, since you know the child needs to learn how to self-soothe and put himself back to sleep, you can feel better about doing this because you realize you’re helping him learn something versus feeling like you’re abandoning him

When I did this with my son, he cried off and on the first night then slept through the night from then on. I think your son will do this too, you mentioned he can do naps well, that tells me a lot.

Also, I was born with a clubfoot and have needed bodywork as I got older to work out the remaining physical issues. You may want to see an Osteopath now, while your son is little, so the Osteopath can work with his body while he’s still in the brace, I wish my parents had done that with me.
Good Luck, The Mommie Mentor, www.proactiveparenting.net (notice .net)

YES!! I have done this -- or at least something similar. I highly recommend reading a book called "Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems" by Dr. Richard Ferber. This book saved my life...literally. I am a SAHM of 3 boys: 9, almost 8 and 4 years old. All were exclusively breast fed, and all were born with a hereditary blood disorder -- they all required multiple blood transfusions from the time they were 2 weeks old. I completely understand the importance of nursing to soothe a baby that needs some extra TLC. My 2nd son was born when our firstborn was only 21 months old. I had weaned my firstborn when I was 5 months pregnant. When #2 was born, he weighed a whopping 10.2 pounds. I could not keep this kid satified! He wanted to nurse constantly! But the bad sleeping habits didn't start until he was around 3 months old. Out of sheer exhaustion and fear of him waking up big brother (who was barely two years old at that point), I too started nursing him in bed, and before long, he would wake up if my nipple wasn't in his mouth. It was exhausting! I couldn't move around at night, I couldn't sleep for fear that I would smother him -- and this lasted until he was 10 MONTHS OLD!! I was a walking zombie by that point! I was so tired and so irritable, and I was feeling resentment and frustration beyond control. Then a friend of mine recommended the aforementioned book. I went to the Library and checked it out. My husband drove us home, and I sat in the back with my boys and cried as I read the foreward. For the first time in months I felt HOPE. I felt like I would live, and that I could help my son sleep on his own. This all sounds so dramatic, but I literally thought I would die of exhaustion if I didn't do something quick to remedy the problem we had on our hands. I devoured the book in a day, and that night I immediately started doing what Dr. Ferber tells you to do. The first night was HORRIFIC!! I cried, my son cried, and it took him HOURS to finally fall asleep -- I won't go into details about what I had to do, but I had to go in every 5, 10, then 15 minutes and rub his tummy, talk to him and assure him he was alright, (no picking up!) then leave after one minute. It's all in the book what you have to do. So we did it, and he fell asleep finally after about 3 hours. I'm telling you I felt horrible, but I knew it was for his own good, and I knew he wasn't going to die. Then...something miraculous happened! He slept for 4 hours straight! I woke up from that 4 hour stretch of sleep and could have ran a marathon I felt so rejuvenated! When he woke up after that 4 hours, I had to restart the whole process of how we first got him down. It took 1 1/2 hours of him crying and me going in every 5, 10, and 15 minutes. Then he fell asleep and slept until morning. We not only survived (although it was emotionally draining to do it), we knew this was going to work. The second night was the same, only this time instead of crying for over 3 hours, he only cried for 45 minutes -- and the best part -- he woke up once but only cried for 15 minutes, then slept completely through the night!! By the third night, I laid him down in his crib, completely awake, and he didn't cry at all, and then he slept through the night. That was all it took. I was a new person!! My baby was happier, I was happier, and we were all sleeping like normal people!!! It was one of the greatest learning moments I've had in my life! When #3 came along I applied the principles from the book right off the bat with him, and he has been the best sleeper I've ever had. Putting him to bed was a piece of cake. There was never one night of crying and sobbing. He was taught how to fall asleep without any distracting "sleep associations" -- (my boob!) and it worked like a charm!

Just to give you a taste of this book, Dr. Ferber explains that we all have some kind of sleep assoiciation. We all usually fall asleep with a pillow and a blanket (adults). Imagine if you turned over during the night and discovered your pillow or blanket was gone. What happens? You immediately wake up and look for your pillow or blanket. That's a sleep association. Now -- imagine if during the night, someone came to you with a bag of money in the night. Then the next night the same thing happened; and the next night, and the next. We would train ourselves to wake up at the same time to get our bag of money (or whatever it is that makes us want to wake up). That's what happens to our sweet babies. They get used to having something, or getting something -- and if they don't have it, or get it, they become distressed. We didn't do it on purpose. It's not spoiling -- it's doing what we feel is best to do at the time. Then we realize it's not the greatest thing -- and lucky for us, we can RETRAIN our sweet babies to not need those things. It takes commitment, effort and determination, but I promise it is so worth the effort.

My heart goes out to you! Although this experience was almost 8 years ago, I remember it like it happened last month. It was a tough time, but we made it through!

Good luck with your baby! You can do it!! It's not going to be fun or easy, but it will be sooooo worth it. You'll feel better, your baby will feel better, and I don't even have to tell you how happy your husband will be when he has his wife to himself again in his own bed!!! ;-)

I'd love to hear how things turn out. Good luck and best wishes for a sucessful journey to training your child to sleep through the night.

A.

E.,
I know MANY sources will tell you that he is old enough to sleep thru the night, but babies really are not meant to sleep thru the night...they have TINY tumies! nursing to sleep is one of the BEST ways to ensure better sleep for baby! Have you learned how to nurse in bed? It is a wonderful compromise...you BOTH get to rest that way!
you might also want to investigate infant massage (there are classes offered at the Center for True Harmony Wellness and Medicine By a woman that teaches at SWIHA! www.trueharmonywellness.com for more info!)
you might also want to investigate Essential oils as a sleep help. (you can find more info at: www.jesicawild.com on SAFE THERAPEUTIC GRADE essential oils!)
J. Wild Certified Childbirth Educator and Professional Post partum and Labor Doula.

E.,
I was in the same boat with my 4-month-old. I read the Baby Whisperer and followed her advise on sleep. It basically was three days of pure nightmare but ever since my son (now 2) has been an angel to put to bed.
Basically, you choose a phrase that you will always say. You put your baby down in his bed and say the phrase (mine was "it's o.k., it's time to go to sleep"). If he cries, you pick him up and say the phrase, hold him just long enough for him to stop crying and try again. It took an hour and a half to get him down the first time. But each time it got shorter and shorter.
Like I said, it was really, really hard for those three days but I'm so glad I did it.

Good luck.
-A.

HI. I can relate. I am a mom of 3, one of which had open heart surgery when she was only a few days old. I did the co-sleeping thing too (for a while). When my girls were about 6 mos they went to their own beds. It was hard. I know that exhausted feeling you have right now. You need sleep! And, frankly, so does he. You are right to try alter your sleep habits. A couple things I can comment on right away are...are you sure you are making enough milk? Maybe you should try to figure that one out first. A hungry baby won't sleep. If he's on baby foods then that is satisfying him all day but he may not be feeling full at night. If that is the problem, you have at least two options. One is to increase your milk production. The second is to start supplementing with a bottle at night. Again, I have no idea if this is what is keeping your little one up at night but it is probably worth considering. You could also try a last feed before bed with a bowl of baby oatmeal and if your doctor ok's it, some yogurt. Does reflux seem to be a problem for your little one?
The other thing I had a lot of success with is shooting for an 8pm bedtime for baby. This is a good idea no matter what else might be going on (milk supply, etc).
I don't know what the three-day program is. I followed the program by sleep specialist Dr. Jodi Mendell. Her book is called "Sleeping through the night; How babies, toddlers and their parents can good a good night's sleep" or something pretty close to that. I wish I still had the book so I could give you the correct spelling of her name and the exact name of the book. When I was going through this I went to parentcenter.com and did a comparison of the leading sleep docs. I picked her becasue her philosophy was a good compromise for me and my husband, and it just made sense to me. The first part of it consisted of slowly weaning that night-time feeding. I cried and cried at the thought of my poor baby being upset and hungry and without mom at night. Guess what. Despite my upset, my baby was not upset. It really did work.
The best you can do is to find a program that you and your husband can both feel good about so that you can support eachother through this transition.
I wish you the best of luck. Between my three girls we had different combinations of milk supply issues, reflux and personality (I had one really clingy baby). They're all different. Just follow your instincts. I hope you are sleeping soon! It's so hard. You are doing a great job, don't worry about the why of the sleep problem, just focus on the future and how you'll one day get some rest. :)

I completly understand how you feel. My son has a club foot as well he is 10 months old and has the brace, I still nurse him to sleep. He has had alot of issues and I used to be able to just lay him down to sleep but now I nurse him to sleep. For us is was important that I get him to bed early like 6pm early and that started to help him to stop waking up so often at night. Once I nursed him to sleep if he woke up I let him cry it out. I sat in the room and it took him 45min I HATED it but after that he stopped waking up so quickly. Before I tried that I nursed him then when he woke up I gave him a bottle (breast milk) to see if he was really hungry or if he just wanted me. Hope that helps some but I just wanted you to know I totaly understand. Keep us posted.

My daughter was the same way and we co-slept alot. I would try some modified sleep training. I'd let him nurse to sleep then not let him go again for at least an hour or so. You may have to let him cry a little but it will pay off. Go slow, don't push it and cause yourself and your child a bunch of trauma. As far as sex...there's always the bathroom, living room, kitchen table, coffee table, car, laundry room. I'd be shooting for some quickies in new locations until you get into a better routine. Good luck :-)

You probably have already tried this but maybe he is falling asleep before he is full. Have you tried supplimenting with formula or breast milk in a bottle after he has fallen asleep? If it is just a sucking thing, maybe just a pacifier during the night would help. I feel for you. My first of three was the same way. I nursed and worked full time for the 1st year and wasn't getting a full nights sleep ever. I remember rocking her and crying. Maybe one of those bears that have the heartbeat would help him feel that he isn't alone. I know that there isn't going to be a magic answer because every child is so very different and one thing might work for one but not another. Good luck. I hope that you can find a solution.
J.

I am in the same position as you. My son is 8 months old and is exactly as you described. I was also in the same position as you a couple of months ago. I tried training my baby in many different ways. I used many different books and many different methods. I became so exhausted that I got very sick. The only relief I got was when I gave up trying to train my son. He isn't sleeping any better, but I have peace with the issue now. We sleep next to each other and I let him nurse when ever he wants and I usually only lose a few minutes of sleep every hour or two. I would love to sleep uninterrupted, but I have come to the conclusion it is just not the time for me to get to sleep through the night...yet :)

What I have found to help me is to feed your baby rice cereal and nurse before bed so they are full. We do an 8pm bed time. It sounds like after you put your son to bed he has YOU on a schedule of wanting to eat or just be with you. It probably will take three days to break him of the habit of wanting to eat every half hour and needing you by him. So however you want to ween him of that is up to you. What worked for me is I put my little girl (I did this for my son as well) to sleep in her own bed and when she would wake up I would put her binki back in her mouth and make sure she was comfortable. Then continue to stay with her until she put herself back to sleep. I just lay on the floor and reach my hand through the crib to keep her binkin in her mouth. I don't talk or sing and I think the laying on the floor helps because she can't see my face. I also don't take her out of her crib and I keep the room with a nice glow vs completely dark. It's a progressive thing and the first night she got up a couple times and I would help her back to sleep and the next two nights got better as she learned night time is not the time to eat but to sleep. She now sleeps through the night and if she does wake then I know there is a real problem and she isn't just waking up because she is conditioned to do it. This three days or so is ruff and you do want to just break down from exhaustion and not wanting to hear the baby cry anymore but it works and it's worth it. I wish you much luck with your baby and remind you to use your instincts and I know prayer for help has always helped me.

I also think 6 months is a little early to expect sleeping through the night. We did not co-sleep with my son, and while I respect the decision to do so, I have seen that with friends who have chosen to do so, their children are still not sleeping through the night at one and a half or older. My son sleeps in his crib, and has from almost the beginning, but I continued to feed him during the night until he was one (by that time he was eating once at about 3:00 a.m.).

We did let him cry, and I have no regrets about it. He is a very secure, happy and VERY well-rested little boy. I didn't let him cry if I thought he was hungry, but rather when first going to sleep after feeding him so he could learn to soothe himself with babbling and cuddling his lovie blanket, etc. I probably started this when he was around your child's age, and I also read Kim West's book. After we did that, he was great about going to sleep.

I also agree that the bedtime might be too late. Most experts agree that sleep begets sleep, and at 6 months, 10-12 hours a night is great is pretty ideal. Have you tried bedtime at the first signs of sleepiness in the evening? I thought it was crazy that my son seemed ready at that age to go down at 6:00 or 6:30, but it worked out very well.

Best of luck!

Wow, that's tough. I know you must be exhausted. It may be that his bedtime is too late; overtired babies don't sleep well. My other suggestion is what I did with my second child who hates to be alone. First, I suggest putting him down earlier by nursing him in a dark room while you're sitting up and don't let him fall asleep while nursing, but let him get drowsy, then rock him/hold him for a couple of minutes and put him in his crib. Then sit by him in his dark room. He'll cry, but don't pick him up, let him see your profile, but no eye contact. It may take an hour for him to fall asleep, but he knows you're right there by him and that will comfort him. For me, my baby started going to sleep all by herself and sleeping better after only 2 nights and 2 days of this. By the way, if your baby is not sleeping in his crib during the day, I would first get him to go to sleep by himself in his crib by using the above-mentioned technique first. Once he gets it down during the day, he'll do better with it at night. Good luck!

I am not familar with the three day sleep solution. Could your son be waking up because he is hungry? Have you tried giving him some solids such a cereal (mixed with breast milk) or some baby food (fruits or applesauce) before putting him down for the night? Maybe if he is begins eating a little bit of solids along with a nighttime breastfeeding he may sleep a little longer.

Also, I had great success with a sound machine for my daughter. Sharper Image has one that provides several different sounds such as white noise, ocean, music and heartbeat. It may be that your son can develop a security with something like that and you can finally get some sleep.

Good luck and God Bless,

L.

Oh man, E., I hear you! Especially with 3 other children, you are probably REALLY wanting that time to do what you want to do. I just want to echo the empathy and support of the other mamas who encourage you to try to enjoy this very short time. I chuckle as I type, because I know how frustrating it can be. But as you know, that time of neediness passes so quickly. You definitely didn't do anything to cause this- some babies are just really aware of how close or far away their mamas are.

Have you tried a "white noise"? My daughter had the same problem and as soon as I bought a white noise machine she stayed asleep. I chose one with different "ocean sounds." She really likes the rain. Make sure it has a volume control with my little one she needed it to be alittle louder at first and then I turned it down over time. You don't have to buy one you could use a fan. I don't suggest music because the sound changes. Get something that makes the same sound continuously. It helps drown out all the other things that are going on in the house. Make sure to turn it on for naps too.
My other thought is does he spit up more than normal? He may have gurd. ( acid reflux ) When babies lay down it makes it worse. He may need to breastfeed to make his throat feel better. I hope I was helpful!

I haven't tried the sleep solution and i know everyone has told you this but have you tried putting a portable playpen in the same room with you. Try and nurse and then put him in there, when he wakes up don't nurse him again just comfort him and then walk away. I know its tiring but try this. The most important is not nursing him everytime he wakes up. This has become his comfort.

E., Just a note of caution. Just because your baby is 6 months old does not mean he is physically developed enough to sleep through the night. There's no harm in trying routines like the ones from a book I read called "The No Cry Sleep Solution", but don't be surprised if they don't work long term.
I have a 3 year old daughter that didn't sleep through the night consistently till 18 months, despite my attempts to "sleep train" her. I know you are tired, but please be patient. These days really will pass quickly in the grand scheme of things and it won't seem like as big of deal. By the way, at 6-9 months of age many babies still need a night feeding despite what a pediatrician may say.
R.--SAHM of 1 with one on the way. Certified Nurse Midwife since 1999.

I am always very, very leery of methods like this. It may work, but at what cost??? Your baby is only 6 months old. Why does he need to be independent from you already. I would HIGHLY recommend trying some gentler ways first. I wouldn't jump straight to this. I also co-sleep, and my son used to be like this, but he grew out of it and learned, and I NEVER let him cry. Also, you want your baby to have good associations with sleep, which CIO doesn't accomplish. I have talked to sooooo many moms who tried CIO, and it didn't work in the long run, and they really regretted doing it. I would read:

The No Cry Sleep Solution By Elizabeth Pantly

The Sleep Book by Dr. Sears is also very good, as is his Christian Parenting book

Here are some great links:

http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html
http://www.llli.org/NB/NBSepOct05p204a.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp

Oh, and I would absolutely never give a baby formula over breastmilk, that is absolutely crazy. The formula companies wouldn't encourage moms to breastfeed if it wasn't the best.

Here's a great interview I just found:
http://www.talaris.org/flash/interview.htm

Hi E.,

I see that you have lots of different advice. I found a book called "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Kim West. I had some of the same issues as you with my little one. I did not find this book until she was older, but it gives advice for every age group. It is basically a gentler way than just letting them cry it out alone. I tried it and it took awhile, but I stayed with it and it worked. My child is now 17 months and finally sleeps mostly all night and I weaned her at 15 months and it helped me do that as well.

I think what ever method you use, you need to just be firm and consistent and stick with it. You have to be in the right frame of mind or nothing with succeed. I was to my wits end because my child did not take naps except on me, woke up 3,4 and 5 times a night and would only go to sleep being nursed. I finally said I had enough and tried this method and do not get me wrong it was not easy especially the first two or three days, but it slowly got better and better.

I think this book saved me from going insane.

Good Luck

M.

your little one is justified in thinking he has to nurse to sleep (and good for you for breastfeeding!!!). babies are programmed to nurse to sleep. and babies are born to be attached to their mamas. i know it can be hard day-to-day but this time is sooo short and in a little bit you will be wondering where your baby boy is as he is out running and not wanting to be near you!
and he is also not old enough to be sleeping through the night because as science has shown babies who breastfeed need to nurse at night for at least the first year, if not two. is he sleeping in the same bed with you? that makes nursing at night so much easier!! for me i just hand over the breast and my little one does all the work and i just go back to sleep. now that she is older she can latch on without me even waking up.
yo should also check out the forums on mothering.com - they have some excellent breastfeeding forums!

I have a 13 month old daughter who I nursed and formula fed due to returning to work 11 days after she was born. As she got older, she was still nursing, but it was more of a comfort, as I was not able to produce enough milk. Although I pumped at worked, it just wasn't the same and I couldn't produce what she required. I nursed and formula fed my 13 year old son when he was a baby as well, again because I returned to school full time and then immediately following worked full time. My son did not have the medical issues that she has, but I knew he stayed extremely healthy with predominantly formula based feedings. I really liked Enfamil, and there are many varieties to fit your child's nutritional needs. My daughter has spina bifida and had to wear a hip brace while sleeping for 3 months, but that did not cause any disruption in her daily schedule. She also had to wear casts on each foot that went up her thighs for 2 weeks after ankle surgery. My daughter has been through 2 major surgeries, has had to wear a hip brace and now braces on each foot, but none of this has affected her sleep schedule. My point is, infants and babies adjust to their physical limitations, better than we do as parents and adults. From my experience the frequent nursing is comforting to them and instinctive, but just not providing them with enough to eat. Enfamil provides all the nutrients/vitamins while keeping their tummy fully through the night. Try your usual bedtime nursing, then sneak the bottle in while still holding him close to your chest. Be sure to do this in the dark with no noise so there is no distraction and after he burps, which make sure he does after the Enfamil (or whatever formula you choose) otherwise he will wake up within 15 minutes needing to do so, lie him down with a blanket with your scent so he thinks you are still with him. You can swaddle him in a receiving blanket, pretty tight, as well to make him think he is still being held.
If you need to lye next to him for awhile as you are getting him into a routine then as his tummy gets full you'll be free to leave. After having 3 three children already, you probably already knew all that I have shared, but I just wanted to let you know that I too, have a baby who requires extra special attention, and who also went through that same, up every hour or so as well, however, it wasn't due to her medical needs, just a hungry tummy. By the way she is sleeping through the night and has transitioned to whole mile! She gets a bottle of approx. 13oz at 8:15pm and is out by 8:45pm! Good luck!

E.,
I feel your pain!

Please remember that sleeping through the night for an infant is 5 to 6 hours. Particularly bf babies (which is a gift! Honest!).

My DH decided that our sneaking out to the sofa was a fun way to get our time... (though I did draw the line at the dining room table...)