[Fluga]

I thought this would be an interesting subject to discuss. We dont really talk about nights in here unless there is a problem. What are nights like at your house? What are the sleeping arrangements and are they working for you or are you hoping to change them? Night wakings? like, dislike?

Saga usually goes to sleep between 7 and 8pm and sleeps until 2/3 am when she expects to be served with a fresh boob. She used to wake up at around 11pm but that is a rarity these days. I send DP to her at that time since he can get her to continue sleeping with a pat on the back. I'm pretty sure that if she saw/sensed me it'd be BOOOBEEE!!

Around 5am happy hour starts. Often she'll wake up for more boob and we'll end up sleeping that way. I cant sleep with her on the boob earlier in the night but after having been asleep for few hours I think I fall asleep easier. She usually ends up sleeping for 12 hours in total.

We cosleep (in both meanings of it lol) and that has made things so much easier. She starts the night off in her own crib but once she wakes up in the night she comes to the bed. The crib is pushed against the bed so I just reach out and pull her over.

The biggest problem we have had for the past couple of months is that every now and then she will wake up to teething pain and will stay awake for up to two hours. She doesnt cry but will wiggle all over the bed keeping me up. If I'm really sleepy I dont figure in time but if I am more coherent I have been giving her a painkiller. It can still take her a while to get to sleep although again DP seems to be able to get faster results. I suppose she likes to nuzzle as she is relaxing and drifting off.

I generally like the normal night wakings. These are our few special minutes. I dont really know what is sweeter than a sleeping baby suckling and drifting further into sleep.

[kristen121]

Typically Emma goes to bed around 8 or so and I have some "me time" for an hour or two until I go to bed. DH usually stays up later than me and when he comes up to bed around midnight, Emma must hear him come up the stairs because she always wakes up. DH brings her into our room (she sleeps in a crib in her own room now) and she nurses and we watch The Daily Show. Then she cuddles with daddy for a bit and he brings her back to her crib where she sleeps until 5 or 6 when she is up wanting to nurse again. I usually change her diaper and get her dressed at this time and then get myself ready for work if it's a day I'm working. She will usually stay up for an hour or two and then go back to sleep again until 8 or 9.

Although sometimes I long for the days when I could go to bed and not wake up again until morning, I do treasure our night time cuddles and will miss it when it's gone.

[jacquelinejoy]

Well Ameen is 15 months old and we cosleep. We just recently within the last month have gotten him to actually sleep on the crib mattress whereas before it was an extension to the bed for me as I slept halfway in the crib..lol He goes to bed around 9 at night and still wakes twice at night for a bottle of water. I have tried the sippy cup but he gets mad and screams and since m son has been high needs since day one we don't fight it because he can wake an entire block with his cries. I don't mind the waking up at night and would probably even enjoy it if he ever woke without actually crying.

[Martha83]

Olive is in our bed and wakes to nurse usually twice a night....she's 13 months old so I know she probably should be past that by now...but really...I only lose 5 minutes of sleep tops....I life the shirt..give the boob...she nurses and isback to sleep in 2 minutes....

If I weren't to do that...she completely wakes up crying and then it's me up for 20 minutes trying to get her back down lol

[mgm78]

Zoe gets to bed around 8:30-9pm. We cosleep, she is in the cosleeper right now, looking to doing a side car crib extension to our bed soon She wakes, on average, 2-3 times a night. Last night she woke at midnight, but generally, her first waking is 1:30-3:30 and then she wakes about every 1-2 hours after that to eat. If she is up around 5am, I will take her in bed with me and feed her until i am ready to get up

[~Nik*Re~]

Our night consists of almost constantly nursing, ALL NIGHT LONG! At 13 months, is this normal??
We go to bed no later than 9:30 pm. I have the crib side-carred but we only use it on the weekends when DH is home. Then my 4 year old sleeps in there to give us more room. During the week, it's Marienah, Marisa, and me. She nurses through out the night, and we're up at 6 am. I take the kids to school and Marienah and I go back to sleep until 10am when I have to pick Marisa up from pre-school. I have been SO tired lately, last night I went to bed at 7pm slept til 8 am and it's now 1 and I could take another nap. Sorry, totally OT!

[ItalySarah]

I am tired. I love our night time but I need some sleep. I really am loosing my mind...haha. Bella is up so much throught the night. Generally she goes to bed between 7-8 (although lately its been later) and sleeps for about 2 hours. She starts out in her crib cause I am up til 12 or so working on school stuff. I nurse her and she goes back to sleep. I usually go to bed after her midnight nursing. Once she wakes up again, I bring her to bed with me and she wakes up about every two hours til we get up between 7-9.

I am really hoping to get her down to 2 night wakings very soon. I won't even bother with it til DH leaves though cause it will be easier for me with him not here. I will be looking at the no cry sleep solution again.