My son will be 10 months old in a couple of weeks and he still isn't sleeping through the night. He's a very healthy and happy baby. He takes two naps a day- one mid morning and one in the afternoon- both about an hour long each. He goes to bed at about 8 every night and (not including the times he wakes up during the night) he wakes up for the day at about 8:30 am. He is breastfed, and I bf him when he wakes up, and about every 3 hours after that, and then more frequently in the evening before putting him to bed, and finally right before bed (he usually falls asleep right after nursing). He gets baby food and some finger foods during the day also. He usually wakes up 2-3 times a night and usually I will try to give him his pacifier and rub his back to get him to go back to sleep- that has about a 15% success rate. Most of the time though I have to nurse him back to sleep. Luckily I am a stay-at-home mom so I don't terribly mind having to get up with him during the night, but some nights it is so hard to drag myself out of bed. I am well-informed about the arguments for both letting baby cry it out and not letting baby CIO and that is not what this question is about. While I pass no judgement on anyone who has used the CIO method, it is not for me. I guess I am simply looking for some reassurance here, lol. Has anyone with a breastfed baby been in the same spot as me at almost 10 months? How did things turn out for you? What kind of sleeper is your baby now?
I feel like I am doing what my gut is telling me is right for him by comforting and soothing him back to sleep, but some positive reinforcement would be nice!
Thanks Ivy but I'm not looking for a "pat on the back" and your answer was irrelevant. I believe forcing a child to be on your schedule from birth is extremely unnatural. We don't have children because it's convenient or it's what works best for us.
I feel like I am doing what my gut is telling me is right for him by comforting and soothing him back to sleep, but some positive reinforcement would be nice!
Thanks Ivy but I'm not looking for a "pat on the back" and your answer was irrelevant. I believe forcing a child to be on your schedule from birth is extremely unnatural. We don't have children because it's convenient or it's what works best for us.