I read somewhere that a baby is classed as sleeping through the night if they sleep from 12-5am. Would sleeping from 9.30pm - 4.30am be classed as sleeping through?
A parent gets so used to surviving on little or no sleep that when your child sleeps through the night, however one may define it, that it is a shock to the system. I had grown used to having to get up once in the early hours to feed my son that on the first night where he slept right through until 6am felt unreal and something of a dream. The aching breasts and light penetrating the curtains were what gave it away. Now long sleeps at night are becoming more common which is nice, not sure how long it will last.
All the books and Internet sites tell you that you will get very little and often disjointed sleep resulting in sleep deprivation. What they don't tell you however is that on the first night where your baby sleeps through that you will panic when you wake, thinking that you had slept through your babies cries or even worse your baby is dead. Because I woke before my son on that first night I had feel multiple parts of his body to check that he was breathing and warm. After I got over the initial shock that my baby wasn't dead and was still asleep the guilty feeling that I had sleep through him crying overcame me. I worried like mad about that as I expressed a little to make my boobs more comfortable. All worries were dispelled when my son woke up shortly after and gave me a big smile indicating that I was worrying over nothing.
I am unsure yet whether my son being up often in the night to feed lots and/or being unsettled is better or worse than him sleeping through the night. I like my sleep but I also like to know that my son is happy and content and not being ignored in the middle of the night because I am fast asleep.
When did your child start "Sleeping through the night"? Was it gradual or sudden?
A parent gets so used to surviving on little or no sleep that when your child sleeps through the night, however one may define it, that it is a shock to the system. I had grown used to having to get up once in the early hours to feed my son that on the first night where he slept right through until 6am felt unreal and something of a dream. The aching breasts and light penetrating the curtains were what gave it away. Now long sleeps at night are becoming more common which is nice, not sure how long it will last.
All the books and Internet sites tell you that you will get very little and often disjointed sleep resulting in sleep deprivation. What they don't tell you however is that on the first night where your baby sleeps through that you will panic when you wake, thinking that you had slept through your babies cries or even worse your baby is dead. Because I woke before my son on that first night I had feel multiple parts of his body to check that he was breathing and warm. After I got over the initial shock that my baby wasn't dead and was still asleep the guilty feeling that I had sleep through him crying overcame me. I worried like mad about that as I expressed a little to make my boobs more comfortable. All worries were dispelled when my son woke up shortly after and gave me a big smile indicating that I was worrying over nothing.
I am unsure yet whether my son being up often in the night to feed lots and/or being unsettled is better or worse than him sleeping through the night. I like my sleep but I also like to know that my son is happy and content and not being ignored in the middle of the night because I am fast asleep.
When did your child start "Sleeping through the night"? Was it gradual or sudden?
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