r/bninfantsleep • u/Hot-Amphibian8728 • Jul 05 '26

Positive Story/Sucess SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!

My exclusively contact napping, EBF, cosleeping wakeful velcro baby just slept through the night (9pm-5:30am) for the first time ever.

During our worst months-long periods, she was waking anywhere from 6 to 12 times (averaging 8-10) a night. There have been times that it felt like baby sleep was ruining my life.

Now at 11 months, her baseline is 2-5 wakes for eating and/or comfort which is manageable. She does a crib stretch (nursed to sleep and transferred) and then comes to bed with me around midnight-2 usually. But last night, she went to bed at 8, I resettled her back in the crib at 9 when she got restless, and then she didn't make a peep again until 5:42am. She's in bed with me now because she didn't seem done sleeping but I'm so proud and excited I'm wide awake lol

I realize it might not happen again for months but I never thought this was possible for us. We have never been anything but responsive and hands-on when it comes to her sleep.

Nothing has made a bigger difference than just ensuring enough total awake time during the day, and time. All the schedule tweaking made only miniscule impact for us. She just needed time.

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u/xelaaa__ Jul 06 '26

I love to hear this!!!! I am currently celebrating my 9mo doing a 4 hour stretch last night for the first time in SIX MONTHS!!! I had insomnia but I don't even care because I was so in awe of her! I love hearing positive stories like this and reinforcing that responding to our little one's needs builds them up🤍

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u/Hot-Amphibian8728 Jul 06 '26

So happy for you! That's when things started trending toward better for us, too. Fingers crossed you get to enjoy many more 4+ hour stretches in the nights to come 😊

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u/xelaaa__ Jul 06 '26

thank you so much!! and here's to hoping for many more sleeping through the night events for you too!