There are, always, a million threads on Mumsnet and, I’m sure, other parenting sites asking ‘at what age did you child sleep through?’
I never know if I should chime in or not.
On the one hand, if your child is 6 months and you read ‘Well, consistently and on his own, in his own bed? Around 2.5’ you may cry for days. On the other hand, if your child is 2.4, it might give you hope!
Because that’s the true answer around here. Adam was just around 2.5 when he began truly sleeping on his own, in his own bed, all night long.
And even now at 3.1? Sometimes it doesn’t happen. Sometimes he wakes up at 4am and gets brought into bed with one of us. Sometimes he wakes up at midnight and settles back in his own bed on his own.
But most nights? He sleeps 715 – 630.
And it’s pure bliss.
I love this post. Because it is so honest. Awesome blog mate.
x
Well said Tee. My response is “what is your definition of sleep through the night”. For me it was from midnight to 6am, my oldest son got there at around a year old the “little one” is still not consistently sleeping that well and he’s 4yrs in Oct . It is getting better though
Darragh started sleeping through about 2 weeks ago. We decided he was too old for bottles and for the first time he seemed to agree. He will be 4 in about 6 weeks!! Ridiculous but there you go.