Sleeping Through The Night

I'm 6 weeks old and already I'm sleeping through the night! Sort of... Better than Emma ever did at this age anyway, or so Mum tells me.

Emma slept in approximately 2 hour spans until she was 3 1/2 months old, I sleep inconsistently but never any less than 2 hours and more likely three or more. For example last night, I slept from 9:30pm until 3:00am - Mum said 'wow' and 'thank you'! ;-)

In Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D. she states that 'breast-fed babies are notorious for taking longer...to sleep through the night' so Mum and Dad decided to try giving me a bottle of formula at my bedtime feeding at 8:00pm to test the theory that formula helps people like me (babies) sleep through the night more readily. A couple of nights into the experiment, and the theory seems to be holding true...for the most part. It seems to depend on how much I drink, which makes sense - if I'm hungry, I wake up.

Another thing Mum and Dad are doing is trying to get me into a bedtime routine. For instance Emma's routine is like this: bum changed, jammies on, snacks and a cup of milk, teeth brushed, Goodnight Moon read, hugs and kisses from Dad, cuddles with Mum, lights out. She sleeps from 8:00pm until 8:00am.

So now, Mum wants me to get into the groove too. But she's finding it difficult because of course I'm not always ready for bed at 8:00pm and sometimes Em or Dad are lagging behind. I'm sure she'll get it though, as will I...eventually...

Gavin