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If babies need more sleep during the first few months than at any other age then why do we see so many new mama’s pulling their hair out with tiredness? If you’ve been there yourself – or know someone going through the same thing thing – then you will know that the only question on these new mom’s lips is the age old one: when will my baby sleep through the night?
Sleeping ‘through the night’ usually means sleeping for eight to twelve hours without waking for a feed. Although it’s not that common, some babies will start sleeping through the night from only eight or nine weeks old. If you did get a baby like that then consider yourself one of the lucky ones! At around four months most babies will start sleeping for around five hours, usually waking for a feed before dozing back off for another few hours. However when it comes to getting that full ‘through the night’ snooze you so desperately long for the National Sleep Foundation reckons that about 70% will be doing so by nine months. But as we all know, nine months can be a long time for any shattered mother. Feeling so sapped of energy and constantly tired can make it hard to function and make you much more prone to depression. So is there anything you can do? Continue reading