i need to hear that other DC wake up in the middle of the night still (>8mo)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my DC wakes up in the middle of the night. They ALL do. Babies (and adults for that matter) do not sleep continuously without ever waking up, that's not how sleep cycles work. But, DS goes back to sleep on his own and has reliably by 6 months. I have one of those who goes down for 12 hours--he's not fully asleep all that time. I hear him coo or make noise between sleep cycles but he rolls over and goes back to sleep. If I'd taught him that I'd come in and play or rock him or whatever throughout the night, he'd have gladly taken me up on it. After 5 months, I just wasn't cool with that. If you are, good for you. I'd rather have my situation.

It's nice that your baby is healthy and had no setbacks in self-soothing. It doesn't work that way with every kid.

I sure wish I were an expert at this. It sounds like you've mastered parenting -after one kid!

I have three and they are all different. I guess I have just been a slow learner because #2 was a horrible sleeper with lots of illnesses. If only I had let him cry and asphyxiate in his crib during a possible asthma attack, we, too, could have had your peaceful nights.

Get a clue, lady.