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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You basically have two options at this point. You can sleep train. Or not.

If you don't (I didn't, so I can't really speak to the other option), then eventually your child will grow out of waking up at night. WHEN they grow out of it is a crapshoot. Some time between now and their second birthday is within the realm of normal, IME.

Whichever one of these options you choose, someone will tell you that You Are Doing It Wrong. This also applies to: how you feed your baby, how you talk to your baby, when you potty train; whether or not you work out of the home or stay home with your baby; what kind of school you choose; what your child eats and drinks; their behavior in public; and probably what kind of clothes they are wearing. Telling mothers what they are doing wrong is a cottage industry, but the simple truth is none of those people know you and your kid, so go with your gut, do what seems to be the smartest and easiest thing, and then if you don't like it, do something else.

(And all my sympathy for the sleep deprivation. It sucks. I'm sorry. It sucks less when your kids are older.)[/quote]

I am the mom who wrote that my 6.5 mo just STTN for the first time.  I could not agree with this poster more.  Your baby is likely not so hungry that he NEEDS to eat twice a night (but ask your ped for his/her opinion), but so what?  Sleep really isn't about what your baby "should" be doing at any given point.  Do what works for you.  [/quote]

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