…pretty much all the way through!! From 7:30pm to 5:30am, that’s 10 hours! I don’t think we’ve slept that long since before she was born.

How did we do it? …actually, I should say, how did she do it. I think everything just fell into place. These are the things I think were most critical…

1. She napped well during the day, thanks to Nobuko the nanny
2. We started putting her to bed early (before 7pm)
3. She ate a lot before she fell asleep (6 ounces!) and also breastfed a couple hours before that
   • [UPDATE 05/10/2012] We just had a discussion with our new Pediatrician (Jody Lappin) who explained that you should not need to feed Maya more than four ounces. Any more than that just passes right through her and is not absorbed completely into her body. So I guess I’m reverting to the theory that her overall body wait (14 lbs) was enough to allow her to sleep through the night without too much hunger discomfort??
   • [UPDATE 05/25/2012] Pediatricians aren’t always right. We tried the 4 ounces for at least three days in a row and every day she woke up at 3:00am. So I went back up to 5-6 ounces and she slept through to about 5:30am. So I would try to get your baby to eat more before bed, but this took us two-three months before she could drink that much.
4. Kept her legs warm with pj’s, since she often kicks off her socks in the night
5. However, much of this success in sleeping through the night may also be due to the fact that Maya is old enough to do a few things on her own.
   • Manage passing gas more easily
   • Being able to roll over on her own (to get comfortable)
   • The weather is warmer
   • Her stomach is big enough to hold more milk
   • She is comfortable enough to put herself to sleep if she wakes in the middle of the night

Oh, and just for the record, the night before last she started sleeping on her stomach. With her butt sticking up in the air which is pretty funny to see.

EA

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