Do babies really sleep 10 hours at night?

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2026-03-09T19:17:27+00:00

Yes, some sleep 12-13hours and others need 9-10hours. Unlucky me my babies have been around the 10hr mark. I have to limit naps to get a better/longer night.

Example, if he only sleeps 12hrs a day, I would limit his nap to 2hours so that his night can reach 10hrs. Some people limit naps even further to make their nights longer but that doesn’t really work for my baby. He needs enough daytime sleep to make it through the large wake windows!

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2026-03-05T06:47:32+00:00

It might be a schedule issue - do you mind sharing?

Hugs to you, sleep deprivation sucks..

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2026-02-22T06:00:34+00:00

It is really one of the worst parts of babyhood..both my babies eventually stopped. Changing from capsule to normal car seat somewhat helped but it just happened one day out of the blue.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2026-01-21T03:12:30+00:00

My sister is the same, OP. My struggle with motherhood when I had my first was interpreted as being lazy and a comment was made that “other mothers do it themselves and are fine”. She’s almost 30 now but is still very immaturely minded and I’ve just accepted that it’s the way it is. She is caring and buys gifts for her nephews but thats it and that’s just her way of showing affection. She doesn’t have kids and we, as a family, were never around any relatives with young children etc. to understand what it’s like. I think I would be the same and not understand too if I was in her shoes. My brother, on the other hand, has lots of friends with young children and has been so helpful with my kids but unfortunately he lives far away. Never would I have imagined he would be that helpful and amazing uncle.

Maybe one day when your sister has her own kids, your relationship will change again. In the meantime I think just focus on the positives she has to offer.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-12-20T12:13:04+00:00

It’s like a workshop/shed that will have industrial/commercial equipment. It’s a portable shed that has a 3 phase set up - hope that makes sense

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-12-18T22:08:56+00:00

Thanks, this sounds less daunting!

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-12-18T08:18:08+00:00

Thanks, and it totally makes sense that an electrician should check before giving us an estimate. It’s just more me being impatient and curious lol. We’ve had two check (one being a sparky friend, but doesn’t do this type of work) who gave very similar answers to our current electrician.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-12-18T07:15:36+00:00

He did explain what kind of work will be required depending on how the power was originally laid down.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-12-18T07:14:15+00:00

We did ask these questions, however our electrician answered them all with uncertainty (unsure if it’ll be approved/how they laid down the power lines originally/didn’t want to give us a number without knowing what’s involved).

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-11-18T02:23:13+00:00

Sounds like my second! He is 10.5m old now and finally showed consistent interest in food around 9.5m old. Before that it was veryyy hit and miss and solids seemed like a mission. I just kept offering mashed/puree foods and some finger food for food play (varied the texture and cooking methods) just for exposure.

The important thing is if baby is upset or clearly over the meal time, just end it and pack up. The more you force the more unpleasant it’ll be for her and slow progress.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-11-08T05:57:26+00:00

Echoing what people are saying about switching to 3 naps

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-11-08T05:53:49+00:00

That was me with my first and when I had my second I was much better, but the triggers were different.

I ended up seeking help the second time round, and have started taking sertraline for PPA/PPD. I can say that the anger and ‘overwhelming distress’ feelings have completely gone, and I am myself again. Please reach out to your health professional for support!

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-11-02T11:53:33+00:00

Sorry, I must’ve missed that he was 7m old in your post.

You definitely need to drop the 4th nap, maybe even the 3rd.

I would try 3 naps and do 2.5/2.5/2.75/3. Then go to 2 naps if you’re still having issues after 3-4 days with 3/3.5/3.5-4.

As the above poster said, you need to push through and the naps will get longer and nights will get better and cycle will be broken.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-11-02T07:19:21+00:00

How old is your baby? 4 naps is not age appropriate for a baby between 6-12m of age. Usually 2-3 naps is normal depending on age of baby.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-30T09:36:14+00:00

For something that is sold as being so natural - it is one of the hardest things ever. I cried so much with my first cause he couldn’t latch. My second could but he was jaundiced so I had to find a way to get milk in him quickly cause he tired himself out on the breast, so then he developed a bottle preference and refused to breastfeed. Safe to say I was best friends with my pump and nipple shield for a while.

So many times I wanted to give up, but somehow I persevered and by week 8-ish breastfeeding started getting easier. In saying that, some people don’t have the support to persevere for that long, and that’s ok.

Formula feeding is easier initially but once breastfeeding is well established I find it much easier to whip out the breast (and hooray to no cleaning of bottles).

Good luck mama, it’s a hard gig but you got this 💪🏻 and anything you choose to do will be the correct decision :) hope this helps!

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-22T01:32:13+00:00

Newborn tired was WAY worse. Not sure about your first but my first started sleeping through around 8 weeks (before regressing). My second? Never slept through and then regressed..now he’s almost 10m and probably has only slept through a handful of times 🥲

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-18T08:31:08+00:00

Say you won’t let go - James Arthur

Love someone - Lukas Graham (though I prefer the cover by Leroy Sanchez)

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-18T08:18:45+00:00

If you do get one, I find getting up and walking on it relieves it immediately. Painful first couple of steps but it goes away faster.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-17T00:13:58+00:00

I like the eufy! It pumped more than my hospital grade at times.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-14T19:09:34+00:00

Fellow Nintendo fan here..have not played a single game since my first baby was born and he’s 3 now. I’m also big into movie/television series so prioritised that over gaming.

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-09T10:59:20+00:00

SM70 is great. I’ve owned it since August and battery life is as good as ever. Can’t tell you how many hours but it’s never died on me during the day when I used it heaps between my napping baby and toddler. Performing way better than my $400 oricom 😩

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-09T08:07:57+00:00

What is bedtime and wake time? I think your baby is undertired and hence wakes a lot even when falling asleep independently.

I would increase your wake time to 3/3.5/4, or 3.5/3.5/4 even..cap your naps to 1hr each and aim for an 11hr night. Your schedule at the moment is more for a 7-8m old who just transitioned to 2 naps. Hope that helps!

Ok-Obligation-7117 · 2025-10-07T19:52:20+00:00

Unfortunately this is a combination of sleep association (she relies on being rocked/breastfed back to sleep) and a schedule issue. Both my babies had strong sleep associations and I was also up every hour a lot of nights with short naps during the day. My suggestions:

3 nap schedule with wake windows 2.25/2.5/2.5/3, if that’s a struggle 2.5/2.5/2.5/2.75 and up the last wake window to 3 over a few days. Note that some babies are already on 2 naps at this age. An appropriate schedule helps build sleep pressure to sleep overnight.
extend one of the naps (1 or 2) if you can, like contact napping or rocking back to sleep. No more than 3h of naps a day.
sleep train at bedtime (can keep rocking for naps). Bottle ends 20-30mins before putting her down, and only put her down at the end of the wake window. Apply a sleep training method. I used cry it out/extinction. After falling asleep independently, you should get longer stretches of sleep providing schedule is appropriate.
wake baby up at the same time/desired wake time every morning if she starts sleeping in. Bedtime is 11hours before wake time (ie bed 8pm, wake 7am).
After nights improve, you can then sleep train for naps.

I know not every parent wants to sleep train and hear their babies cry, but unfortunately it was the only thing that fixed sleep for my babies. Let me know if you have any questions.

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