I was wondering the same thing. STTN is 5 hours at this age. Most pediatricians and lactation consultants don’t recommend night weaning completely (more than 5 hours) until at minimum of 6 months old, most LC closer to a year. I’ve always found Kellymom to be a really helpful website when it comes to things like sleep and night weaning.

ALL babies are different! Some sleep through, and some do not. Period. At least that’s what I tell myself 🙂 My 6.5 mo old son nurses almost to sleep between 7-8 each night, then I place him in his crib and he rolls over and goes to sleep, or he cries out for about 30 seconds to a minute and is out. And if he doesn’t, I just keep nursing until the put down drowsy works. This has helped immensely with the middle of the night feedings. Now I can just put him back in his crib and he goes right back to sleep, no fuss. Thank GOODNESS! But it was HELL getting there, to be completely honest, but worth it.

Just in the last couple of days/weeks he has been going longer stretches without waking me for a feed. And I do think it’s because he finally learned to fall asleep inside his CRIB. Last night, he woke 45 minutes or so after put down for the night, so I fed him again. He slept from 9-3! 6 hours. Mama was in 5 hour sleep heaven. Wish me luck for more of it 🙂 If I only had to wake at 3 for a feeding that would be amazing. But I will be trying to night wean with just giving a little less time at the breast for one night feed at a time, and see how it goes now that he is used to sleeping in his crib.

Good for you Caitlin that Henry is responding and is ready to begin sleeping through (at least for now)! Fingers crossed, huh?! I hear things change quickly when they learn to pull themselves up to standing. Hopefully with good sleep habits established and no sleep deprivation, it won’t be bad at all.