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From: gp@lll-crg.ARPA (George Pavel)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: sleeping through the night
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 14:37:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 14:37:12 1985
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> I have a six 1/2 month old baby who still wakes up at night wanting
> to eat... I am tired.

We have a nine month old who wakes up two or three times a night to eat, and
we're tired, too.  Many books say after six months or so, babies should sleep
through the night; but the reality, talking to other parents, is different.
We recently heard from one couple whose four-year old still wakes up at night.
We don't believe in letting our baby girl cry when we know what she needs (to
eat). We assume that over time, and as she eats more solids, she will naturally
stretch out her sleep periods.