She slept 11 hours straight and I lay awake the whole time

Iniciado por David N. · 25 de mayo de 2026 · 5 respuestas
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David N.

hace 27 días

After 14 months of waking every 2-3 hours, my daughter slept from 7pm to 6am last night. ELEVEN HOURS. And what did I do?

I woke up at her usual 11pm waking out of pure habit, then lay there in the dark checking the monitor every 20 minutes convinced something was wrong. Didn't sleep a wink. The body is broken, people. Tell me this gets better.

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Sofia A.

hace 27 días

This article from the blog really helped us: Sleep prolongation

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Yuki

hace 26 días

Hahaha welcome to the club. Your body has been on high alert for over a year, it doesn't switch off overnight. Took me a solid two weeks to actually start sleeping through after mine did. It DOES come back, I promise.

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Noah M.

hace 24 días

The monitor staring is so real. I eventually had to turn the volume down because I was inventing problems. Give yourself a few nights, your nervous system needs to learn it's safe to stand down.

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Ravi

hace 23 días

Congrats, that's huge!! And also, totally normal. The phantom 11pm wake-up haunted me for ages. Your brain wired itself for survival and now it has to un-wire. Be patient with yourself, this is a win.

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Pierre G.

hace 22 días

I felt this in my soul. First full night I cried at 5am because I'd been awake 'guarding' her. It absolutely gets better. Soon you'll be the one sleeping through and SHE'LL wake you. Enjoy the wins.

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