Baby Sleep Patterns

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Does anyone have tips on making a baby sleep through the night?
From the time my baby girl was born until she was about 2 months old, she slept day in and day out. I did not like her sleeping that much because it did not feel like we had a baby yet and it worried me. After those 2 months passed, she was barely taking naps which were once to twice daily for about 10 mins each time but she was only waking up once a night to eat then she’d fall asleep right after her bottle. In the past couple months, she’s been napping about an hour around lunch time then another 20 mins or so around supper time. She goes to bed between 8:30pm-9:00pm but doesn’t sleep for very long. This is where it’s starting to be really hard on me because I go to school and I work full time, all these night time wakings have left me exhausted. My boyfriend’s usually the one that takes care of her during the night, so it’s not like I am alone but I can’t go back to bed until I know she’s sleeping again so I might as well be the one who takes care of her during the night. My boyfriend could sleep through it all while I am too worried about everything so I wait until she’s asleep before I go back to sleep. In the past couple months, she’s been waking up more and more every night and doesn’t want to go back to bed. She sleeps from about 9pm until 12am, eats falls back asleep but then wakes up every 1 to 2 hours after that. She’s not getting up to eat because she barely has milk when she wakes up, she’s just ready to get up and go play I think. She the total opposite of what my son was like. He used to sleep his nights, from 8pm until 8am every single day from the time he turned 2 months old. I guess he must of loved his sleep. Is there any tips you could give us to help my 7 month old baby girl sleep through the night? We as parents are getting to the point of total exhaustion.

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