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septemberdc
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4 Week Old Sleep or Lack thereof
septemberdc
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Hi Ladies,
I rarely post but need some advice. DD is almost 4 years old and DS is 4 weeks. DD was STTN at 3 weeks from 12-7 all on her own. For the past few days DS has been sleeping 12:30-6am every other day that is if I keep him awake past 8pm. Between 8-12 he slept one hour last night. I didn't think that would be a big deal but he reverted back to 12-4:30 sleeping and stayed up until 7:30am!
He usually eats 3.5 to 4oz each feeding but yesterday he decided to do 2 oz every two hours during the day and pulled 4oz around 8pm. Crazy!!
Should I keep pushing the 12-6am or let him do his own pattern?
Married to DH 9/9/06
DD arrived 11/10/07
DS arrived 5/26/11
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Re: 4 Week Old Sleep or Lack thereof
I think it's hard to get a baby that young to sleep on the schedule you want. A 6 hour stretch at 4 weeks is pretty impressive in my book if it happens at all, since my DD was many months older before she could/would do that. I think your DD was an unusually good sleeper and your DS's funky sleep habits are a little more typical!
Isn't there a growth spurt at 4 weeks? I would think his change in eating and sleeping is likely related to that and something you could just wait out.
wow, your DD was a phenomenal, almost-unheard-of great sleeper! your DS is much more typical. My 1 y.o. woke up every 5mins screaming (teething, molars) and put himself back to sleep the other night, so needless to say I did not STTN at all. At 4 weeks old, you just have to roll with it, IMO. Nurse/feed on demand as he's probably going thru a growth spurt and don't try to put him on any sort of a sleep schedule for months to come.
good luck and congrats on your new baby!
ETA: 12-4:30 omg I would have given up my arm for my 4-week old to sleep that much, heck even my 4 month old! OK, my kids did not STTN til almost a year old