How is your LO sleeping?

Starry Again · October 2012

Please include age of child and if they are BF/FF (apparently that makes a difference).

Brought to you by my BF 6.5 week old sleeping 6 hours for the first time (11:15-5:15). I feel great! Although she was on the boob hourly 7 PM - 11PM which sucked. And I woke up to rock hard boobs. Plus I worried she was dead and poked her, which may have caused her to wake up. ETA: After waking at 5:15, she cluster fed until 9:30. WAS NOT WORTH IT. I totally deserved it though for creating this post, lol.

However, normally she has been sleeping a 4 hour stretch at night, up an hour, followed by a 3 hour stretch. I hope the 6+ hours continues (yet I am doubtful). Even though the other way is technically more sleep, the longer stretch is preferable to me.

CLLDLL · October 2012

G is 4weeks 1 day old and is BF. His pattern the last 4 days has been: eat for about 30 minutes around 9pm, sleep for 4 hours, eat for 30 minutes, sleeps for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, eat for 30 minutes, fusses for 10 minutes, sleep for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, wakeful time for 1-2 hours. Hoping that keeps up.

Ziegeficker · October 2012

Well that just makes me sad and incredibly jealous...my little one is sleeping 2 to 3 hours if we are lucky. Granted, our little guy is only 3 weeks old today and breast fed, but still...maybe your post should give me hope ; I'm so tired!!

nealbl · October 2012

6 days old, BF. She sleeps a lot. Usually early evening she has a wakeful spurt, where she stays awake the whole 2 hours between feedings. She is so alert and sweet during those two hours.

During the day I will let her sleep up to 3 hours before waking her to feed. At night I let her sleep until she wakes up and wants to eat. That is usually 3 to 4 hours

MAbride0808 · October 2012

My 3 week old FF LO sleeps between 3 and 4 hours at a time during the night most nights. On some particularly fun nights she sleeps one hour max.

MichelleL1118 · October 2012

6.5w is about when DS, who was EBF, started sleeping consistently for 6+ hours overnight, so there's hope for you!

DD is 4w old, EBF, and we generally get a 4.5-5 hour stretch (11-3:30/4), up 30ish minutes to eat, and another 3-hour stretch. We've occasionally gotten as much as a 5.5-6 hour stretch, but it's not consistent yet. I'm hopeful that we're moving in that direction, though, now that her reflux is getting under control.

RockyRoad3 · October 2012

Aria is 1w1d and exclusively breastfed. During the day, I wake her every 2.5 hours to nurse. Throughout the day, she's usually awake twice for about an hour at a time (generally in the morning and again in the evening). At night, I wake her every 4 hours to nurse. She almost never wakes on her own for feedings, neither during the day nor at night.

jlr1988 · October 2012

Baby H is 3 1/2 weeks, BF. we just had a growth spurt. But typically he sleeps for 4 hours is up for 1 to 1 1/2 then sleeps for 2 to 3 then is up for 2. I would so love for him to be up for shorter times at night.

GigglyWiggly · October 2012

LO is 4.5 wks old, FF, and goes 4.5-5 hrs between feedings at night. During the day, he goes 3.5-4 hours.

Mrs.G123 · October 2012

DD is BF, 4 weeks old and eats every 23 hours. Honestly at 2 hours I start to get very uncomfortable, so 2 hours is better for me.

DD1 is sleeping horribly in case you were wondering, waking up multiple times per night. Sigh.

crushinit · October 2012

Owen is 8 days and eats every 2-3 hours during the day and sometimes cluster feeds. At night he will go one 4-5 hour stretch and then another 3-4 hour one. He sleeps great. Breastfeeding on the other hand is not going as well. I'd almost trade in the sleeping for a better breastfeeding experience.

k10wolfe · October 2012

Collin is 2w4d and BF. He usually sleeps from 11 to 4 and feeds for about 30min. Then he sleeps till 7 and will sometimes be up for a couple hours or like today he fell back asleep and is still sleeping. During the day he will sleep 2 to 3 hours then be up for a couple hours.

Cynthia1207 · October 2012

Alessandro is 3w1d and sleeps for a 4 hour stretch approx 11-3, wakes for about 30-45 min, sleeps another 2-3 hours. Wakes up to feed again and stays up until his next feeding at around 10:30-11 AM.

alikat07 · October 2012

DD2 is 2 weeks tomorrow. She sleeps 35 hour stretches at night and 13 hour stretches during the day. We've been lucky and she seems to only cluster feed during the day/evening.

NerdHerder29 · October 2012

DS is 7 weeks old and is FF.

Some nights are better than others. Last night was horrendous and he was up consistently from about midnight to 6am. Most nights he sleeps 3-4 hours a stretch and will wake up for about an hour to eat.

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