How long does your LO sleep at night

shanog3 · August 2013

How long does your LO sleep at night and how many weeks old are they?

My 5 week old is still only sleeping 3 hours at night before we get the hunger cry. Is there anything we can do to help her sleep longer stretches? we do have a bedtime routine.

LaBellaVida · August 2013

O sleeps 4-6 hours a night, typically. He sometimes wakes up at 3 hours or so. He is 6 weeks. not sure if there is anything to make them sleep longer, I think if there was, we would all be doing it.

We have a bedtime routine. Bath, then dress, and nurse every night starting at 730 or so.

Achae · August 2013

About 6-7 hours. Generally she goes down at 10 and wakes at 5 or 6. I've noticed when she is swaddled really well she sleeps through the night (when daddy does it, lol). I'm not so constrictive apparently, because she will wake at 2 when I swaddle her. So I think that is our trick!

LO is 8 weeks old.

TheTamedShrew · August 2013

DD is 7 weeks today and she started sleeping 6-7 hour stretches this week. Then we usually get another 4 hour stretch. She didn't start STTN til after the six week growth spurt and she starts cluster feeding around 6 until she goes down around 11:30. Evenings are exhausting, but at least I get to sleep now!

caffrin · August 2013

10 weeks old. 8-9 hour stretch followed by 3.5 hour stretch. We swaddle her tight at night and have a fan for white noise.

costa2011 · August 2013

Most nights LO goes down at 9:30, is up at 2:30, goes back down by 3 and won't get up again until anywhere between 6 and 8.

SOMETIMES, maybe twice a week, she will STTN.

She's 9 weeks.

melissa0726 · August 2013

DD is 7 weeks.

She usually sleeps a good 5-6 hour stretch at some point in the night, usually in her swing. After that, I bring her into our room where she sleeps 2-3 hours in the bassinet between feedings.

mjune3881 · August 2013

DS is almost 8 weeks ... he usually sleeps a 6-7 hour stretch and then another 2 hours if I'm lucky.

Maelara · August 2013

Usually I get 5-9 hours a night but she is in a growth spurt so it's every 3-4 hours at night right now. ETA - I made this sound like she's a champ sleeper during a growth spurt. IF she sleeps, it's for 3-4 hours. Last night, she only slept 4 hours total.

HeartLikeMine3 · August 2013

My LO will be 9 weeks old Thursday and does 4 first stretch 3-2 second and 2-1 the last. I wish he would do two 4 hour stretches.

megaroo64 · August 2013

B is 9 weeks. He usually sleeps about a 4-6 hour stretch, followed by a 2-4 hour stretch. One time, he went 8 hours... it was awesome, but I was up at 6 hours because my boobs were too full and I had to pump.

MrsAuby · August 2013

Normally she'll give us one 6 hour stretch and then a 4 hour stretch but last night she gave us almost 8! She slept from 10 to almost 6! She's 7 and a half weeks old.

WasNotWas · August 2013

baby Gs mommy said:
Ds is 7 weeks today. First stretch is three to three and a half hours, then three hours, then two. I cannot wait for four or five hour stretches!!

This exactly! And our boys have the same birthday!!

jefk · August 2013

Evie is 7.5 weeks and sleeps at most 4 hours at night. She does not sleep well flat in her crib but sleeps like a champ in the RnP. After two nights of waking every 2-3 hrs, we're caving and letting her sleep in the RnP tonight. Mama needs to sleep too!

CCR630 · August 2013

measton8809 said:
1st stretch: about 5 hours
2nd stretch: about 3 hours
3rd (occasional) stretch: 2-3 hours

Lilly is 7 weeks tomorrow

Yup. This exactly. And Grant was 7 weeks yesterday.

sassygal29 · August 2013

From 8 to somewhere between 4-6. Then till 7

HeartLikeMine3 · August 2013

subliminalrabbit said:

measton8809 said:
1st stretch: about 5 hours
2nd stretch: about 3 hours
3rd (occasional) stretch: 2-3 hours

Lilly is 7 weeks tomorrow
This for us too. Ezra is 8 weeks.
I know if they can can do it once why can't they do it again !

peachnectarine · August 2013

LO is 7 weeks and sleeps 4-5 stretches at night.

CindyRelluh · August 2013

My two month old sleeps from 10 pm until 6 am usually. He won't go to bed any earlier, and DH and I stay up late, so we feed him, then nighty night! It's lovely having him sleep better than dd who was a colicky nightmare. We were lucky to get two hours straight for three months.

We call those "The Dark Ages".

CindyRelluh · August 2013

jefk said:
Evie is 7.5 weeks and sleeps at most 4 hours at night. She does not sleep well flat in her crib but sleeps like a champ in the RnP. After two nights of waking every 2-3 hrs, we're caving and letting her sleep in the RnP tonight. Mama needs to sleep too!

This may be an UO, but try propping her on her side in her crib, when she's just about to fall asleep. Works like a charm with DS, as long as we leave his arms free and make sure if he rolls he can't roll on his belly. I tuck the blanket on both sides, but sort of lean him towards his back, if that makes sense. Sometimes DH swaddles him too.

I learned from dd that some babies just aren't comfy on their backs, but if you let them sleep other ways they're comfy.

bumpuser8448316 · August 2013

DD is almost 5 weeks and typically sleeps 10pm-2am and then 2:15ish-6:30. Then she'll often go back down for an hour or two.

KellenHi21 · August 2013

1st stretch- 6hrs
2nd stretch- 3.5hrs
3rd stretch (only happens sometimes)- 1-2hrs

BC&LM · August 2013

Usually a 2-2.5 hour "nap" in the evening, then a 5-6 hour stretch overnight, and then another 2-2.5 hour stretch in the early morning

LO is nine weeks

jefk · August 2013

TabbiC said:

This may be an UO, but try propping her on her side in her crib, when she's just about to fall asleep. Works like a charm with DS, as long as we leave his arms free and make sure if he rolls he can't roll on his belly. I tuck the blanket on both sides, but sort of lean him towards his back, if that makes sense. Sometimes DH swaddles him too. I learned from dd that some babies just aren't comfy on their backs, but if you let them sleep other ways they're comfy.

We've tried that - kind of propping her on her side when she's swaddled. We've also tried unswaddled, elevating one end of the mattress, putting my shirt in the crib (so she can smell me) - nothing works. I'm going to ask the pedi about reflux medication (she's got other signs of it).

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