Any advice from MOMs who have been there? Our twins are 5.5 weeks old and never go for more than 3 hours start to start between feedings and usually it's more like 2-2.5 hours (sometimes 1.5) we do one up both up so With feeding, changing, and getting them back to sleep it means I don't sleep for more than 1-1.5 hours at a time.
Any advice on how to lengthen this? Both babies are growing really well. DS is about 9.5 lbs and DD is like 7. I'm EBF so I can't share feeding responsibilities but DH does often get up to chAnge babies and/or help get one back to sleep. We are both suffering with the lack of sleep and are open to any suggestions to stretch sleep to 3-5 hours. I know it's too early to sleep train so maybe there's nothing we can do I'm just feeling desperate today after another rough night in which I broke a toe when I stubbed it on my dresser while half awKe going to check on them! Thanks if you made it reading this far!
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Unfortunately, at their age, it's normal right now. With all my kids, I found 10-12lbs to be the magic sleep extender but it's far from consistent.
I do think that around 6w is the most brutal bc all the post-birth adrenaline has worn off and your body hasn't yet adjusted to functioning on such broken sleep. Give it another week or two and you'll get there. They'll give you a glorious 2-3hr stretch and your body will adapt and you'll get through it.
My only tip is to try to get to bed early - like 8pm - and sleep when they sleep until 8am the next day. Not really possible when you have an older one, so that's when I would make H get up so I could get a morning nap in after my big one woke at 6am.
Hang in there. It does get better.
It's so hard. But they are still pretty young to be sleeping longer. It'll get better at 3 months. Is their any way you can get a pumped bottle for dh to take one of the feedings? That's what saved me. Then I would at least get a 3-4 stretch. My girls were the same way, up every two hours. Dh also helps me by letting me lay down the minute he gets home from work. And that extra nap is amazing.
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Give it time and start to establish routines where you can. Do your best to help them get good naps during the day too. Those things can help set you up for better sleep habits. In the end it will be up to your kids as I am in the camp of some are good sleepers and some just aren't. What you're describing sounds pretty normal, as rough as it is. Hang in there and good luck!
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