Suddenly sleeping long stretches at night

KingsGirl4 · June 2014

My baby will be 7 weeks tomorrow. He had been waking up around 12, 3, and 5:30 to eat during the night. Then the night before last he went from 12 to 5:30 before he woke up to eat. And tonight it has been about 6 hours so far since he last ate and he is still sleeping. I know they sleep for longer periods as they get older, but I was expecting it to be more gradual and to take place when he was a little older. Is it normal for a baby his age to suddenly start sleeping for so long? I'm enjoying the longer sleeping periods, but the suddenness of his change has me a little concerned.

momofmanyinthemitten · June 2014

Yes, my 8 wk old has been sleeping 6-10 hrs straight for a few weeks now. My other two did not. DS was nursing every 2 hrs around the clock for months.

Shineoncrazy · June 2014

My two week old actually did this last night (from 12-6, without waking up at 3am), and it worried me a bit at first too. My aunt is a BF consultant (heavily involved in LLL), and she said it's fine as long as she's growing and feeds fine other than that. She also mentioned that it's likely that Elle will sleep longer as she gets older, which is possibly what you're experiencing.

I was told to thank the universe that I got a little extra sleep

Roeni · June 2014

Mine did this from about 6 weeks to 12 weeks...since 12 weeks he has now been back to shorter stretches at night because he is going through some major developmental things. Enjoy while you can! He's 13.5 weeks and I'm missing all that sleep!

PrimRoseMama · June 2014

Take it while you can get it.

megsue114 · June 2014

My daughter's name is Elle too! Glad it's gaining some popularity - already tired of people calling her Ellie.

megsue114 · June 2014

Also, what I really meant to post - she may be having a growth spurt too. Mine (11wks) suddenly started sleeping 11-7ish and I freaked. I know she'll sleep longer and longer but 8-9hrs seemed excessive... She woke up at her usual time last night ~3am to eat so I think it's a combo of a maturing digestive system and being pooped from growing so quickly. Good luck mama!