https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:54:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590865 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:02:42 +0000 brownepiano 2590865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS 1 got to 3 and 4 hour stretches by about 2 months. DS 2 is 6 weeks and has only done 4 hours a few times. He's been eating every 2.5 - 3 for the past few weeks and before that it was even shorter. And worse sometimes it takes us 45 min to get him back in bed! But he's gained 4 lb in 5 weeks. </p> <p>Hang in there! As their stomachs can handle more and once they get through all those first growth spurts they'll stretch out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590836 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:46:57 +0000 mrswin 2590836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: Have you been to see an LC to do a weighed feed at all? Maybe he is constantly wanting to eat because he is not transferring enough milk during the feeds and then is hungry again shortly after. How long does he nurse for each session?</p> <p>ETA: some babies are just hungry though :silly: My DD was 6'13 when she was born and was almost 10lbs at 8 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590812 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:05:59 +0000 pinkcupcake 2590812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrswin: nope, no stretch longer than 2 hours, day or night. He does eat a TON and is gaining 2 oz a day so I think maybe he's just a really big eater and can't go longer without feeding? :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590806 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:54:01 +0000 mrswin 2590806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: My DD had a big growth spurt around that time which could be part of it. </p> <p>Is he doing any stretch that is longer than 2 hours during the day?? Sometimes you have to help them shift the "longer" stretch to some point in the nighttime hours. At that age we got a 4 hour stretch from around 11pm to 3am </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590803 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:50:51 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2590803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: we borrowed a rock in play from a friend when DD was 6 weeks old and she started sleeping 4-5 hour stretches in it. We moved her to her crib when she could roll over, around 12 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590802 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:47:08 +0000 pinkcupcake 2590802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: thank you :( </p> <p>@Mrs. Pickle: yeah I'm seriously considering just bringing him into bed so we can all get some sleep :(</p> <p>@Purpledaisy: You must be so tired too! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590790 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:38:54 +0000 Purpledaisy 2590790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sucks but that's totally normal. My DS is 6.5 weeks old and just started stretching out to 3-4 hours and even one 6 hour. Even with that sometimes he's up every 1-2 hours. Newborn sleep is so hard! Hang in there mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590788 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:37:36 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2590788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds normal. We co slept a lot from weeks 3-6. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590775 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:29:45 +0000 pinkcupcake 2590775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: @Alba4: I can handle 3... And 4 sounds like a dream. It's the TWO HOURS that's killing me. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590742 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:04:08 +0000 Mrsbells 2590742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: hang in there... I remember how tired I was during that phase.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590738 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:59:24 +0000 Alba4 2590738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This seems normal to me. My son eats every 2-3 hours during the day, but will eat every 3-4 at night. He is 5 weeks old tomorrow (bottle fed breastmilk and formula). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590730 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:49:43 +0000 FaithFertility 2590730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think 2-3 had at that age is normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590713 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:27:38 +0000 pinkcupcake 2590713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: we're they sleeping in 3 hour increments before 1 month and you were waking them up to feed? My son wakes up every 2 hours on the dot to eat and I can't get him to stretch it out to 3-4 hours :( Wondering when that starts to happen ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590700 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:03:02 +0000 meadow 2590700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 week twins here (born at 36w4d)....our ped told us we could stretch to 3 hours at our 1 month appt. She was surprised we hadn't already. Also BF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-week-old-night-time-sleep#post-2590685 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:41:17 +0000 pinkcupcake 2590685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going crazy here -.-</p> <p>My 3 week old is still sleeping in 2 hour chunks. It's like clockwork. </p> <p>When do they start having longer stretches? I have a 4 year old too so I can't nap during the day and I'm seriously sleep deprived :( </p> <p>Btw he is being breastfed. </p>