https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:16:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers/page/2#post-2552901 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:14:13 +0000 BabyTsMom 2552901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>night: average for toddler (24months). nap: below average. We're getting 1 hr-1 hr 15 min for naps for the past month or so. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers/page/2#post-2552896 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:06:00 +0000 mrsjyw 2552896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Above average. Thank you sleep gods. Both sttn early on w no training. I just need to go to bed earlier :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552894 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:57:33 +0000 SweetiePie 2552894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he's average to slightly above average at night time. And above average for naps.<br /> But some (maybe half) parents I talk to IRL can't believe how well he sleeps day and night.<br /> His newborn sleeping was definrely average Id say. 3 hour stretches, maybe an occasional, blissful 4-5 hour stretch. We did minimal sleep training around 4.5 months and he's sttn ever since (now 20 months), except for the expected disruptions.<br /> His napping has been great but I put in a lot of work up front for that (not holding, staying in for every single nap, connecting sleep cycles, etc). Since probably 2/3 months (it's shocking how much my memory of his infant days is starting to fade) he was napping for 1.5-2 hours for each nap. Now he takes 1 nap that's 2-3 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552867 Thu, 19 May 2016 21:35:07 +0000 Mae 2552867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an infant below average. We had to do sleep training at 6mo because she refused to sleep at all anywhere but my arms and after 5 days it was getting unsafe for me (she wouldn't sleep on me in bed, I had to be sitting up. So I didn't sleep). Then she slept on me for naps until like 14 months. She also didn't STTN until 14 months. </p> <p>Now as a toddler I think she's pretty average. Sleeps 11-12 hours overnight and naps 1-2 hours more days than not. She does skip her nap every few days but its not really a huge deal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552854 Thu, 19 May 2016 21:17:58 +0000 erinpye 2552854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Below average :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552586 Thu, 19 May 2016 16:39:18 +0000 DillonLion 2552586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has always been really, really high sleep needs, but now that she's 3.5 she definitely sleeps less than she used to (10-11 hours overnight, naps are almost nonexistent)</p> <p>When she was a baby, it was not uncommon at all for her to sleep until anywhere from 10am to noon, and then take a 4 hour nap in the afternoon, and then go to bed at 8 and sleep all night and do it again the following day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552582 Thu, 19 May 2016 16:35:51 +0000 Cherrybee 2552582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: Below average. Way below. Didn't sleep through at all until she was 25 months and, at almost 3, is still waking up once per night a few times a week. She was a terrible napper as a baby - 30 min naps at best, then grumpy all day from tiredness - and quit her last nap before she was 2.5. From 1-2, for an entire year, she screamed for 2hrs a night at bedtime - and was impossible to sleep train because screaming made her vomit. Seriously, the kid was a nightmare. </p> <p>DD2: So far, she's an above average sleeper. At 6 weeks, she is sleeping well at night, giving us a good stretch of anywhere between 4 &amp; 6 hours at a time, and goes down easily after her one night feed. She struggles to settle in the Moses basket during the day, but naps well in the sling, the pram and the car. I really, really hope she continues this,way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552514 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:26:35 +0000 snowjewelz 2552514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: haha true! but i never felt like she was a good sleeper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552494 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:21:35 +0000 Charm54 2552494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Above ... I've been super lucky to have girls that STTN from a very young age and generally have not had any issues going to bed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552493 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:21:35 +0000 winniebee 2552493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: "didn't STTN til 8-9 months" - that's GOOD! Haha. My first did at 8-9 months. My second -- 14 months :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552492 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:21:24 +0000 wrkbrk 2552492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I am afraid to put this in writing ... but DS is a wonderful sleeper and it's nothing we did! He is six months and sleeps about 10 hours overnight and takes two 1-2 hour naps during the days. He has been STTN since 8 weeks. He rocks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552489 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:20:09 +0000 avivoca 2552489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she's about average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552480 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:15:41 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2552480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Above average.<br /> All three have STTN before three months.my oldest and youngest are currently rounding four hours on their naps. My oldest doesn't usually nap, but when she does its epic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552477 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:14:17 +0000 sandy 2552477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Above average - she loves her sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552439 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:49:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 2552439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd1 below average. Not the worst ever but definitely below, even as a toddler. </p> <p>Dd2 above average. Not the most amazing ever but compared to her sister way better. She has the typical regressions and stuff but generally easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552433 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:45:54 +0000 PawPrints 2552433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Above average, I think we've been pretty lucky with her sleep overall. Most of the time when other parents are discussing infant and toddler sleep/wakeups I feel like I need to keep my mouth shut. Wakeups are a very rare occurrence for us. Unlike my friends with 2- and 3-year-olds who are still keeping them up randomly for hours in the middle of the night - I can't even imagine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552428 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:41:01 +0000 pastemoo 2552428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: He was a below average sleeper as newborn and infant, probably above average now as a preschooler--he is making up for that first year maybe. Hah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552424 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:36:29 +0000 Trailmix 2552424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. One twin is average, the other is atrocious (didn't STTN until 20 months and still wakes up 1-2 times a night, plus up at 5-5-:30am everyday). I'm so tired, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552408 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:15:01 +0000 Bubbles 2552408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 was a terrible infant sleeper, but an amazing older baby and toddler sleeper. DS2... it's too soon to tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552397 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:09:48 +0000 LindsayLou 2552397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Below average, I think. Night sleep is decent. She slept through the night from 2 months to 5 months, and now at 8.5 months wakes once to nurse and then goes back to sleep. But naps. Her naps are crap. A good nap day is if she naps for 40+ minutes from 7 am to 9pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2552371 Thu, 19 May 2016 13:52:48 +0000 ShootingStar 2552371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say he's probably above average. Not exactly magical, but pretty damn good. His night time sleep was tough until we sleep trained at 7m. Then he started sleeping longer and longer stretches, and we naturally night weaned and by 9m he was sleeping 12 hour stretches every night with only the occasional wake up for sickness. </p> <p>His naps have always been pretty long and consistent too, which was great. But it is hard to get him down. Night time used to be really tough too, he'd get really upset when we left. But once he's asleep, he's fantastic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551972 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:04:36 +0000 MrsKoala 2551972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before the age of 1, he was a terrible sleeper. He never napped much longer than 20-30 minutes and did not STTN until just after he turned a year. </p> <p>Now, he's freaking amazing. Naps 1.5-3 hours a day. Sleeps 11 hours at night all the way through and we don't have to do anything to put him to sleep. We just read him some books, put him in his crib, and he just rolls over and goes to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551967 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:02:51 +0000 delight 2551967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Portboston: lol that's hilarious. I totally have a trick baby. I sent the article to DH for a laugh too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551963 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:01:51 +0000 snowjewelz 2551963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Avg/below avg. Didn't STTN till 8-9 months, and has low sleep needs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551873 Thu, 19 May 2016 09:25:18 +0000 Portboston 2551873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Below average. Just like his dad!!! (And the exact opposite of me) </p> <p>@delight: that's called a trick baby <a href="http://www.scarymommy.com/never-trust-a-trick-baby/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scarymommy.com/never-trust-a-trick-baby/</a> 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551841 Thu, 19 May 2016 09:12:52 +0000 ValentineMommy 2551841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 - above average. As a baby, he was a unicorn magical sleeper. He was sleeping 11-12 hours by 2 months old, with no wakeups. To this day (he's 3.5), he's only been up at night maybe 5 times in his life, and he was sick for all of them. If I could guarantee that any future kids would sleep like that, I would be ok with having a ton of kids lol</p> <p>DS2 - average. He sleeps well at night, though has has a lot more night wakings. Teething disrupts his sleep, as does growth spurts (they never bothered DS1). His naps are hit or miss....they're either 30 min or 2 hours with no warning which kinda day it will be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551801 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:45:28 +0000 Tidybee 2551801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they're pretty average although DD2 has always been a better than average sleeper (slept 4 hours at a time at a few days old)...but she hits every regression so I don't think she's above average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551799 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:44:54 +0000 delight 2551799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: yes it is one area we have never had an issue with. I'm sure I'm in for a rude awakening with the next one :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551796 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:43:13 +0000 winniebee 2551796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: oh my. I'm JEALOUS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-above-average-average-or-below-average-sleepers#post-2551787 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:34:44 +0000 delight 2551787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD sleeps so much I constantly worry about her, so definitely above average. She has always needed lots of sleep and we always have to wake her in the morning and after nap. She sleeps 13 hour nights and we wake her after 2.5 hour naps. She is 32 months. </p>