https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:16:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-261928 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:08:20 +0000 808love 261928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember as a kid, not a baby, my legs and muscles would hurt as I was sleeping. I was pretty sedentary so my mom said it was growing pains. Maybe they have some muscles stretching or maybe my mom was just making all that up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260575 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:28:13 +0000 pastemoo 260575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: oh! thanks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260460 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:57:46 +0000 Freckles 260460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: luckily the fussy period (i am pretty sure it was a wonder week bc she was starting to roll over and talk more) lasted a week. I was pretty frustrated when the swing wouldnt work too! I let her nap on me too, but it didnt affect her sleep habits. Just do what you can to get her through this period! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260452 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:47:38 +0000 meredithNYC 260452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am finding this time brutal as well. I really hate letting it happen, but LO only wants to sleep when she's on me. So far I am letting it happen every so often, only because I can see she's really tired and just fighting it. She's just SO fussy and not the smiley baby I'm used to :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260450 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:45:04 +0000 meredithNYC 260450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Agh, this is happening with us right now! The swing used to be the go-to nap place, but she is just resisting with all her might now (she'll be 12 weeks on Saturday). Can't wait for it to pass... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260355 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:31:55 +0000 Mrsbells 260355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby woke up more often to eat during her growth spurts. she was hungrier </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260347 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:03:21 +0000 winniebee 260347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I read somewhere that this spurt starts between 11.5 and 12.5 weeks.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260272 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:54:12 +0000 pastemoo 260272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is generally a very very awake guy, sleeping like 8-10 hours total in the 24 hours of the day.... but this last couple days he has been sleeping more--and eating more--and fussy more. But it might be too early for his 3 month growth spurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260220 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:35:39 +0000 loveisstrange 260220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone told me that they sleep more during growth spurts.... They obviously havent met any of our kids. Lol. C does this too, she turns into a terrible napper and a worse nighttime sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260192 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:07:18 +0000 SugarplumsMom 260192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO stayed up for 15 hours during her 6 week growth spurt! She ate the whole time and cat napped here and there -- it was brutal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260175 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:41:33 +0000 mrbee 260175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>According to this study: "Sleeping and length growth are temporally related biological processes, suggesting an integrated anabolic system."</p> <p><a href="http://www.journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=28132" rel="nofollow">http://www.journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=28132</a></p> <p>The English translation of the study is here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.babyzone.com/baby/sleep/baby-sleep-growth-spurts_65105" rel="nofollow">http://www.babyzone.com/baby/sleep/baby-sleep-growth-spurts_65105</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260170 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:37:21 +0000 littlek 260170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think DS is going throw a growing phase. I can't get enough food in him and he is not napping. :(. Mommy is tired! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260169 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:35:31 +0000 Freckles 260169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That happened to me too, but unfortunately i have no explanation for you. I remember putting her in the swing as a last resort but she just sat there sucking her fingers and staring off into space for 2 hours. Luckily it passes... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260130 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:08:08 +0000 winniebee 260130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious too. Since last week he has been getting up tons at night and taking crap naps and not going down easy at night. At all. Not fussy - just awake and furious when we try to make him nap longer. He's 3 months Friday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260124 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:02:16 +0000 chopsuey 260124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I barely remember what happened last week, but when my LO was going through her growth spurts, she ate non stop and slept well.. (i think!) It's all a blur..<br /> :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-someone-tell-me-why-babies-dont-sleep-during-growth-spurts#post-260077 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:32:20 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 260077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You would think that while a baby is growing they would want MORE sleep. However, that never seems to be the case.</p> <p>It is currently 5:30 p.m. and I just got LO down for her first nap since waking up at 5:00 a.m. this morning. That's right; over twelve hours with no sleep. She hasn't even been super fussy, just really not herself (no smiling, no cooing, just kind of a zombie baby). Her eyes have been red, bloodshot, and puffy all day, but no matter what I do she refuses sleep.</p> <p>People have told me that the three-month growth spurt can get pretty hairy (she turned three months yesterday).</p> <p>I would love to know why this happens! Maybe some medical hive members can weigh in on this (summoning @mrsjacks).</p> <p>I am frazzled! </p>