https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:21:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2060027 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:08:44 +0000 jetsa 2060027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: yay! That's great to hear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059888 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:36:00 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2059888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K was the same! She did not sleep as a baby- it was maddening. Now at 18 m she seems to like her sleep a bit more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059861 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:10:55 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2059861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: my second loves sleep. She is everything my oldest isn't. We joke if she was our first we'd have 5 more babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059818 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:23:04 +0000 Mamasig 2059818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - DS1 never had a sleepy newborn phase. He was awake from the beginning. He still does not sleep much at 29 months. DS2 does sleep a bit more but is still lower than most babies, I bet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059780 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 17:16:31 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2059780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: My son was very similar to that the first two months. He was awake all the time and very unhappy. I ultimately feel like he was a bit colicky, and also overstimulated VERY easily. During the day I'd have to hide us both under a blanket to try and convince him to nap-even a little daylight in his nursery would distract him. He's gotten better now (3 months this week), and I'm also good at reading his subtle sleep cues so I can wind him down before he overstimulates. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059778 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 17:16:01 +0000 stargal 2059778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, d has low sleep needs. He can stay up 8+ hours at a time . Its exhausting lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059770 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:58:05 +0000 MrsKoala 2059770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was the same!! He was a chronic cat napper and even as a newborn didn't sleep much at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059767 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:50:25 +0000 Greentea 2059767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid has never slept anywhere near the "recommended." I sure would like to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059752 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:27:46 +0000 jetsa 2059752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: @looch: @rachiecakes: @winniebee: Yep we are in the club as well! I figure #2 has to sleep more (hopefully) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059751 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:27:43 +0000 MapleMoose 2059751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 is this way. Her naps were one 20 minute nap a day. In the morning, not afternoon like everyone says. She didn't start STTN until 1 year. And it's only 7-8 hours a night. DD2 is 3 weeks old and I'm crossing my fingers this one will sleep. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059741 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:09:55 +0000 Corduroy 2059741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was the same way. I was so frustrated by everything I read. It was like she was the inverse of everything I read that she should be. Instead of 40 minutes of awake time it was 30 minutes of nap and hours awake. I'm hoping LO2 sleeps more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059738 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:07:31 +0000 sarac 2059738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, this was and still is my daughter. Her father has low sleep needs too. She was never a newborn who just slept all the time, never. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059731 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:03:28 +0000 winniebee 2059731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinpye: my first was and is definitely on the lower end of sleep needs but it seems this one has even lower needs. Lucky me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059715 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:46:59 +0000 erinpye 2059715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my kids have always had low sleep needs. I had to stop reading and thinking about what babies are "supposed to do" regarding sleep and try to remind myself that every baby is different. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059714 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:46:31 +0000 winniebee 2059714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He sleeps less than my 2.5 year old! What I don't get is he will start showing tired cues so I go for it....and an hour or toe later he is still awake! Aren't babies supposed to sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059709 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:40:59 +0000 looch 2059709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, this was my son. I read all about how newborns just sleep all the time, not my kid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059706 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:34:13 +0000 rachiecakes 2059706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: J is the same. Never slept as a baby, never changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059703 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:31:06 +0000 lamariniere 2059703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I know how that feels! My DS was like that. It got better when he was around 5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059694 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:19:09 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2059694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Chloe was like that. I feel you. </p> <p>She's 3 and it never got any better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-i-have-the-most-wakeful-baby-ever#post-2059690 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:12:41 +0000 winniebee 2059690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems that R has seriously low sleep needs. He only sleeps 9 hours at night (not altogether mind you!) and is routinely up for HOURS at a time during the day. Unless in the car seat. I try all the tricks (swaddle/swing/nurse to sleep). He is just awake. Yesterday he was awake 3 hours in the morning and then 2 hours in the afternoon as well as 2 before bed. Similar day today. He's 2m and it's driving me crazy!</p> <p>Anyone else? </p>