https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:05:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2069195 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:22:48 +0000 MenagerieMama 2069195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal! And my LO is 4.5 mo and still does that...someone should remind her that she's no longer a newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2069079 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:51:45 +0000 autumn865 2069079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember reading in my desperate searches on baby sleep with LO1 that it's normal for a baby to cluster feed in the evenings to tank up and have one long stretch and then returning to the typical 2-3 hour shorter stretches for the rest of the night and through put the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2069075 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:50:23 +0000 BadgerMom 2069075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meowkers: Sorry! It is a little overwhelming! I'd start with "Sleep &amp; Nap Patterns 7 to 16 weeks" and move from there based on age or problems you encounter. I hope that helps :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2069062 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:40:50 +0000 Meowkers 2069062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: wow thank you for that link. So much useful info. Aah don't even know where to start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2069052 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:37:11 +0000 Meowkers 2069052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: We've been putting her down for sleep and naps while she's awake from day one. Sometimes for naps I'll give her a pacifier to help her fall asleep and then once she's asleep I take it away. At night time sometimes she'll fuss a little (but not cry), and then will just fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068979 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:53:48 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2068979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: I loooooooved those webinars. I'm planning on watching some again after we have #2 soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068978 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:52:10 +0000 BadgerMom 2068978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, like pp said, totally normal!</p> <p>The now defunct Isis Parenting sleep webinars helped me a ton when I was trying to figure out what was normal and what needed "help." Here's the You Tube link.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-9aoEo6D_PnuRr9E5RYqcG1dDTC9cku" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-9aoEo6D_PnuRr9E5RYqcG1dDTC9cku</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068967 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:47:30 +0000 meredithNYC 2068967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal, and 4-6 hours is amazing for 5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068946 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:33:21 +0000 snowjewelz 2068946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal! Plus I'm jealous that your LO can already put herself to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068899 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:14:16 +0000 lemong 2068899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal! And that's a great first stretch for a 5 week old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068893 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:11:04 +0000 Mamasig 2068893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not weird at all! Actually very good. My boys didn't stretch out that first bit of night time sleep until closer to 8 weeks! At 5 weeks they were still up every 2-3 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068862 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:48:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 2068862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meowkers: I think you are golden! a lot of parents would kill for that first stretch of 4-6 hours! I think you are doing everything right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068844 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:40:11 +0000 Meowkers 2068844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why I love Hellobee! Thanks so much ladies! I had no idea that this was the norm. And I'm happy to hear that the first stretch will continue to get longer. Actually last night we had a record breaking 6.5 hours of sleep in the first stretch. It was glorious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068831 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:29:27 +0000 Littlebit 2068831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's normal, not weird. Babies first stretch is usually the longest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068830 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:29:12 +0000 illumina 2068830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah this is completely normal! Often they tank up on milk to get through that longest stretch at the beginning. You'll start to see that first stretch get longer and longer until hopefully no more MOTN wakeups! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068828 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:28:53 +0000 lamariniere 2068828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal! As newborns, both of my LOs slept the longest the first part of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068821 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:24:36 +0000 Weagle 2068821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's normal, not weird. Just wait on her to adjust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068817 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:23:52 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2068817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is a totally normal pattern!! The first stretch of sleep should be the longest and it will get longer over time. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/input-on-weird-infant-sleeping-pattern#post-2068814 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:23:03 +0000 Meowkers 2068814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 5 weeks old. She has fallen into a nighttime sleeping pattern where she'll sleep for a long stretch in the first part of the night (anywhere from 4 to 6 hours), but then in the second part of the night she won't sleep longer than 3 hours. In fact it's usually around 2.5 hours. When she wakes up after her long stretch, I change her and feed her until she's full, burp her and then put her back in the crib. When I put her back in sometimes she's asleep and sometimes she's awake but drowsy. She's able to settle herself back to sleep pretty quickly. This is pretty much the same thing I do before I put her down in the evening for her long sleeping stretch so I can't figure out why the difference in sleep length.</p> <p>I'm trying to figure out why she has this pattern and what I can do to extend the second half of the night like the first. Any thoughts or ideas? </p>