https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:04:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538959 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:59:01 +0000 Revel 1538959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My newborn was alert from the beginning, and would have much longer awake times than the sleep books predicted. She started to consolidate her naps when she got more active, but remains on the low end of sleep needs. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538869 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:11:46 +0000 Smurfette 1538869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took R twice as long to get her asleep then she would actually nap. We had to hold her for every nap as well after the first couple weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538866 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:11:18 +0000 mrsjyw 1538866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>awww huggs mama. it was always hit or miss on sleep, esp for naps the first couple months for us... so much to do, so much to seee... hope she sleeps btr for you soon!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538862 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:08:17 +0000 lamariniere 1538862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son did not. Even in the hospital he was wide awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538485 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:14:28 +0000 googly-eyes 1538485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some kids need less sleep than others. Is she happy? My LO definitely fought sleep. She was a swing addict the first few months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538352 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:20:40 +0000 MrsH 1538352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine naps some days and not others. It's a crap shoot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538344 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:18:23 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1538344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Norah used to be awake most of the day and was a decent night sleeper.Around 6 weeks it changed and she became a great sleeper and ( knock on wood ) still is :) Crossing my fingers for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538271 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:50:26 +0000 MrsKoala 1538271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My guy did not nap. He just slept at night and that was it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538099 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:59:33 +0000 Canoli 1538099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my son was a baby he never napped and was a terrible sleeper, didn't sleep through the night until one. I remember asking our ped if it was normal for a newborn to fight sleep and he said no but little one was just to busy observing the world to sleep. Even today at 2 1/2 he doesn't need a lot of sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538098 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:59:07 +0000 lemondrop 1538098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My new one does quite a bit of quiet alert time as long as he's being held. He spends some time kicking around on the floor mat when big bro isn't there to trample him ;) </p> <p>As soon as C goes to bed we get E up for an hour or two to wear him out, then I tank him up right before I go to bed. Some fleece footed pj's and a swaddle sleep sack have been giving us some reasonably good stretches of sleep at night (knock on wood!!). Daytime is totally hit and miss right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538090 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:55:00 +0000 Mamasig 1538090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People say that, but it's not true. Mine didn't! DS has never required a lot of sleep - way less than the guidelines. If baby is happy, don't stress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538077 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:49:16 +0000 winniebee 1538077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T was never a huge sleeper. At most he slept 15-16 hrs a day. Just not a sleepy kid. Though I did try to get him to sleep every few hours (wearing, bouncing, swing). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538065 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:42:51 +0000 Bookish 1538065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine sure didn't. She STTN very early, but would be awake for 2-3 hours at a time during the day. She was always super alert and hated naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1538012 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:09:41 +0000 MapleMoose 1538012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine didn't </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537955 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:48:23 +0000 edelweiss 1537955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>there is nothing that my newborn loved more than to stay awake even though dead tired. life was just too fascinating, and mommy was too fun to torture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537951 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:46:28 +0000 sandy 1537951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: is she happy or is she fussy? If she's happy then I wouldn't stress too much and would try the swing after an hour of awake time and see if she falls asleep in it. Or if she's showing tired signs - glazed look or watery eyes or yawning I would try to put her down for a nap in her crib. Some babies may just be easily stimulated and kept awake by light/noise so if you swaddle and use white noise and put her in her crib she might fall asleep. Just my thoughts. My #1 resource for baby sleep is momsoncall.com. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537940 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:42:37 +0000 X0X0X0 1537940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 rarely slept as a newborn. It took me months to sleep train her.. LO2 is now 1 week old and since day 1 he's a naturally better sleeper. I tried it all and there's nothing I was able to do change LO1 lack of sleep (until I sleep trained her because I was at my wits ends by month 6) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537887 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:22:06 +0000 MrsF 1537887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine hardly ever slept :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537866 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:07:57 +0000 lawbee11 1537866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will she sleep in the swing? That's where M took almost all of her naps at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537857 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:04:06 +0000 daniellemybelle 1537857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as she is content I wouldn't stress! My LO was a pretty alert/wakeful newborn but she was also fussy so I had to work from the early days to help her fall asleep. When she started sleeping better during the day, she started sleeping great at night. (I miss those days!) But if it ain't broke don't fix it. You'll know when it's an issue :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537843 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:58:12 +0000 Greentea 1537843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not all do! My baby didn't nap and wasn't much of a sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537834 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:55:58 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1537834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: oh gosh so is mine!! he loves to be awake and looking around! he was literally up for hours the other day! i've started trying to get him to sleep because I think he was getting over tired.</p> <p>ETA: I usually can get him to sleep pretty quick with a tight swaddle and some white noise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537822 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:51:27 +0000 autumnlove 1537822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: yes, she started sleeping through the night at 8 weeks but naps were a struggle for a lot longer. </p> <p>Hugs!</p> <p>LO 2 loved sleeping but only on her back in a quiet room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537811 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:48:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1537811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: but she got better, right? W was (and still is) a terrible sleeper but I can't remember the early months. C was awesome last week but now she's so hard to get to sleep unless she's in the Moby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537796 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:45:28 +0000 Lindsay05 1537796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was a terrible napper. Hopefully she's happy at least! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537790 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:42:15 +0000 autumnlove 1537790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 didn't sleep much her first month...zzz! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborns-are-supposed-to-sleep-right#post-1537774 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:34:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1537774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Then why is mine content with staying up for hours at a time? Should I be doing something to make her sleep more often. </p>