https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 08:26:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-636714 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:22:02 +0000 littlebittyhouse 636714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: ahhhhh so frustrating sometimes. i bet he'll have gained at his appointment tomorrow! i can remember crying to my hubby after the first growth spurt saying 'i can't do this' and here we are 8mo later.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-636675 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:11:38 +0000 Adira 636675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebittyhouse: I had heard that! I kept trying to put him down to sleep, but he was NOT having it! Or he would fall asleep, but then wake up 10 minutes later and want more food!</p> <p>I think it must be a growth spurt because he did the same thing last night as the night before - awake for 3.5 hours cluster feeding! I just hope I'm only in for one more night like that (or none) because it's rough having him attached to my boobs for that long!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-636381 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:38:46 +0000 littlebittyhouse 636381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: also - if they are away for more than two hours they start to get over tired and fussy. it is a vicious cycle! i used to try and start soothing him at about 1.5hours of being awake even if that meant holding him in arms/babywearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-635828 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:32:40 +0000 Adira 635828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: Ahh! Now I'm scared! These first two weeks have been hard enough... I don't know if I can survive worse! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634379 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000 ladyfingers 634379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Nobody explained cluster feeding to me until I was in the hospital and he was doing it every 20 minutes the 2nd night! I barely remember the 2nd weeks but they have periods of time where they'll do this. Just wait till the 4 and 6-week growth spurts (the latter of which we're in now). 6-week he just never sleeps. But 4-week almost killed me with all the nursing. He gained 2 lbs in less than 2 weeks and toughened up my nipples! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634357 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:04:27 +0000 googly-eyes 634357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, normal. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634331 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:55:58 +0000 mole 634331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are definitely in a growth spurt too: lots of cluster feeding during the day, lots of hungry wake ups at night. My husband and I need naps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634216 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:34:17 +0000 Adira 634216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Thanks for the link! Definitely helpful! Guess I'll see if he does the same thing tonight as last night, though I kind of hope not, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634175 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:27:31 +0000 winniebee 634175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh geez, my baby barely slept at that age - always nursing or WIDE awake. haha. it gets better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634075 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:09:37 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 634075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: yes, it usually lasts 2-3 days. here's a list of all the major growth spurts in the first couple months - <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/growth-spurts/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/growth-spurts/</a>.</p> <p>cluster feeding is related to growth spurts too. they cluster feed to get your body to produce more milk... so that they'll have enough once they're done with the "spurt". hang in there mama! - it's much easier to get through when you know that this will soon pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634062 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:06:53 +0000 Adira 634062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Ohhh, I forgot about the growth spurts - maybe that's what's going on! The crazy feeding during a growth spurt only lasts a couple days, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634042 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:04:11 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 634042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: there's a growth spurt around 2-3 weeks, so it seems like you're in the midst of it right now. i had a day like that yesterday and my DS is 2.5 weeks old too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-634036 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:03:09 +0000 Adira 634036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: haha, I hear you! I had never heard of cluster feeding until I had the baby! And it SUCKS. :P BUT at least once he was done (around 11:00 p.m.), he slept for a couple good stretches so I was able to get some sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633852 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:54 +0000 Bookish 633852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cluster feeding?! oh lord, I have another thing to go Google now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633818 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:06:31 +0000 wheres_c 633818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! Normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633548 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:59:58 +0000 matador84 633548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal. I was so tired I felt drunk. It'll get better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633488 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:45:02 +0000 littlebittyhouse 633488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ahhhhh cluster feeding! i am not sure if it was a one off thing but it seemed that if i woke my LO every two hours during the day he would clusterfeed from 6-10ish and then sleep for about 4 hours - was glorious!</p> <p>i echo it gets easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633431 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:31:28 +0000 mrs. wagon 633431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sounds like cluster feeding to me...!! this is the worst time for sleep, trust me, it gets better...!!! hang in there and watch some good TV!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633393 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:20:32 +0000 mrskc 633393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it's normal! I remember in the early weeks, my son would be up for hours in the middle of the night. We spent so long trying to get him back to sleep that he would get hungry again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633386 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:18:45 +0000 Adira 633386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gahhh, okay, thanks ladies. At least knowing it's normal makes me feel a little better. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633361 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:11:22 +0000 MsLipGloss 633361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Ahhhh yes . . . cluster feeds. (((hugs))) Nobody explains this phenomenon to new moms! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633356 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:10:27 +0000 mrsmenow 633356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was he stuffy at all? LO has done thi when she has a stuffy nose, the sucking helps clear it. Otherwise I would guess just a rough noght and he was nursing for comfort. I am sorry you had a rough go last night:(</p> <p>How is he doing today?</p> <p>ETA: sorry I missed the two week part (my eyes somehow saw 2 months). Could definitely be cluster feeding too, like a pp said. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633355 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:09:59 +0000 oliviaoblivia 633355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep normal. He's a growing boy looking for food. Those early days were spent constantly cluster feeding for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-week-old-awake-for-hours#post-633345 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:08:13 +0000 Adira 633345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander is just two weeks old and last night he was awake for HOURS. Like 3.5! He was fussy and acted hungry and I kept nursing him and he seemed like he'd fall asleep, only to wake up immediately and seem to want more food! This isn't normal, is it?? </p>