https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:55:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-general-sleep-cycle-for-a-newborn#post-216421 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:53:26 +0000 lavender 216421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO woke up every 2 hrs for the first month but once she hit the 6 week mark she slept for 6-8 hrs at night without waking for a feed. Now at 15 weeks she sleeps through the night usually 9-7! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-general-sleep-cycle-for-a-newborn#post-216410 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:48:11 +0000 regberadaisy 216410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: @skibobrown: hahah LOVE it.</p> <p>@mrsjyw: Accept that there is no pattern. You WILL drive yourself crazy trying to figure one out and comparing to other infants. I know it's hard not to though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-general-sleep-cycle-for-a-newborn#post-216392 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:39:57 +0000 skibobrown 216392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No pattern whatsoever. </p> <p>In order to convince our baby to sleep for longer stretches at night, we always made sure to wake her to eat at least every 3 hours during the day, and we tried to provide a bit more stimulation for her during the day. At night, we let her sleep, and when she woke for feedings we tried to keep things as low-key as possible so she could understand that nighttime is for sleeping, not playing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-general-sleep-cycle-for-a-newborn#post-216385 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:37:16 +0000 winniebee 216385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The general rule is that there IS no pattern for a newborn ; )</p> <p>The first month, babies usually feed every 2-3 hours, including at night...and that's 2-3 hours from the start of one feeding to the start of the next. My son usually was up every 2 hours the first few weeks at least and then started sleeping in 3 hour stretches. At 8w he sleeps in 4 and 3 hour stretches at night (but he's small...most babies at 8w will sleep for longer stretches than that....) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-general-sleep-cycle-for-a-newborn#post-216379 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:34:57 +0000 mrsjyw 216379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just trying to get mental notes down~ </p>