https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:36:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914941 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:14:46 +0000 lamariniere 1914941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS - the day he was born!</p> <p>DD - about 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914822 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:53:36 +0000 ShootingStar 1914822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: You might be surprised :). In maybe a month or so she'll may start consolidating naps (meaning they'll get longer). Once her naps are longer and more restorative she may be able to stretch out her wake times a little. We found that once D had better sleep during the day he could skip that last evening nap. Then voila, 2 naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914660 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:08:24 +0000 Mae 1914660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: 2-3-4 = 2 naps right? I think that is a pipe dream for us for a long time. Right now my LO can't get by with less than 4 and she's 5.5 mo! Right now her awake times are generally 1 hour after wakeup, 1.5 hrs after naps 1-3, and 45-60min after nap 4 before bed! She's ridic. :) If I could get 2 hour awake periods consistently I could move her to 3 naps and actually leave my house other than to go to target or the grocery store-- glorious! hah</p> <p>ETA: My LO's need for sleep does not actually mean she comes by it easily of course! Right now she's requiring I hold her for all naps, the whole nap. Which means I spend an obscene amount of time sitting on my ass in the glider in our bedroom reading my kindle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914643 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:58:46 +0000 Greentea 1914643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: mine too!</p> <p>My answer would be: from birth (?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914630 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:52:19 +0000 ShootingStar 1914630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 6m you should be able to move to a 2-3-4 schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914629 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:50:35 +0000 Mae 1914629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it may be coming soon then! Really looking forward to it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914158 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:28:46 +0000 winniebee 1914158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between 5-6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914128 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:45:15 +0000 illumina 1914128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914114 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:22:14 +0000 hilsy85 1914114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not til maybe 7 months? He had a 45 min-90 min awake period for a looong time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1914016 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:24:46 +0000 birdofafeather 1914016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913993 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:57:18 +0000 ctownmacaron 1913993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha- my ds is pretty much awake all day at daycare, minus two 20 min catnaps! He's 18 weeks. Not sure how he can keep himself together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913907 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:16:50 +0000 LovelyPlum 1913907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very early. My child hates sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913895 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:05:35 +0000 Grace 1913895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just before 6 months. It coincided with her starting to take decent naps rather than 35 min crap naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913887 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:52:46 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1913887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happily? 6 ish months. Previous to that we were in a sleep regression so she would be awake but we would both be pissed about it. She definitely needed to be sleeping but wasnt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913885 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:51:25 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1913885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: what? No way! Every baby is different, you're doing great mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913882 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:46:24 +0000 meesker 1913882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D has about a 2 hr awake time and has since about 4 months. That said, she regularly stays up for 2+, 3, 4, or sometimes even 5 hrs in the afternoon because she is a terrible napper in the afternoon. I am looking forward to the development of a real afternoon nap and a shift to a predictable 2 or 3 nap schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913833 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:18:16 +0000 Mamasig 1913833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 - two or three weeks? He never was a sleepy baby. </p> <p>DS2 - 2 months, maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913824 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:14:53 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1913824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my kids were awake for 2-3 hours or more by 6-7 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913817 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:11:29 +0000 mlm2934 1913817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>F usually stays awake 2-3 hours at a time at just over 3mo - I must be doing something wrong :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913813 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:09:36 +0000 gilmoregirl 1913813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 5.5-6 months. He's at about 2 h 15 at 6.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-baby-stretch-awake-periods-to-2-hrs#post-1913727 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:24:18 +0000 Mae 1913727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 5mo and still has a max awake time of 1.5 hours. A lot of times she only makes it an hour. I'm really looking forward to her regularly doing 2-2.5 hr stretches so that we can move down to 3 naps/day. </p> <p>Just curious when your LO started stretching their awake time! </p>