Or both? T is 6.5w and a little over 8 lbs (he started at 5.5). He has done a handful of 4 hour stretches, a 4.5 once but mostly goes 3.5 or 3 at night. Wondering if it's bc he is still basically the siZe of most newborns? Or perhaps it's just his personality?
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Lily is a big baby (almost 11 pounds at 7 weeks!) and just in the last 2 1/2 weeks, she started sleeping more than 3 hours at a time. For her it seemed to coincide with the 6 week growth spurt though so I don't know if the weight helped, or if it's just age? Because, Lily has also just started to become less fussy/newborn like in that same window of time.
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@Mrs.M57: interesting thanks! T is still in the "fussy newborn stage" though definitely more alert and curious lately and will be 7 wks on Thursday. Hoping more sleep is around the corner!
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I think there is a definite correlation. C was a big baby at 10lbs 8oz and started sleeping 6-7 hours at a time at like 3 weeks old. She was sleeping 6p-6a straight through until she hit her 3 month growth spurt.
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Caroline was a little thing (6lbs 4oz) when she was born and by 6 weeks she was sleeping 10-12 hours a night. She's still a little thing (in the 12th percentile for weight) but at 9 weeks she consistently sleeps 8pm-7:30 am.
We also started with a fairly strict bedtime routine at 2 weeks (using the Moms on Call method). Basically we made sure to keep at least 3 hours between dinner feeding and nighttime feeding (though, not so much anymore, because it doesn't seem to affect her sleep if we do 2 hours), make sure she doesn't nap any more than 1 1/2 hours in between dinner and nighttime feeding, bath every night, tight swaddle, dark room and white noise!
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DD was a little baby, but she slept longer stretches sooner than DS does. He's big (13 pounds at 3 months), but he's still only doing 4-5 hour stretches at night.
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I'm pretty sure it has a lot more to do with development and or temperament than weight.
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I'm not sure but I honestly think it has to do with the individual baby!
I know there are babies on here that are younger and/or lighter than M that sleep much longer stretchers than her!
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I don't think it correlates with much... it has more to do with temperament. Although I have heard that babies need to be at least 10 lbs in order to sleep through the night, I'm pretty sure my daughter was sleeping long stretches before she weighed that much. Now at 3 months and maybe 12 or 13 lbs, she sleeps for 9-10 hours straight (with a dream feed about 3 hours into that stretch).
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My LO is 12lbs and is far from sleeping through the night. I thought sleeping through the night would happen once she hit 10 lbs but i'm realizing it may just depend on the baby. I am super strict with my night time routine and do everything possible to get her to sleep longer (swaddle, white noise, shhpat).
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Our dr. Told us that a lot of sleep is just related to personality, and some babies are just high need. She said her LO woke up every 2.5 hours until she was 6 months old.
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