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Can't believe what a difference a few days can make! Up until a couple days back, we had only two occasions where Em slept for close to 4 hours. All others had been 2-3.

I had heard from a few people (and also read it here, probably from one of you!) that 10 lbs or 6 weeks is often the turning point for babies to start sleeping longer stretches. I think this really might be true! She was 9 lbs 11 oz at her 1m checkup last Thursday and since a week from birth had been averaging a weight gain of 2oz per day, putting her right around 10 lbs now.

Saturday night was pretty decent and better than most with a couple of 3.5 hour stretches. But last night was awesome! We put her down around 9:30 and she slept for almost 6 hours. She nursed at 3:20am and was back to sleep at 4:20 (she was fussy going back down...I think she was trying to poop). She then slept for another 2.5 hours after this.

I really hope we are on to something here and it wasn't just a fluke. And hopefully our routine won't get too screwed up over the holiday. We are spending tonight and maybe tomorrow night with family, so it will be the first time away.

Hope you all have a fantastic holiday...

Hi all. Sounds like lots of us are starting to settle into more of a routine which is great news!! M is getting more difficult about napping and is eating more frequently during the day (closer to 2 hours between feedings instead of 3). But she is still an awesome little night sleeper. Last night she slept from 11pm to 6am!! I think her reflux is getting worse though so we're waiting on an email from the doctor on what else we can do to help give her relief.

Excited to hear about your long stretches of sleep!!

@highwire: It has slowly gotten better and better, with an occasional night of going backward. My mom friends with babies who are about a month older told me it would get better and that he would sleep longer, which he has. Last night was the longest stretch yet: 10:45pm-6:30am. Of course, it felt like my boobs were going to explode in the morning.

I think 10 lbs is true. LO is already 10 lbs 3 oz and usually sleeps 5 1/2 hours at night and then eats, then can go for four hours.

@highwire: yup, his baptism is scheduled for Jan 20. Since I didn't have a baby shower his baptism is going to be a relatively big event. Will start working on the deets after the holidays.

@SLR: Great to hear about longer hours. I hope that last night was not a fluke but LO slept for 5 hours! I still woke up at the 3 hour mark then the 4 hour mark (I guess my body is used to waking up every 3 hours now). We will see.

Happy holidays everybody!

Happy Holidays, everyone!! Jealous of all your night sleepers - four hours is the longest we go (and that's sleeping on me). He's now 7 lbs 11 oz, which still seems puny compared to your 10'pounders, but it's a 2 lb gain in 1 month, so we'll take it.

We went to the Dr's today as baby had flecks of blood in 4 of his last 5 diapers. His poop was mucousy, too. I had assumed he was going to tell me to cut out dairy, but he says he's "skeptical" of a link between dairy in a mom's diet and baby GI issues. I'm still going to cut out dairy for two weeks and we'll see what happens.

Everybody loves to give babies presents - our LO is already super spoiled!! He's the first grandchild on both sides. Is your baby being spoiled this holiday season?

happy holidays to everyone! L slept NINE hours straight last night! merry christmas to me! except my boobs were so engorged, i've never seen them this full. as soon as she made a peep, i ran to get her to feed. she ate from both sides and i still pumped 6 oz afterwards. yikes. i hope it regulates in a few days.

Merry Christmas! LO survived 20 hours in the car to get to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas. She was great! We stopped about every three hours to nurse and change diapers.

This week we've also had 2 nights of over 8 hour sleep, one night in the hotel and once here at my parents. Hoping the trend continues. We were only getting 5-6 on a regular basis before.

@ChelseaRose: love it! He's posed and smiling! That's quite the feat in my book!

@ChelseaRose: too cute!

@Mrs. Tricycle: you should see all the other pics that didn't turn out great. It took a couple dozen to get one cute one! My husband was impressed that I got him propped up like that at not even 8 weeks.

@ChelseaRose: what a handsome little fella! so cute! i too have about a dozen versions of the same picture stored up in my phone - it takes forever to get a good one!

@LemonLong: 20 hours! wow. good job mama! i have to do a 4 hour car ride in a few days...did you just stop at a rest stop and nurse in the car?

@kml636: same here! my body naturally wakes up a 3am and 5am now, and then by 6am i'm wide awake because my boobs are so full, i'm just eagerly awaiting the first peep from her!

@travelgirl1: such a pretty and happy little lady!

@ChelseaRose: love! He looks so snuggly!

@travelgirl1: So cute! Little one lasted about twenty minutes in her dress. She hated it!

@kml636: omg. So adorable! Love the outfit!!

Okay...I have been a little shy about posting pics of L but here is one from today in her new dress.

[Picture removed by Mr. Bee at the OP's request]

@JessLC: she's beautiful! Love the outfit! @highwire: Charlie is too cute!

@JessLC: what beautiful eyes! And so alert!!

Do you mamas notice your LO is eating for much less time? She's 5 weeks today and up until 4 weeks she would eat 15 mins on each side. She started finishing earlier and earlier. Now she eats 10 mins on the first side and only 5 mins in the other. I guess it's normal??

@kml636: LO was 4 weeks on Monday and I've also noticed her eating time decreasing. I think they are just bigger and able to get more milk faster? It's weird because my LO is now eating more frequently during the day. But doing longer stretches at night.