Just trying to get mental notes down~
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The general rule is that there IS no pattern for a newborn ; )
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....)
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No pattern whatsoever.
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.
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@winniebee: @skibobrown: hahah LOVE it.
@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!
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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!
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