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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night.
I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? -- LG -- Please sponsor my childminding toddlers for barnados big toddle 2007 http://www.justgiving.com/cliftonchildminder -- Need a childminder in or around NG11 Nottingham? http://www.freewebs.com/cliftonchildminder/index.htm -- |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Karen (LG) wrote:
My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? It's unusual, but if the baby is thriving and gaining weight appropriately, I wouldn't worry. Best wishes, Ericka |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Lucky mare...............mine is lucky to sleep 2 hours at a time.
"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message ... Karen (LG) wrote: My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? It's unusual, but if the baby is thriving and gaining weight appropriately, I wouldn't worry. Best wishes, Ericka |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
"Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? -- LG -- Please sponsor my childminding toddlers for barnados big toddle 2007 http://www.justgiving.com/cliftonchildminder -- Need a childminder in or around NG11 Nottingham? http://www.freewebs.com/cliftonchildminder/index.htm -- At that age Jessie was sleeping through from 9pm - 7am... Keep him in that strict routine and she'll be a happy mummy indeed At 13 months, that is still Jessie's routine (apart from when she has night terrors) and it means we get to enjoy her because we're not dog-tired all the time. I'm sure that's one reason she's such a big and happy baby - sleep's important! If she can get him into a daytime nap routine early on too, she'll be sorted. Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Any tips on getting a baby into that sort of routine.
My 9 week old barely sleeps 2 hours at a time. "Lucy-lu" wrote in message ... "Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? -- LG -- Please sponsor my childminding toddlers for barnados big toddle 2007 http://www.justgiving.com/cliftonchildminder -- Need a childminder in or around NG11 Nottingham? http://www.freewebs.com/cliftonchildminder/index.htm -- At that age Jessie was sleeping through from 9pm - 7am... Keep him in that strict routine and she'll be a happy mummy indeed At 13 months, that is still Jessie's routine (apart from when she has night terrors) and it means we get to enjoy her because we're not dog-tired all the time. I'm sure that's one reason she's such a big and happy baby - sleep's important! If she can get him into a daytime nap routine early on too, she'll be sorted. Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Karen (LG) wrote:
My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? formula or breastfed? if breastfed, I'd be a tad anxious about milk supply long term and a little suspicious of the ability to sleep that long, if formula fed, as long as weight gain is fine, then sleeping is fine too, if breastfed, I'd be tempted to pick him up and feed him at bed time, the age is the point where supply is switching over from hormone driven to supply and demand, I'm probably a little bit cautious about this due to a massive supply drop at this stage with my first. Cheers Anne |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Probably. If the baby is eating enough during the day, weighs enough, and
is not losing weight, then all is well. A small sized baby at 6 weeks would likely not be sleeping throught the night, but a large sized baby, in the 80th-90th perctile, might well. She should consider herself lucky, as it's not the norm. -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 "Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? -- LG -- Please sponsor my childminding toddlers for barnados big toddle 2007 http://www.justgiving.com/cliftonchildminder -- Need a childminder in or around NG11 Nottingham? http://www.freewebs.com/cliftonchildminder/index.htm -- |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
What's the size difference between the two? Is yours a little peanut, and
hers a big baby? -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 "Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... Lucky mare...............mine is lucky to sleep 2 hours at a time. "Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message ... Karen (LG) wrote: My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? It's unusual, but if the baby is thriving and gaining weight appropriately, I wouldn't worry. Best wishes, Ericka |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Karen (LG) wrote:
Any tips on getting a baby into that sort of routine. My 9 week old barely sleeps 2 hours at a time. how quickly do you pick him up to feed him? babies do have a sleep cycle about that long and they may move to a very light sleep where they make some noise, which the natural assumption is that they are awake and you might as well get on with feeding sooner rather than later, but if the first time he does this, you firstly wait a little while to see if he really is awake, then try some other things to get him back to sleep, you may manage to stretch the feedings out - but then again you may not! My DD is now 2 and as far as I'm concerned she sleeps through and has done for ages, but if I happen to be awake in the night, I sometimes here her yell for a minute or so, then hear nothing more, same happens from time to time about 1.5hrs into a nap. Cheers Anne |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
On Jul 26, 4:28 pm, "Karen \(LG\)" wrote:
My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? -- Can that 6 week old come over and talk to my 12 month old and explain this sleeping through the night thing? ;-) -mom to a DD who thinks every 3 hours is a good time to wake up. |
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