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Not all babies sleep through the night (trust me!) and my little guy is still feeding every 2-3 hours. The thing about babies is that as soon as you think you’ve nailed something, they go and switch it up on you. If feeds are getting more frequent, he’s probably going through a growth spurt (they typically have one around 6-8 weeks). You’re not doing anything wrong. In fact, you’re doing great; keeping these little humans alive is fucking hard work and they don’t even come with instruction manuals (God, I wish they did! I’d kill for a Troubleshooting guide. Where’s the factory reset button?)
It's unusual that babies sleep through at this age. They have tiny tummies. My boy wakes 3/4 times in the night. When people ask if my boy sleeps through. I say he wakes in the night like normal.
Just to mirror what the others have said… it’s unusual for babies to sleep through at this age. Their tummies are still tiny and they so young they still need us a lot in the night. Some nights we get 2hr stints, some nights it 5… there is no rhyme or reason however much I try and analyse what I did the day before! You’ll get there xx
Very normal, although very hard! In my experience those sleeping through/long stretches are definitely the minority at this stage! My 8 week old hasn't ever done longer than a 3 hour stretch, and this is only ever at the start of the night - the rest of the night its 1.5-2 hour stretches. My first baby was the same. It is so hard but it will change one day 🙏 You are absolutely not doing anything wrong, you are responding to and meeting your baby's own set of needs & therefore doing an amazing job! Be kind to yourself mumma, and if you want some realistic/helpful sleep tips I'd really recommend following hey sleepy baby on insta
Not doing anything wrong! Babies have a mind of their own. Some days or weeks you will have great blocks of sleep and then some days you are in the up every hour club! Don’t put pressure on yourself from what you read. You are smashing it with a 4hrs stretch! At 8 Weeks they still think they are attached to Mumma! Keep doing what you are doing! I was told Let Baby Lead You because around 6months you will lead baby!