My LO has never slept longer than 6 hours in his life. My doctor told me for the first month to make sure and wake her up to feed her no matter what. Many of us (including pediatricians, authors of baby sleep books, and other baby sleep experts) use the term ‘sleep through the night’ to mean 8-10 (or maybe even 12!) With thousands of award-winning articles and community groups, you can track your pregnancy and baby's growth, get answers to your toughest questions, and connect with moms, dads, and expectant parents just like you. While I feel incredibly lucky, should she be going this long during the night without feeding? My 5-month-old has been sleeping 9-10 hours straight + 2 more hours after nursing for the past two weeks. When  Lexi was small they told me not to let her go more than 4 hours, if they do not get enough milk when they are tiny they tend to sleep more as they have no energy to be awake! I havent gotten to set her down for more than a few minutes since then either. Enjoy it because it does not last. Your newborn will spend the majority of time sleeping, and the rest of their time eating - this is especially true for the first few weeks. Not always, but every once in a while. I think this helps baby learn the difference between night and day. My midwife told me to make sure she feeds every 4 hours as she has a tiny bit of jaundice, but i didn't set an alarm (I have a newborn baby-i thot she'd wake me!!) 2. You can do sleep training pretty gently (doesn’t have to be CIO if that’s not your vibe). Breastfed babies feed often, about every 2–3 hours. He is very healthy per the pediatrician. My LO (little one) went 6 hours last night. When my baby had jaundice I was also told this by one midwife, but baby was so sleepy, it took us an hour to wake her for a feed. So I baby Noah was born on January 5 so he is 16 days old and he sleeps for 6 hours straight every night and there were two nights where he slept for 8 hours before waking up. Last week my little guy (5 weeks at the time) slept 6.5-7.5 hours in a row for 3 nights straight. By four weeks, newborn sleep averages about 14 hours. I once slept 17 hours. DS slept 11-12 hours straight at night from about 8 weeks. If she’s wanting playtime in the middle of the night, sounds like schedule is off somewhere. My second baby (also exclusively breastfed) did almost as well as my first, sleeping 8-10 hours straight at about 12 weeks old. H&H2014 member. For the fastest help on, More posts in "June 2012 Birth Club" group, Create a post in "June 2012 Birth Club" group, the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information. Babies can sometimes sleep for 6 hours at a stretch without food, right after they are 6 months old or higher. maoliver. Well, now he’s back to his usual 3-4 hour stretch, followed by a couple of 2 hour stretches during the night. The mw told me I was to wake her after 4 hours - I set my alarm but Ella was having none of it. We go to bed about 1 am and he wakes around 5-6 am. But she s made up for it by nursing for an hour this morning. I didn’t wake her but mentioned to the doctor at her appt, who said one 5-6 hour stretch in a 24 hour period was fine. Just so you know, we may earn a commission if you buy something we’ve linked to here. I haven't spoken to anyone whose newborn sleeps as much as Noah. I swear she could have slept another half hour to and hour more, as she ate a lot before she went to sleep and was sound asleep. BabyCenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. Others sleep for 19 hours a day (Iglowstein et al 2002). By 12 weeks old she was sleeping 10-12 hours straight. I was told to wake baby up every 4 hours for a feeding. Gosh wish my LO (little one) would sleep for that long!! Just so you know, we may earn a commission if you buy something we've linked to here. ... My DD slept 5 hours 2 nights in a row, but hasn't slept more than an hour since then. I even had to wake him up to breastfeed him at that time. (His parents are very happy about this! She’s 1 now, still a great sleeper, and in the 90th percentile for height and 97th for weight. MW (midwife) told me i must wake him every 3-4 hours for feeds but be led by him at night.....he has failed to gain much weight so im now on 2 hourly feeds but still being led by him through the night and im happy to say i get one block of 5 hours sleep through the night... Joshua is 16 days old and I have always let him dictate feeds. Personally, I will wake to feed every 3 hours during the day, but let longer stretches happen at night. BabyCenter aims to share products and services we hope you’ll find interesting and helpful. Most newborns sleep around 8 to 9 hours during the day and 8 hours at night. from start of one to start of next, so only sleeps for 2hours at a time most nights.. we've had a few nights with three hours sleep but mostly not as long as that.... during the day she sleeps for an hour max two at a time.. On 5 hours of sleep I feel physically average but mentally primed. How Long Will My Newborn Sleep? Remember, there's no such thing as spoiling a newborn, so it's OK to cuddle baby to help her doze off. She also had jaundice. FTM here! I make sure my lo feeds every 3 3 and a half hours max during the day and then let her dictate the feeds thru the night. My second slept 5 hours straight the first night and did similarly or longer from then on. She cries and becomes very active when I put her down awake. I am constantly reading on here about babies that are sleeping through the night/12 hours straight. He didn't even act like he was starving. i normally set my alarm to wake my lo up to feed as he is underweight but last nite i fed him b4 bed and he threw up about an ounce and was screaming like he had belly ache poor thing so i thought maybe im feeding him 2 much so i left my alarm off and left him to sleep and he woke up after 5 hours so i got an extra hour and he seems happier for it, he will b a month old on friday so i think im gonna start leaving him 2 wake himself up now. Should I be concerned that my 8 week old slept 9 hours straight last night? :) ) He is gaining weight and growing just fine, so the professionals just say let him sleep as much as he wants. I was sleeping like 4-5 hours a night when I was used to around 10 hours (I love my sleep, at one point in life I was sleeping 13 hours a day) then on the last night I went to a party and the alcohol caused me to only have 2 hours sleep. Even then she didn't feed that well. Periods of wakefulness averaged between 1 and 3 hours. My older son Max slept 6 hours straight at night from 2 weeks old, by 3 months old it was 9 hours straight and by 6 months old it was 12 hours straight. With my first son we were instructed to not let him sleep more than 3 hours until he regained back to his birth weight, which was around 10ish days old. My son did that and has always been a great sleeper...and eater! By Fionadeassis on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 - 12:26 am: OMG!! For example, babies of an age range of 0-4 weeks can sleep for 4 stretch hours at max without any essence of food. Newborn sleeping 5 hours straight? He regularly sleeps for 4 1/2 to 5 hours a night before waking up for a feed and today when I had him weighed he is 9lbs which means he has gained 1lb 5oz in 10 days which midwife is happy with. Most also wake up at least every 3 hours to feed. By Erika Hardison Mar 01, 2020 For babies younger than that, the duration would be shorter of course. 1. 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