coffeefiend
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Hi everyone! I just wanted to hear from some of you about how your 8 week old is sleeping. I know that at this age they kind of do whatever the f they want when it comes to sleep, but when I see these sleep consultant accounts on Instagram claiming that any baby can sleep 8 hours by 8 weeks, etc. it makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong.
Kiddo goes down at 9:30-10:00ish and SOMETIMES sleeps 4-5 hours and then another 2.5-3. We randomly got a 6 hour stretch once but haven’t been able to get it again. Usually ends up being a bunch of 2.5-3.5 hour stretches though. It just depends on how much she eats before going down, but we obviously can’t make her eat more than she wants to eat. She has a Hatch playing ocean sounds and goes to sleep in a dark room in her bassinet.
Naps are a hot mess but I’m not gonna go there.
Does this sound normal? I feel like an idiot when I see these sleep consultants saying a baby her age can sleep through the night!
Thank you!!!
Edit: Thank you everyone for your responses! We aren’t unhappy with her sleep and weren’t necessarily looking for advice- it is so nice to hear that this pattern is normal and that other people are seeing a wide range of baby sleep at this age. Makes me feel like I’m NOT messing my kid up by not buying a sleep consultant!
Kiddo goes down at 9:30-10:00ish and SOMETIMES sleeps 4-5 hours and then another 2.5-3. We randomly got a 6 hour stretch once but haven’t been able to get it again. Usually ends up being a bunch of 2.5-3.5 hour stretches though. It just depends on how much she eats before going down, but we obviously can’t make her eat more than she wants to eat. She has a Hatch playing ocean sounds and goes to sleep in a dark room in her bassinet.
Naps are a hot mess but I’m not gonna go there.
Does this sound normal? I feel like an idiot when I see these sleep consultants saying a baby her age can sleep through the night!
Thank you!!!
Edit: Thank you everyone for your responses! We aren’t unhappy with her sleep and weren’t necessarily looking for advice- it is so nice to hear that this pattern is normal and that other people are seeing a wide range of baby sleep at this age. Makes me feel like I’m NOT messing my kid up by not buying a sleep consultant!