How to develop a sleep pattern for an 8 week old newborn?
15 comments so farMy little son has been eating every 2 hours (not even 2 hours and 1 minutes) since he was born, including the nights. I breastfeed during the day and pump then bottle feed during the night. He does not cry or wake up, but he is just hungry. He resumes his sleep right after he’s full. Still, I have to get up and spend at least half an hour for 4 times a night. Can you suggest how to develop a sleeping pattern so he will eat only once a night? Thanks!
He will have his own schedule until he is old enough to change it!! Meaning, no matter what you do, until he decides to only eat once a night, then you”ll just have to do what you have to do. Babys are NOT scheduled little humans….they are demanding. Both of mine didnt sleep through the night until they were well over 4 months old.
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He will have his own schedule until he is old enough to change it!! Meaning, no matter what you do, until he decides to only eat once a night, then you”ll just have to do what you have to do. Babys are NOT scheduled little humans….they are demanding. Both of mine didnt sleep through the night until they were well over 4 months old.
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This is very normal. Try giving him an ounce more. It may be that he is getting older and is ready for formula. Formula will make a baby feel fuller. It worked for my baby. But my baby still got up throughout the night until he was about 4 to 5 month old. I would talk to his pediatrician immediately and see if maybe he needs to be taken off from your breast milk.
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i tried everything to put my son on a schedule. hes 6 months now and he has made his own. he doesnt sleep through the night, he will wake up once maybe twice to eat but goes right back to sleep. all babies are different
try the link below but pretty much your son will make his own.
good luck!
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Ok I realize your stressed out and very tired. But your baby is only 8 weeks old, they need to eat whenever there hungry. Nothing you can do is going to change it for him eating only once a night at that age. Feed him when he’s hungry, your baby will let you know when it only needs to eat once a night!!!
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Experience with my child
too young to only eat once at night… why do you pump and bottle feed at night?????? seems like more energy and effort to me….
breast milk goes through body faster cause it is easier to digest than formula so breastfed babies eat more often….
just nurse him or give him the expressed milk bottle… he'll grow up soon enouh and you'll miss those nights when you held and cuddled him…. believe me, i experienced the frustration of getting up that often but i miss it now…
or try co-sleeping if you are ok with it. form 1-5 months I co-slept and he nursed all night and i got my sleep
formula is not the answer…. only time is… your baby will get older soon enough
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once a night, r u crazy???? he’s a baby he should be eating more than once a night. i know it hard. my 3 yr old would wake up every 2 hours, i’d prepare the milk, feed him for like 20mins, burp him for 10 mins, rock him for another 30 mins, sleep and hour later up again. it was driving me crazy but too bad he’s the baby and needs to be fed. he’s not ready for a bottle a night. he’ll get his routine when he’s older and will be ready for less bottles at night. talk to his pediatrician, maybe he can give u some advice that will help and make sure ur baby will be healthy.
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“Can you suggest how to develop a sleeping pattern so he will eat only once a night? Thanks!” LOL…sorry, but it is not going to happen until he is a bit older. I understand your tired, but you should be thankful that he goes right back to sleep after eating.
His little tummy obviously isn’t ready to go longer between feedings.
Have you considered co-sleeping and nursing at night? That way all you would have to do is roll over and latch him on…just a thought.
Otherwise, just keep up with what you are doing. He will eventually sleep longer stretches…
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LOL! Welcome to Motherhood, isn’t it wonderful! Your son will get into a sleep pattern soon, I promise! It usually doesn’t happen until some where around the 4th month.
He will sleep thru the night when he is developmentally ready too, it doesn’t matter how much you feed him or when, he will do it when he is ready.
Hang in there, I remember how difficult the first few months were for me too.
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He wont eat only once a night for a few months yet.
Our baby boy is 4 weeks old and my partner feeds him his last bottle at 9pm then im up at 12am,3am and 6am.
Dont worry about the other replies saying why express and have the bottle at night and with not putting him on formula. Its what works best for you! I cant breastfeed i have no milk so having our bub on formula is a great help since my partner can help out when he isnt working with the night feeds.
Im so tired but wouldnt change anything for the world, enjoy this time its the best experience ever!!
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4 weeks old baby boy Oliver
It is very simple - wait about 10 more months. He is a baby - that is what they do.
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My 8 wk old daughter from the beginning was eating every three hours. When I nursed exclusively she would snack on me, so I started to bottle feed the milk to try and keep her on the schedule. Around 3 weeks she was eating at night about twice after I put her on a sleeping schedule. She is doing fine, gaining weight like she should and everything. Now at 8 wks she is eating once during the night and even sometimes sleeping through the night until 6am. She eats every three hours during the day.
Also, I forgot to add that I bottle feed at night the milk and nurse during the day. It just works better for us.
My baby is 8 weeks old and has been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks. When he reached 10lbs my doctor said that I could let him sleep through the night (which would probably only be 6 hours). He started sleeping through the night at about 6 weeks, started as 6 hours a night and now he sleeps 8 hours. I am breastfeeding and I find that when I pump and give him a bottle he does not seem as satisfied. I would recommend bottles in the day and breast at night if you can. He will finish eating at night around 10 or 11pm and then it takes him about an hour for him to fall asleep. So he is usually asleep by midnight and then sleeps through until 8am! Yay.
I have an 8 week old, and she does best with nursing around 9 or 10 and then falling asleep on her own. And she’ll usually wake up once around 2 or 3 am and then sleeps till 8 am. Well, good luck
my baby boy is almost 8weeks old, i used to breastfeed & bottle feed until i began to stress out & he would also get tummy aches. He is just bottle fed now (of course).. i feed him every 3 hours, at night i feed him an ounce more so he can be more full & he sleeps through the night. which is great because im 16 & i have to wake up for school.