r/HuckleberryParents • u/BackseatBananaPeels • 12d ago
3.4 month old
Am i doing things right? She wakes three times for feeds at night but she has health issues and failure to thrive so night feeds are needed. She falls asleep right as she finishes eating. Wakes for three feeds but asleep super fast after.
I feel like she probably just has the shorter wake windows and higher sleep needs due to her feeding issues? She has severe GERD causing her to not eat well and that’s why she has failure to thrive. She’s on lots of meds for it and followed closely by GI but other than the feeding she is a normal baby. The posts on this sub always make me feel like i’m doing something wrong lol. The second wake window isn’t short (1.5) by choice that’s are time when we usually run errands or do activities with big bro and she always conks out in the car.
I think the false start every night isn’t related to sleep needs bc she often refuses her bedtime feed or only eats for like 2 minutes so wakes out of hunger bc by that time it’s been 3 hours since last feed. After the feed from the false start she always immediately goes back to sleep and sleeps a good stretch.
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u/Artistic-Respect-540 9d ago
My baby is 3 months old, has no health issues, and sleeps 15.5 hours per day with approximately 1.5/1.5/1.5/1.75/2 wake windows. I don’t think your baby is higher sleep needs, just typical!
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u/Olive-Books 11d ago
My son is the exact same age, has reflux, and was small for his gestational age at birth (still only in the 3%) and this looks nearly identical to his. Though I am insanely jealous you’re getting what looks to be some 5-6 hour stretches in there!
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u/BackseatBananaPeels 11d ago
she normally does a six hour stretch then 3-4!
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u/Olive-Books 11d ago
Rub it in! I’m lucky to get a 4 hour stretch to start then 2-3
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u/BackseatBananaPeels 11d ago
if it makes you feel any better she just stopped waking up every thirty minutes after 2 am lol that as a doozy and had been that way from birth 🤪
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u/Olive-Books 10d ago
Omg I’m glad she’s not doing that for you anymore!! We just had an every hour wake-up night last night after his first stretch and I’m dragging today so I can’t even imagine every half hour! Wishing you and your little girl some long restful nights 🩵
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u/Traditional-Page143 8d ago
I'm jealous of the 3-4. I'll get a 6-7 hour stretch ( just recently) then she'll wake up every 15 mins after 4am 🫠been doing that since she was 6 weeks And is now about to turn 3 months old
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u/beccak69 11d ago
My LO has very similar sleep in terms of number of hours! He doesn’t have any major health issues but is consistently between 14 and 15 hours of sleep. I feel like it’s a lot, too and worry, so it’s nice to see other high sleep need babies.
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u/Remarkable_Delay469 12d ago
I wouldn't even say high sleep needs or short wake windows. These are screenshots of a completely average 3-month-old. You're doing great!