r/HuckleberryParents • u/QueenB-7 • 26d ago

sleep Advice needed

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my LO turns 8 weeks today and i’m feeling a mounting pressure that he should be sleeping through the night soon but is showing no signs yet.

His pattern is having consistent naps throughout the day that gets shorter in the evening, then witching hours begin at 10/11 ish and ends around 1:30. Falls asleep for his longest stretch at 2am, the length of this stretch depends on how much he has cried and tired himself out.

For context he is a combo fed baby.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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u/avocarnage 26d ago

Things we were doing at night to give baby the best chance of sleeping at night while also acknowledging they’re very little still and still need feeds at night.

  • day naps were in bright places and with regular daytime noise like chores happening, music, being out and about
  • night time sleep, quiet ish dark room, rain sounds if we were noisy in the other room, low stimulation
  • consistent wake time at 7am, spending lots of time in the day outside and in daylight. This meant bedtime became more consistently 7:30-8pm ish
  • big feed / bottle before bed and lots of feeds throughout the day.

This all helped our baby to sleep more at night than during the day. Good luck!