8 weeks old sleeping short stretches

I’m so envious of parents who ask if they should wake their babies up for feed. I’m having the direct opposite issue of baby not sleeping long stretches especially at night. My baby is 8 weeks old and I see often that they could be sleeping longer stretches at least 3 hours now but I rarely get that. Baby is always waking up within 1-2 hours if I’m lucky I get 2 plus hours. I’m so exhausted I don’t know what can I do. I EBF and don’t seem to have issue with supply cause baby is contented after feeds. It feels like he’s a very light sleeper, he doesn’t like to lie on his back to sleep. He only sleeps better when he’s contact napping and lying on his chest. Night times are really hard for both my husband and I. If we could put him down on his back we might be able to sleep better but LO just doesn’t take it well.

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I remember going through this period too! I EBF too and there were many nights I just hugged my baby to sleep on me the whole night. What worked for me was laid-back position, or side lying position, to allow me a bit of shut-eye when my baby nurses. You’re not alone in this and it’s very normal to be super exhausted during the newborn phase. It does get better, and soon you will look back and think wow how did you even get through this period, but you did! 💪🏻💪🏻🩷🩷

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Venetia

Mom of a little chili padi

10mo ago

Yes she did! As she grew bigger, her stomach is able to hold more milk, and she was able to drink enough to fall deep into sleep. Once she was in deep sleep, we were able to put her down to sleep on her back. Your baby is still very little, and they still need the contact naps to feel secure. He spent nine months in your tummy feeling your warmth and hearing your heartbeat, it’s really normal to not want to be put down. Jiayou!! It does get better, give him time to adjust to this new world.

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