Yeah, I agree…let her sleep. Some babies are born sleepers, and those moms sure are lucky. My firsborn was sleeping 12 hours a night by 8 weeks and probably would have slept longer. I used to put her down at 8pm, and wake her at 8 am. She’d eat and go back to sleep until 10 am!!! She continued to sleep 12 hours a night and take a three hour nap until she started Kindergarten!
My second baby was sleeping 10 hours straight at an astonishingly young age…only 2 or 3 weeks, and she continued to do that until her reflux started at 10 weeks, which of course ruined it for all of us. As soon as she outgrew her reflux though she went back to sleeping like a log again.
My theory is that babies who sleep for long stretches at a young age probably have slower metabolism than babies who need to be up eating all night. It’s certainly proven to be true in our house. My girls put on weight very easily. Aslo some babies just need more sleep than others. My firstborn is still the one who needs the most sleep of the three.
Also, babies who sleep a lot at night tend to eat more and be up more during the day.
Happy sleep filled nights! I hope the trend continues!
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