How long does your 3week old typically sleep in their bassinet/crib at a time?

My baby sleeps in hers for about 2hours sometimes longer as long as she’s swaddled and she’s formula fed

Mine sleeps anywhere between 2 to 3 hours and she is formula fed

My breastfed baby sleeps about 2 hrs during the day and up to 4 at night

My 4 week old is breastfed and has been sleeping 5 hours in his bassinet over night

4-5 hours, but i exclusively pump.

okay share your secrets please😅😂 how are you getting your newborns to sleep such long stretches? I know breastfed babies typically wake up more often to feed than formula fed but here I was thinking her 1-2 hours was great and you guys all have 4 or more hours at a time haha

I change his diaper before feedings, nurse to sleep, snug swaddle also remember babies are loud sleepers so just because they are making noises/little cries doesn’t mean they are actually awake

we just have a bedtime routine, bath at 9:30, then eat and then we swaddle in a halo sleep slack, and after that I just lay him down. Idk how it’s working but it is.

thank you for sharing! We have the same routine actually! And yes thank you, I’ve been making sure that she’s actually awake before getting her out. I’ve noticed she’ll make a lot of noise in her sleep and then actually wakes up about 15 minutes after that happens y

thank you for sharing! Haha I’m so glad it’s working for you! Sometimes it’s a mystery how one thing works for one baby and doesn’t work at all for another, just don’t question it if it’s working😂

I hope your little one gives you longer sleep soon! The other thjng I just thought of, does your baby have days and nights mixed up? We have naps in well lit noisy rooms, and bed time is in pitch black with white noise machine

it’s a simple routine and it works most nights, i didn’t know babies made noises in their sleep when I first had my son so it took a little fighting against instinct to not react to every noise lol

haha that’s a great way to put it about fighting against your instincts. I’ll sit up and be ready to grab her but I’ll watch her and realize she’s sleeping and I’m like okayyy I’ll just lay back down quietly haha

thank you!! As far as I can tell, it seems like she has her days and nights pretty well understood because when she wakes up at night she just wants to be changed, eat, and go back to sleep and doesn’t typically stay awake any longer than needed. But during the day she’ll stay awake a little more. Ive also been making sure to have natural light during the day and dark at night with white noise. I’ve realized regardless of when her last sleep shift was at night she’s waking up right about 8am so today I’m starting to just make that our last “night” sleep and making that a set time to start our morning routine so we’ll see if this makes any difference after a couple days. Our weather also finally stopped raining and snowing so yesterday we were able to get out for a walk and should be able to most days now which I’m hoping helps her circadian rhythm more

2-3 hours unless gassy. I breastfeed and use formula.

My baby girl sleeps 2hrs during the day and 3-4 hours during the night. She’s EBF.

every baby is different. My son only slept 1-2 hours, while my daughter is sleeping 4-5 hours. She likes being awake for a long time and will eat two 3.5 oz bottles, which leads her to sleep for a long time.

Baby is exclusively breastfed. Naps vary between 30mins - 2 hours (in the bassinet, I usually hold her for 20ish minutes before laying her down because she sleeps better that way). Longest stretch we've had at night so far was 5 hours, but usually the long stretch is 4 and then 2ish after.

sameee haha

Usually 2-3 hours at a time for naps and at night the most has been 3 hours. But I don't expect longer. He's only 2 weeks 3 days and is 75% breastfed

1 to 2 hours during the day and 3 to 4 hours at night. I breastfeed and supplement with pumped breastmilk and/or formula

Any tips for newborns who hate being swaddled? Got a 3 week old breastfed baby who does not like sleeping in his bassinet!

the halo zip up sleep sack changed our lives

We had been waking him up to feed every 3 hours since he had lost a pound in the hospital and were told to, but we decided that since he’s eating well, we would start feeding on demand over night. He got one good stretch in for 3 3/4 hours, then it was about 2 1/2 every other time.

Here I was thinking 1 hour or 2 hours max was amazing😅 little did I know how long other babies are sleeping hahaha but I’ll take it because at least she’ll sleep in the bassinet and won’t only contact sleep

@Sophia my first flat out refused to sleep anywhere other than on me or my husband as a newborn, and even then she woke up every 1-2 hours. Crazy how different babies can be, even siblings!

oh wow! I hope you’re able to get a little more sleep this time around!

@Sophia so much more sleep! A completely different experience

my baby does the same and I’m living it rn, when and how did it change?

We just practiced, and eventually it clicked for her. Like 12ish weeks I think? She was still a crappy sleeper at night until around 9ish months though

this is currently my 3 week old! Any tips to survive?

oy 12 weeks 🫣 I feel so triumphant if I can get him to sleep in his bassinet for even just 30 minutes at this point