Hi ladies, my 12 week old is sleeping longer stretches at night now but I'm still setting alarms through the night to check on her incase I don't wake up and hear her. She's right next to me. What are people doing?
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I’m sleeping! I’m first was up every 30-90 mins and this baby is an amazing sleeper so I’m getting every ounce of sleep he gives me (often 8hr stretches). He’s been sleeping 6hr stretches most nights from very early on. Dreading the 4 month regression!

As long as babies back up to their birth weight you can leave them to sleep theres no need to wake them. Enjoy the sleep 🥰

Amazing. Is your LO stirring? Mine doesn't actually wake up crying but I find after 3-4 hours she starts to grunt and stir so i worry she needs nappy changing or burping etc... 🥴

Definitely leave them! Mine has been doing 6-8 hour stretches consistently every night now for a good month (he’s also 12 weeks) and I’ve always left him to sleep. She’ll let you know if she needs something 🫶🏼

You will be attuned to your baby and wake if she needs you.
Sleep ! Xx

Sleeping! I don’t wake unless my children wake.

Mine does sometimes (not that often) wake (often to do a fart) and then go back to sleep without crying and without me intervening. I only intervene if he cries and only change his nappy if there is a reasonable risk he has done a poo (which would usually cause him to cry).

Sleeping for sure! Never set any alarms for either of my children.
I also don’t tend to her unless she’s crying. Babies do a lot of grunting etc and it’s just their active sleep - they’re not actually awake and you could disturb them by picking them up.