6 hour stretch at 6 weeks

I know I should probably just be happy about such a large stretch of sleep overnight but is this normal; my first didn’t sleep that much until he was probably closer to 2 years old!! May baby is breastfed and I cannot remember what the norm is

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The norm varies. 6 hours is fine. It likely just means that baby is getting enough milk during the day to not need it at night. Enjoy the sleep! Xx

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My little one is 6 weeks old and I must admit she has done maybe 2 or 3 6 hour stretches over the last few weeks. She lets me know when she’s hungry although I do end up waking up well before her.

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My 6 week old has been doing 6 hour stretches since about 2 weeks. We feed on demand and she always goes for a big bottle before bed and in the morning. It worried us at first, but now we are just happy to get some decent rest ourselves x

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