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amother
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 Fri, Jan 14 2011, 4:02 am
Hi,
My 2 month old (prob 11 lbs. about) tends to sleep for really long stretches at a time.
During the day I try to wake him after 4 hours max, but at night I wonder how long is it okay for me to let him sleep?
Is 7-8 hours too much for such a young baby?
He takes a long time to settle in after eating so I really don't want to wake him if I don't have to, but is it safe for him to go so long? Thanks!
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ttbtbm
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Fri, Jan 14 2011, 4:37 am
Ask your pediatrician. Most say at this age they still need to eat every 4 hours but a lot depends on your baby's weight. I had one (only one out of the crew so far!) who at 6 weeks slept through the night. The first time she did that I panicked and called doc to make sure it was ok. This baby happened to weigh a lot. His response was that at this age they really need to eat more often but since she is a bigger baby I shouldn't wake her to eat. He finisged off with..."never tell anyone your baby slept through the night if you want it to continue"! 
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amother
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Fri, Jan 14 2011, 5:22 am
My baby was sleeping from one week between 8-10 hours. When I aske dthe Dr he said as long as it is up to 14 hours  you shouldn't be worried. Once my son was having weight issues I had to wake him up though. So I guess it is to do with weight.
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imabima
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Fri, Jan 14 2011, 8:31 am
Wow! I'm happy for you to be able to get some rest. Like the others said, unless there are weight issues, just let him sleep! He'll let you know when he's hungry. 
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sky
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Fri, Jan 14 2011, 9:17 am
I think at night it is okay as long as there are no wieght/feeding issues.
[Don't tell anyone - I found that as soon as I did it ended. My babies that did sleep through the night from the beginning typically stopped at around 3 months and never relearnt so enjoy it]
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MommytoB
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Fri, Jan 14 2011, 9:17 am
Day time I tend to wake up my little ones after 3 hours -- so they nurse enough during the day and too make sure they are on a nap and bedtime schedule. But at night (except for a real newborn), I do not wake them! My third slept through the night (by that I mean 12 hours) from months 2-4 (starting at 8 weeks). Then from months 4 - 12 woke up to nurse once a night.
My first was sleeping 8 hours at 6 weeks.
Sounds perfectly normal.
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