Comments on: When does a baby sleep longer and eat more?

By: khjhkh916

khjhkh916 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:04:13 +0000

My son did the same thing. He would only drink 3 oz and fall asleep so I tried to feed him a little bit then stop and get him woke up again then feed him some more. It all depends on the baby though.

By: mystic_eye_cda

mystic_eye_cda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:18:14 +0000

It isn’t abnormal. Some babies take slightly more at a feeding at that age, but at one month babies eat between 2-5oz at a feeding so it is very variable. And it is prefectly normal to eat every 2-3 hours, that’s how long it takes to digest formula. 6 months is also the approximate time of a growth spurt.

I am sorry that you have been misled but that’s just the way babies are, they eat often and wake often to eat.

Armstrong KL, Quinn RA & Dadds MR. The sleep patterns of normal children.
Medical Journal of Australia 1994 Aug 1;161(3):202-6.

The above study is the definitive work on sleeping habits of (Australian) children to 38 months. The researchers surveyed 3269 parents, with a 96.5% response rate, over a one week period. The parents had to report on their child’s sleeping habits over the past 24 hours, plus answer a few questions related to their perceptions of their child’s sleep behavior.

What did they find?

* There is a wide range of normal childhood sleep behavior.
* Circadian rhythm is not well established until four months of age.
* Daytime sleep becomes less regular with increasing age, the most marked reduction in length occurs around 3 months of age. However, a surprising 11% under 3 months of age don’t have a daytime sleep every day.
* Frequent night waking that disturbs parents is common from 4-12 months (12.7% disturb their parents 3 or more times every night).
* Night time settling requires more parental input from 18 months.
* Nearly a third of parents have a significant problem with their child’s sleep behavior.
* Sleeping through the night: 71.4% did this on at least one occasion by 3 months of age, but many of these relapse into more frequent waking in the 4 to 12 month period. It is not until after 24 months that regular night waking (requiring attention) becomes much less common.

By: brandi.smiles

brandi.smiles — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:23:05 +0000

It can vary from child to child if you feel he is falling asleep eating and not finishing you could always try doing like 2 ounces and play with him a bit and then feed him some more . My children both had a hard time staying awake And I had to fight to keep them awake and eat a little more ( don’t force it of course ) but I would do things like feed half and change there diaper Or take a damp cloth and wipe there face a bit which is what nurses told me to do . I hope that this helps and good luck

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:11:36 +0000

Sounds normal to me, my son didn’t sleep through the night until he was almost 9 months old. Every baby is different.

By: pennymcqueen

pennymcqueen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:06:11 +0000

During growth spurts your baby will eat more and sleep longer. There is no specific age this will happen at, all babies are different but generally around the 3 month mark you will really notice a change.
I think what he is eating is perfectly normal for a six week old baby.