Newborn sleep schedule - am I doing this right?

1w ago·1 min read

Our son is 6 weeks old and he's all over the place with sleep. Some nights he'll sleep 4-5 hours straight, other nights he's up every 2 hours. My wife is exhausted and honestly so am I. Everyone keeps telling us different things about whether we should try to get him on a schedule or just go with it. What worked for you guys? We're doing bottle feeding so we're not limited to breastfeeding schedules if that matters. Any advice without judgment?

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DDerekNew Dad1w ago

The sleep schedule will stabilize soon but those early weeks are just a rollercoaster. Make sure you and your wife are trading off so at least one of you gets a stretch of actual sleep.

FFinn M.Regular1w ago

Six weeks is still totally all over the place, that's normal. Some nights will be great and some will be brutal and there's not much pattern yet. It gets more predictable in a few more weeks but right now just try to survive.

MMatt B.Regular1w ago

Mine was all over the place too at that age. White noise made a huge difference for us when he did sleep. Every baby is different though so if he's eating and gaining weight you're probably doing fine even if it feels chaotic.

CChris M.Regular1w ago

The randomness at 6 weeks is totally normal. What helped us was just rolling with it instead of fighting to force a schedule. It'll settle down, I promise.

RRick M.Regular1w ago

Six weeks is still pretty chaotic, man. Our son didn't really settle into anything predictable until around 12 weeks. The 4-5 hour stretches are actually great though. Have you tried tracking it at all to see if there's any pattern emerging?