Can my 8 week old sleep too much during the night?

[lockdownmammy2020]

Ds is 8 weeks old and for the past week has been sleeping from around 10-11pm until 6-7am without waking up for a feed.

I've been told that I should let him sleep through the night and if he was hungry he would let me know and then told I should wake him for a feed.

This is my first child and I have no idea what to do.
Is it a good thing or is it bad? Should I wake him or let him sleep?

During the day he has 4oz formula every 3 hours and always finishes his bottle.

Has anyone else had their babies have this type of sleep pattern from 2 months old?

As long as no concerns around weight then yes absolutely no need to wake, try and enjoy :)

My own Dd did this from 2 months. She was absolute fine, make the most of it.
Dd2 made up for her by not sleeping through the night until she was 2 1/2

My DS did this from 3 weeks old, just meant he napped less in the day. Enjoy it, as long as he is putting on weight he doesn't need waking for a feed

Enjoy it while it lasts! DD1 did this until 4 months, then didn't sleep through until 3 years old!

As long as weight gain and nappy output are all good, it is fine.

It won't make you very popular though, so I would advise not going on about it

I echo @Respectabitch - definitely don’t ask the health visitor at baby group if sleeping from 7-7 is normal at 6 weeks, you’ll not be popular 😬

Yes my DD did this from 4 weeks. I didn’t wake her. She’s now 3 and has always been a good sleeper (probably won’t be quite so lucky with the next one!). Providing there are no weight gain issues then let him be and enjoy the sleep!

Both of mine were the same @ShyTown - 7-7 from 6 weeks, can count on one hand the number of times they woke up. They’re teenagers now and still have loads of sleep.

Never wake a sleeping baby!

I always worked on the principle that if they were hungry they’d wake. Which they did.

In fact when I tried to wake them to feed, or tried to dream feed in an attempt to stop the 2am feed, it was a nightmare. I ended up with a baby not hungry enough to take a full feed, but not full enough to send them back to sleep. So I had hours of crying and taking tiny amounts until they were full enough to send them back to sleep.

It was always better to let them wake naturally, have a big feed, then they were much happier until their next feed.