How much should a 4.5 month old sleep a day?

michellelcl

My LO sleeps about 8 hours or so. (9 ish to 5ish). I thought that was good until I heard a couple other moms saying their LO sleep 7ish to 6ish. That is close to 12 hours sleep. My LO does take total about 4 hours nap during the day. Should I be comcern at all? I am not trying to compete anything but I just worry he didn't get the good night sleep he needs and cause some developmental issues later on.

SmittyPants

No. The average for babies that age is about 14 hours in a 24 hour period, give or take. If he's tired, he'll sleep. If he's not, he won't. Don't stress yourself out. 

michellelcl

Thank you!