sleeping too much?

ginanddavid

I'm so serious when I say that my almost 5 week old sleeps almost all day I'd say maybe 1 or 2 feedings she stays awake an hour or so between but the rest- she wakes, she eats, we change, she sleeps!

I just read online that she should sleep only about 15 hours a day! We are way above that!!!!!!!!

Should I be concerned? She doesn't stay up all night (yet)! She eats every 4 hours during the day and about 4-5 hours at night, I'm just concerned!

aprilprincess

if you're really worried i'd talk to the dr at your next appt. but i think it would be ok. dh's mom tells us all the time about freaking out when dh was sleeping over 18 hours a day. he was really small when he was born and had quite a few major growth spurts that meant lots of sleep.

CareBear01

I have heard of sleeping being a result of not getting enough to eat (no energy, so they sleep), but it sounds like if you are waking to feed every 4 hours, that shoudln't be it.  Maybe you just have a good sleeper!  :-)

KKMMex

If your first baby wasn't much of a sleeper, then it may seem like the second one is sleeping too much when in reality it's just typical newborn behavior.

Our second slept way more than the first one and I freaked out too and asked the doctor.  She laughed and said I just probably had a good sleeper.  It turned out to be true and to this day, our second has always napped much better and been easier to soothe.

BritanyV

My ds slept a good 18-20 hours a day at that age.   He still sleeps a good 12-13 hours at night plus a 2-3 hour nap (most days) so on average about 14-16 hours a day for a 20-month old!

jen5-03

I wouldn't worry about too much sleep unless it means she's not eating enough.

So if she eats every 4 hours... that's only 5x a day?

If you BF, that is not enough, but I have no idea about FF though.