Sleep during the day??

camdensmom32

I am just wodering how much everyone elses LO's are sleeping/awake during the day??  DS is one month old today.  Most days it seems like he is awake for an hour to hour and a half then naps for about an hour.  This pattern continues throughout the day.  Sometimes he will stay awake for 2 hours but not often.  Is he sleeping too much??  Should he be awake more?? 

babyboyL2013

My LO is 5 weeks and this sounds about like his schedule. They still sleep a lot and you're not supposed to keep them up. I let him sleep whenever he wants.

camdensmom32

babyboyL2013:

My LO is 5 weeks and this sounds about like his schedule. They still sleep a lot and you're not supposed to keep them up. I let him sleep whenever he wants.

Good to know....thanks!

cjl5072

My LO is a month old today too and that sounds like her schedule. Babies need a lot of sleep so I just follow her cues and let her sleep when she's tired. But I do wake her up once its been 3 hours since her last feeding so she never sleeps too long during the day. 

sdemilio1231

This is totally normal.. 15-18 hours a day is normal for this age.  If you keep them awake when they want to sleep it won't help at night and it will make them fussy and miserable! 

camdensmom32

sdemilio1231:

This is totally normal.. 15-18 hours a day is normal for this age.  If you keep them awake when they want to sleep it won't help at night and it will make them fussy and miserable! 

I just didn't know that now that DS is getting a little older if he should be awake a little more throughout the day.  I definitely don't keep him awake during the day.  Just a FTM who just isn't sure what to expect.

lifewrite

This was posted on the 0 to 3 month board yesterday. It talks about awake time and sleep time. ww.troublesometots.com/areyoukeepingbabyawaketoolong
Basically your LO should be awake anywhere from 45 min to a 1 1/2 hours. Then they can nap anywhere between 15min and 4 hours. Just follow LO cues. If he's yawning or eyes are getting heavy put him down for a nap. If you keep them up too long you risk them being overtired and fussy.

camdensmom32

Thanks everyone!

sdemilio1231

christineeberle:

sdemilio1231:

This is totally normal.. 15-18 hours a day is normal for this age.  If you keep them awake when they want to sleep it won't help at night and it will make them fussy and miserable! 

I just didn't know that now that DS is getting a little older if he should be awake a little more throughout the day.  I definitely don't keep him awake during the day.  Just a FTM who just isn't sure what to expect.

 

 Sorry I wasn't trying to sound snarky! I was concerned about the same thing yesterday and that's when I looked up the stuff about the 15-18 hours!  

hoku82

ugh...i read that sleep article yesterday too... my baby is one month too and usually sleeps more during the day but today something is keeping him up for some reason and i cant get him to sleep.  ive been trying forever and having to nurse him constantly to calm him since he keeps acting hungry and is so cranky.   he has been awake 6 hours now which i know is entirely too long.  . hopefulluy he will sleep soon.  hopefully this wont make for a really crappy evening

amb04006

DS is almost 6 weeks old and pretty much hasn't napped since about 3 weeks old.  I'm lucky if I get 1-2 1 hours naps during the day.  Usually it's more like 1 30 minute nap.

camdensmom32

sdemilio1231:

christineeberle:

sdemilio1231:

This is totally normal.. 15-18 hours a day is normal for this age.  If you keep them awake when they want to sleep it won't help at night and it will make them fussy and miserable! 

I just didn't know that now that DS is getting a little older if he should be awake a little more throughout the day.  I definitely don't keep him awake during the day.  Just a FTM who just isn't sure what to expect.

 Sorry I wasn't trying to sound snarky! I was concerned about the same thing yesterday and that's when I looked up the stuff about the 15-18 hours!  

You didn't sound snarky at all