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How long is too long to sleep for 3 month old?

cali_girl92504cali_girl92504
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Last night and tonight DD has slept 10 hours (we're near the 10 hour mark right now). Last night I finally woke her up at 10.5 hours since I didn't want to pump (I was engorged from her going so long) and have her wake soon after. I'm about to wake her again for the same reason. My mom thinks I should just let her sleep until she wants to wake up. I think 10 hours is too long for her age - thoughts?

Up until last night she had been sleeping anywhere from 5-8 hours (usually about 6 hours) for her long stretch since about 7 or 8 weeks.

Am I wrong to wake her? She usually goes down about 30 minutes after nursing so if she's sleeping 9.5 hours it's been 10 hours since she's nursed.

OH - she woke!!!!

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Re: How long is too long to sleep for 3 month old?

  • Erika&BrianErika&Brian

    Rule #1 of parenting = never wake a sleeping baby :-).

    Don't wake her. Just pump enough to relieve engorgement (but I wouldn't use this milk if you are really engorged as it's just going to be foremilk - so pump a minute then just throw it out).

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  • Erika&BrianErika&Brian

    I should also add, I assume she's having no issues with weight gain. I know babies that aren't gaining enough should be woken up.

     

    Also, just saw your earlier post about taking a different position. Good for you - I'm sure that is hard to do from a  professional perspective, but putting your family first is so worth it! I am fortunate to not have to travel much, and I will never take a job that requires a lot of it - way too hard to manage traveling with a family. Good luck on your first day back. It will get easier!

     

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  • melrrrmelrrr
    it's also possible she's on the sleepy end of a growth spurt. I remember Tracey would sleep for so long after a few days of constant eating. 
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  • LisaK2bLisaK2b member
    If she has no weight issues, then don't wake her.  Sometimes going 12 hours (from 7pm-7am) is normal and eventually that would be her schedule (hopefully) around the age of 4-5 months or so.  So count your blessings and hope she continues sleeping like this!!!  =) 
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  • kat.in.the.hatkat.in.the.hat
    consider yourself blessed and let her sleep!
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  • melissa0312melissa0312
    let her sleep.
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  • KelleyAKelleyA

    Let her sleep! Yay for a good sleeper!

    In case nobody has warned you there's a "4 month wakeful period" (ie: growth spurt) that will hit around that time where she'll throw her routine out the window and eat/sleep a lot...just not on her routine.  Nobody warned me about that with Amelia and I couldn't figure out where my good sleeper went.   

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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member

    Let her sleep. A baby her age *needs* anywhere from 12-16 hours of sleep a day. You also mentioned she didn't have much of a routine and this could be the beginning of one for her. Solid sleep at night may start to help regulate her daytime sleep and start some kind of pattern.

    and just to reiterate: never wake a sleeping baby ;) 

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  • MrsMGRMrsMGR
    From about 3.5 months on, Joe has always gotten 10-12 hours of sleep a night. They need that amount of sleep for proper brain development (so I've heard from doctors etc). Let her sleep! =)
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  • houstonkdwhoustonkdw
    Let her sleep and enjoy.  If you are engorged, just pump.  Both of my kiddos were sleeping 12-13 hours a night plus 4 hours during the day for 2 naps right at three months.  
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