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How much does your 12 week old nap during the day

Maddie753Maddie753
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Hi ladies,

I hope I can post here as my son is 1 weekshy of being 3 months :)

My LO is still getting up for a 3am feeding. I put him down at 830/9pm, he wakes up at 3am, down again at 4am, then up at 530/6am.

Some people I talk to tell me their 12 week old sleeps 8pm-8am but doesnt nap during the day.

My question is, am I letting him nap too much during the day? He sleeps 9am-11am, then 1pm-3pm and then 5pm-7pm.

 TIA

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Re: How much does your 12 week old nap during the day

  • jmo866jmo866 member
    If he is sleeping that long, he needs it. Sounds like you are doing great, every baby is different. Babies that little should probably nap. One night waking only is amazing.
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  • RyanC18RyanC18 member

    DD will be 3 months in 2 days. She has almost the same sleeping habits as your LO during the night. ( down at 9, up to eat at 3:30 then again about 6 or 7) except she goes back down after about 10-15 min at 3 am instead of an hour. anyways, she naps from about 11:30 to 2 and has about 3 half hour power naps through out the day.  if she misses naps, or ends up sleeping all day, it hasn't seemed to affect her nighttime schedule. hope that helps. =)

    b.t.w. DD has a cold and must be sleeping it off because it's 4pm and she has been awake for MAYBE 3 hours tops today.  but i let her wake on her own cuz i think her little body needs it.

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member

    I've got a napper on my hand.  He just can't handle being awake for longer than 1 hour 10 minutes without getting cranky/fussy.  He sleeps from 8pm to 4am, eats and goes back to sleep until 6:30/7am.  Then he eats and goes back to sleep till 8:30. 

    Naps from 9:30-11:30, 12:30-2:30, 3:30-5:30.

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  • solsburyhillsolsburyhill member

    Let him sleep as much as he wants - sleep begets more sleep!

    My LO can only stay awake about 90 minutes to 2 hours.  So he usually takes 4 naps a day.

    Wake up at 6:30am, first nap 8-9am, and so on.  Your schedule sounds right.  HSHHC says to use that 2 hours of awake time as the max through 4 months.

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  • jackiemfjackiemf member
    My LO was taking about 4- 45 minute naps a day but the last few days he rarely sleeps longer than 15 minutes unless I am holding him. At night we have been getting between 5 and 7 hour stretch, followed by a 3-4 hour stretch. The bad napping seemed to come with the longer stretches. Very frustrating!
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