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Yes, DS sleeps 12+ hrs/night, but...

jenb_99jenb_99 member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

...not all at once.

DS has a bath and 8-oz bottle and goes to bed around 9:30 pm. He fusses just after midnight. Usually he'll put himself back to sleep, but sometimes DH or I will have to go in and hand him his kitty lovie or paci. He goes right back to sleep without an issue.

He starts stirring again at 6:30 am. Again, sometimes he goes back to sleep, and sometimes have to soothe him for just the briefest moment.

He wakes up at 7:30 and can't be soothed. He sees this as bottle time, and there's no convincing him otherwise. So he takes an 8-oz bottle and goes back to sleep till 10:30 or later.

He takes one nap around 3 pm, for 1-2.5 hrs, depending on his activity level that day and how well he slept the previous night. He is almost never grumpy. If he's tired, he will go straight down for a nap.

So yes, he is getting 13 hrs of sleep per night, for a total of the recommended 14+ hrs per 24-hr period. DH and I don't have a problem with it. It's been DS's routine for as long as I can remember.

He takes 28-32 oz of formula per day (all between 7:30 am and 9:30 pm), 2 big meals that includes all food groups, 1 smaller meal, and 1 snack.

This is fine, right? Since he's getting all the sleep he needs, is there any reason to push for 12 solid hours at night besides our own convenience and comfort? Or are we fostering bad sleep habits?

I've been trusting my own instincts on this one, but lately several people have made comments implying that the 12+ hrs only "counts" if it's all at once, and I guess it never hurts to ask.


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DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in


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Re: Yes, DS sleeps 12+ hrs/night, but...

  • mben1119mben1119 member
    Sounds good to me!  And to the naysayers saying it doesn't "count": stop talking about LO's sleep. It really does no good to compare your LO's sleep habits with someone else's. We all sleep differently, even as adults. If your situation works for you, and everyone is happy and healthy-then that's awesome!
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  • jenb_99jenb_99 member
    Cool. Thanks. :)


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    DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
    DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in


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  • Julz629Julz629 member
    If it works for you, it works.  My only thought was that 9:30 seems a bit late for a baby this young -- have you tried putting him down earlier?  But if you don't have a problem with it, that's fine!
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  • drcolleendrcolleen member
    There are a lot of babies/toddlers that don't STTN for a full 12 hrs, it's fine.  My DD1 and 2 also go to bed at 930, it works for us.
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  • shelenawallshelenawall
    my 11 week old sleeps from around 8pm or so till maybe 7 or 8am without waking up then when he gets up he will eat, play for maybe 5 hour or so then go back to sleep for about another hour or so then stay up till about 8 or 9pm again... it doesnt realy matter what time they go to sleep now, they are babies and they will sleep whenever they want, if they take naps in the day then they are most likely going to stay up later...
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