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??
Re: Sleep during the day??
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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You didn't sound snarky at all