baby has only slept for about 30-40 mins in total today-is this normal?

porkypig · Aug 19th, 2009, 11:58 AM

im so tired as lo has hardly slept today, ive got nothing done and had no rest, how am i going to keep this up? surely this isnt right for a 5 week old baby? xx

loopylew · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:04 PM

most of my days are like this! Archie sleeps aout 8 hours at night, in two blocks of time then rarely sleps for more than 30 mins at a time during the day, he's knackered and screaming the house down by early evening and i gave into a dummy yesterday as he was fighting sleep so much. I too get nothing done on these days. For once he's slept for 2.5hours today and managed to iron, which felt like a miracle.

Lucy_lu_84 · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:07 PM

my LO has days like that. He'll sleep for ten mins and then wake up. When he was 4/5 weeks it felt like he'd stay awake for 24 hours with little sleep then sleep most of the next 24 hours. i felt like he had his own 48 hour body clock...he's stopped doing it now. but still get days where he hardly sleeps

helenbun2005 · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:08 PM

it can be swings and roundabouts for the first few weeks...rest asure it wont last forever. are you getting him in a routine or letting him lead?

MrJoeBoy · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:11 PM

All the health visitors and midwives have told us not to do a routine until the 6 weeks is up

porkypig · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:13 PM

Letting him lead during the day but trying to establish a routine for the night, for example, 7:30pm bath, 8pm bottle then bed and he usually wakes up around 1;30-2am than at 5am etc, im not sure what the best routine to have during the day? what can anyone suggest?? xx

MrJoeBoy · Aug 19th, 2009, 12:16 PM

Daisy feeds from the breast not the bottle, also bathtime for us has to be in the mornings or day. Bathing her at night stresses her out so much she gets really wound up and won't sleep.

sarah0108 · Aug 20th, 2009, 05:36 AM

Harriet was like this from about 3-4 weeks + until she was 8-9 weeks, but since then shes started sleeping a lot more during the day (shes 12 weeks now) it was a shock because she went from being awake all day then the next day she just slept and slept! i thought there was something wrong but shes been like it since haha some days are better than others. Its a nightmare trying to keep a baby entertain, when they cant sit up or anything lol!! x x

Nutmeg · Aug 20th, 2009, 08:02 AM

my lo is also 5 wks and had a day like this 2 days ago! Shes been back to normal since then though. Not sure if she was having a growth spurt as she was feeding a lot too.

Aug 19th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#1
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,309	baby has only slept for about 30-40 mins in total today-is this normal? im so tired as lo has hardly slept today, ive got nothing done and had no rest, how am i going to keep this up? surely this isnt right for a 5 week old baby? xx

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Aug 19th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#2
loopylew Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,344	most of my days are like this! Archie sleeps aout 8 hours at night, in two blocks of time then rarely sleps for more than 30 mins at a time during the day, he's knackered and screaming the house down by early evening and i gave into a dummy yesterday as he was fighting sleep so much. I too get nothing done on these days. For once he's slept for 2.5hours today and managed to iron, which felt like a miracle.

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Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,622	my LO has days like that. He'll sleep for ten mins and then wake up. When he was 4/5 weeks it felt like he'd stay awake for 24 hours with little sleep then sleep most of the next 24 hours. i felt like he had his own 48 hour body clock...he's stopped doing it now. but still get days where he hardly sleeps

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helenbun2005 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 631	it can be swings and roundabouts for the first few weeks...rest asure it wont last forever. are you getting him in a routine or letting him lead?

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porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,309	Letting him lead during the day but trying to establish a routine for the night, for example, 7:30pm bath, 8pm bottle then bed and he usually wakes up around 1;30-2am than at 5am etc, im not sure what the best routine to have during the day? what can anyone suggest?? xx

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MrJoeBoy Dad Inactive Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 119	Daisy feeds from the breast not the bottle, also bathtime for us has to be in the mornings or day. Bathing her at night stresses her out so much she gets really wound up and won't sleep.
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Aug 20th, 2009, 05:36 AM	#8
sarah0108 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Amongst the chaos Posts: 14,893	Harriet was like this from about 3-4 weeks + until she was 8-9 weeks, but since then shes started sleeping a lot more during the day (shes 12 weeks now) it was a shock because she went from being awake all day then the next day she just slept and slept! i thought there was something wrong but shes been like it since haha some days are better than others. Its a nightmare trying to keep a baby entertain, when they cant sit up or anything lol!! x x

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Aug 20th, 2009, 08:02 AM	#9
Nutmeg Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 356	my lo is also 5 wks and had a day like this 2 days ago! Shes been back to normal since then though. Not sure if she was having a growth spurt as she was feeding a lot too.

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