Does my baby sleep too much?

weebubbles · Aug 30th, 2009, 10:18 AM

My baby son is 8 weeks and most days he stays awake for an hour at the most when he takes his bottle, gets his nappy changed and burped.
He probably sleeps for around 16 hours a day, is this too much?

I try to keep him awake during the day by palying and talking to him but then he just cries and wants to go to sleep.

I would like to keep him awake more during the day so he sleeps better at night and he still wakes up every 3 to 4 hours day and night for a feed.
Also does anyone have any tips for getting into a routine or his he too young?

Any ideas would be more than welcome.

charlotteb24 · Aug 30th, 2009, 10:33 AM

He sounds like any other baby at that age Hun! 8 weeks may be a bit too young to try establish a rigid routine, but some sort of routine may help him out I.e in the evenig when feeding etc don't talk to him too much and make it real calm so as not to wake him too much.
Babies will feed every 4 hours sometimes well into 3 months and beyond! Noah, my son fed 4 hourly day and night until about 3 months or more. As for sleep, newborn babies will sleep a lot during the day and from experience let them. He may not sleep through of you are unlucky for a while yet! Noah still wakes me some nights for a bottle and he is 6 months!
By the sounds of it, he is perfectly normal with his sleep and as he grows a routine will come

hope that helps? But newborns can sleep 16+ out of the 24hrs and at 8 weeks he will still be similar to that! Xx

kirstyderby · Aug 30th, 2009, 15:41 PM

Sounds normal 2 me 2, some babies need more sleep than others. My 15 month old still sleeps alot, if he doesn't he gets very grumpy

He sleeps from 7.30pm til 7.00am, 9.30am till 11.30ish, 2.00 till 4ish, spoke 2 VH about how much he sleeps n she said its perfectly fine.
My LO also sleeps alot n only wakes up 4 a feed, sometimes she falls asleep on her bottle n then wakes 4 her next feed 4 hours l8r n other times she will stay a wake 4 a little while. She now goes from 11pm 2 7am, if she wakes in the nite i offer her a dummy n she usually goes bac 2 sleep.
Hope this helps.

Babydance · Aug 30th, 2009, 15:45 PM

hey hun i had the same worries as you!
Soph is 10 weeks now and still sleeps all the time! if i try n keep her awake she just gets overtired and upset!
I started her routine around 8 weeks i think she would normally feed every 3 or 4 hours but the night i started the routine she sleeps 6 hours or more!!
We go upstairs at 9pm and if she's asleep i'll try n be noisy and put the lamp on to try and bring her round. She gets her bath at 9.30pm and then fed and into her bed.
Over the last 3 or 4 days she has been sleeping 8 hours at a time!!

CeliaM · Aug 30th, 2009, 16:07 PM

At that age, most babies are tired after being up only 1-2hrs. My little guy often only made it 45mins before he was ready to nap again! And eating often at night isn't really a concern yet, again normal.

Consider yourself blessed to have one that likes his zzz's!

Grace's mum · Aug 31st, 2009, 13:11 PM

My baby is the opposite, she won't nap, she gets tired but fights sleep! I'm worrying she isn't sleeping enough!

Aug 30th, 2009, 10:18 AM	#1
weebubbles Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posts: 332	Does my baby sleep too much? My baby son is 8 weeks and most days he stays awake for an hour at the most when he takes his bottle, gets his nappy changed and burped. He probably sleeps for around 16 hours a day, is this too much? I try to keep him awake during the day by palying and talking to him but then he just cries and wants to go to sleep. I would like to keep him awake more during the day so he sleeps better at night and he still wakes up every 3 to 4 hours day and night for a feed. Also does anyone have any tips for getting into a routine or his he too young? Any ideas would be more than welcome.

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Aug 30th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#2
charlotteb24 Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire Posts: 1,746	He sounds like any other baby at that age Hun! 8 weeks may be a bit too young to try establish a rigid routine, but some sort of routine may help him out I.e in the evenig when feeding etc don't talk to him too much and make it real calm so as not to wake him too much. Babies will feed every 4 hours sometimes well into 3 months and beyond! Noah, my son fed 4 hourly day and night until about 3 months or more. As for sleep, newborn babies will sleep a lot during the day and from experience let them. He may not sleep through of you are unlucky for a while yet! Noah still wakes me some nights for a bottle and he is 6 months! By the sounds of it, he is perfectly normal with his sleep and as he grows a routine will come hope that helps? But newborns can sleep 16+ out of the 24hrs and at 8 weeks he will still be similar to that! Xx

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Aug 30th, 2009, 15:41 PM	#3
kirstyderby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: derby Posts: 138	Sounds normal 2 me 2, some babies need more sleep than others. My 15 month old still sleeps alot, if he doesn't he gets very grumpy He sleeps from 7.30pm til 7.00am, 9.30am till 11.30ish, 2.00 till 4ish, spoke 2 VH about how much he sleeps n she said its perfectly fine. My LO also sleeps alot n only wakes up 4 a feed, sometimes she falls asleep on her bottle n then wakes 4 her next feed 4 hours l8r n other times she will stay a wake 4 a little while. She now goes from 11pm 2 7am, if she wakes in the nite i offer her a dummy n she usually goes bac 2 sleep. Hope this helps.

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Aug 30th, 2009, 15:45 PM	#4
Babydance Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 3,951	hey hun i had the same worries as you! Soph is 10 weeks now and still sleeps all the time! if i try n keep her awake she just gets overtired and upset! I started her routine around 8 weeks i think she would normally feed every 3 or 4 hours but the night i started the routine she sleeps 6 hours or more!! We go upstairs at 9pm and if she's asleep i'll try n be noisy and put the lamp on to try and bring her round. She gets her bath at 9.30pm and then fed and into her bed. Over the last 3 or 4 days she has been sleeping 8 hours at a time!!

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Aug 30th, 2009, 16:07 PM	#5
CeliaM Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vernon, BC Canada Posts: 883	At that age, most babies are tired after being up only 1-2hrs. My little guy often only made it 45mins before he was ready to nap again! And eating often at night isn't really a concern yet, again normal. Consider yourself blessed to have one that likes his zzz's!

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Aug 31st, 2009, 13:11 PM	#6
Grace's mum Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 88	My baby is the opposite, she won't nap, she gets tired but fights sleep! I'm worrying she isn't sleeping enough!

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