pharrison87

Finlaye is 7weeks old, and getting him to sleep during the day is such a mission! I shouldnt really moan because he sleeps fairly well at night, but he has been like this since birth- who said newborns sleep most of the day?! Its starting to worry me that he isnt getting enough sleep during the day as i read somewhere babies this young shouldnt b awake for more then 45mins....

This is a typical day (give or take as not in a strict routine yet)

5.30am Awake/ Bottle

7am-asleep

7.30am-awake

8.30am-Asleep (school run)

9am- Awake (back from school run)

9.30am- Bottle

10am-1.30pm- Asleep/awake/asleep/awake/asleep/awake only naps up to wenty mins at a time.

1.30pm- bottle

2.30- asleep (school run)

4pm-Awake

5.30pm-bottle

6pm-9.30pm- aAsleep/awake/asleep/awake/asleep/awake only naps up to wenty mins at a time.

9.30pm- Bottle

10.30- asleep....

1am-Bottle

2am- asleep.

So all in all he has about 8/9ish hours sleep in a 24hour period...??

kty1989

don't worry your babys body will make sure it gets enough sleep, just enjoy him and make the most of it when he does sleep. hope that helps x

DolceBella

Sounds like your LO is a just going to be a cat-napper for now. Every baby is different. If your LO is content enough when he is awake, then don't worry about it. Your schedule looks ok.

radium

This was my baby's schedule. He would not sleep more than 30 min. during the day until he was about four months old. I couldn't get anything done around the house. I guess he just grew out of it, which was great because none of the books that I read about napping offered any kind of a solution for us. He sleeps 1-2 hours now several times a day. But those first few months were rough!

TTC LADY

My LO has now been awake since 10am so I know how you feel. Its a struggle getting her to stay asleep day and night. I'm hoping she will grow out of it as she gets older. She's 10 weeks.

JShaw

My LO only sleeps for 30 minutes at a time during the day too. Very rare for him to nap longer. It gets so tiring, does it?? And like yours, he sleeps for longer stretches during the night.

x-dannielle

Cat-napper!! siennas 8months old and still only has about 2 or 3 little 20min cat naps a day..and to make it worse she dont sleep at night lol ! x

bana

My baba has a very similar routine to you, and then today someone must have swapped babies at my post natel meeting becuase he slept for 2 whole hours in the afternoon, i was and hes now They dont sleep in the day you worry, they sleep in the day you worry ! x

charliesmom

Does he get cranky when he's awake? My baby has days when she has difficulty napping... and I will spend hours rocking/nursing/putting back to sleep.. just like yours. I chalk it up to growth spurt, tummy pains, or overstimulation. Other days she sleeps just fine.. 2-3 hours at a time.

britt1986

My LO sounds the same and that is on a good day. I have so much trouble getting him to sleep. He fights it so much and don't know why. I try everything when he fights it. He is a gassy baby, but I give him gas drops. So I know he is not hurting. He just doesn't want to sleep I guess he thinks he is going to miss out on something. He is fighting his sleep as I type this. I feel so sorry for him because I don't know what to do. Any advice ladies?