My baby just won't sleep during the day!

pharrison87 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:24 AM

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 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:55 AM

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 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 12:21 PM

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 · Nov 4th, 2009, 08:20 AM

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 · Nov 4th, 2009, 08:56 AM

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 · Nov 4th, 2009, 10:22 AM

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 · Nov 5th, 2009, 05:09 AM

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 · Nov 18th, 2009, 18:43 PM

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 · Nov 18th, 2009, 18:45 PM

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 · Nov 18th, 2009, 19:22 PM

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?

Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:24 AM	#1
pharrison87 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: East Sussex Posts: 153	My baby just won't sleep during the day! 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...??

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Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:55 AM	#2
kty1989 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suffolk Posts: 73	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

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Nov 3rd, 2009, 12:21 PM	#3
DolceBella Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,285	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.

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Nov 4th, 2009, 08:20 AM	#4
radium Mum (Mom) New BnB member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA--KS Posts: 3	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!

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Nov 4th, 2009, 08:56 AM	#5
TTC LADY Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,428	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.

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Nov 4th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#6
JShaw Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 754	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.

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Nov 5th, 2009, 05:09 AM	#7
x-dannielle Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: letchworth/hertfordshire Posts: 866	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

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Nov 18th, 2009, 18:43 PM	#8
bana Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,051	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

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Nov 18th, 2009, 18:45 PM	#9
charliesmom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 863	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.

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Nov 18th, 2009, 19:22 PM	#10
britt1986 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 1,950	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?

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