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Old Nov 3rd, 2009, 16:24 PM   #1
pharrison87
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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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Old Nov 3rd, 2009, 16:55 PM   #2
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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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Old Nov 3rd, 2009, 18:21 PM   #3
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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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Old Nov 4th, 2009, 14:20 PM   #4
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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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Old Nov 4th, 2009, 14:56 PM   #5
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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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Old Nov 4th, 2009, 16:22 PM   #6
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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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Old Nov 5th, 2009, 11:09 AM   #7
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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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Old Nov 19th, 2009, 00:43 AM   #8
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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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Old Nov 19th, 2009, 00:45 AM   #9
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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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Old Nov 19th, 2009, 01:22 AM   #10
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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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