Am I just worrying too much??

[shaunanicole]

I posted about this earlier but Ava has been sleeping a lot. I bumped her up by an ounce last week and she was sleeping pretty much all day and all night and was up only 3-4 hrs a day. She started wanting to eat more so I uped her by another ounce again at the end of last week and she is still sleeping a lot.

No fever, she is pooing 2-3 times daily, and isn't acting abnormal. When she is awake she is really alert and smiles and coo's some (she seems to be happy). I just can't believe she is sleeping SO much! Is this normal???? I keep worrying over it!!!

 

[britt1986]

My little guy is 9 weeks old and still sleeps 14-16 hours in a 24 hour period. I would say if your LO has normal wet and dirty diapers and is eating good then there is nothing to worry about.

 

[goddess25]

It sounds pretty normal to me hun, she sounds fine. Euan slept loads when he was younger and he still sleeps alot now for a 10 month old. If she is bright and alert when awake, and she is eating, pooing and peeing fine i wouldn't worry!

 

[ttcno3]

my little man is 6 wks 3Dy's and hopefully we have got over his colic he's having 4/5 oz of milk every 3hrs and sleeping most of the time i was the same as you is this normal yes
so the HV says its a sign were doing a good job as long as babe looks well and nappies are dirty then relax its not going to last forever x

MERRY CHRISTMAS XXX

 

[faille]

Completely normal. Violet was still sleeping a hell of a lot until about 4 months but now she's hardly asleep during the day at all so definately make the most of it!!

 

[reemasams]

A newborn may sleep as much as 16 hours a day (or even more), often in stretches of 3 to 4 hours at a time. And like the sleep all of us experience, babies have different phases of sleep: drowsiness, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, and very deep sleep. As babies grow, their periods of wakefulness increase.

At first, these short stretches of 3 to 4 hours of sleep may be frustrating for you as they interfere with your sleep pattern. Have patience — this will change as your baby grows and begins to adapt to the rhythms of life outside the womb

 

[bloodbinds]

I was just wondering if this was normal too - she used to sleep about 12-13 hours in a day on average and now it feels like shes sleeping all the time - is this a 6th week kind of thing? Is it just a phase? I worry if she sleeps all day she wont sleep at night but its impossible to keep her awake!! Lol.

 

[peakydon]

Amber was like that too. I wouldn't worry hun they're growing quite a lot at that age and they need their sleep. x