All the best to you all! Hi my nephew of 5 and half months old has been really sleepy in the last few days a d my sister is worried. He is a very active baby and never sleep a lot.
Only at night he sleeps all night around 8 to 10 hours since he born but in the last few days he is always sleppy and is sleeping long hours even during day time. Should she be worried or is it normal? We thought that as he grow he would sleep less! Thank you. Hi Micaela — Thank you for writing to us about your nephew! Good luck to you and your sister! My 13 month old boy sleeps alot he sleep after eating meals or drinks.
Hi Joni — Thanks for writing and sharing your story! You can always ask a second doctor for an opinion, if you think something is going on that the first doctor is not finding. It may give you peace of mind! Hang in there Joni! I hope that things smooth out for you and your family! She did this about 2 months ago and again tonight. She usually sleeps about hours a night and take 1 nap that is between hours long. Anything I should be concerned about? Mind you, most of the time when she wakes up shes pretty happy and wants to play a lot.
And has been learning words and her knines are coming in. Vika — Thank you for sharing with us and for reading!
Hang in there, Vika! My baby just turned 4 months old and she sleeps around 11 hours a night, waking once to feed. She goes for her first nap about an hour after she gets up which is for an average of 3 hours.
Her awake periods between naps are about 1 to 1. Then she probably has 2 more naps that are usually around 1 hour long. Is this a normal amount of wake time and sleep time? Should I be trying to get her on a nap schedule, napping at certain times? Hi Alexandra, Thank you for your comment! It sounds like your baby is sleeping pretty well for her age.
Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer Do you want more sleep? I need more sleep. No products in the cart. In a hour period, babies sleep between 14 and 17 hours a day, according to The National Sleep Foundation. Of course, just as there is variability in how much sleep adults need, there is variability in kids, too. Some babies sleep up to 18 hours a day, explains Luis E. Ortiz, M. It may not seem like it, but that's about 75 percent of baby's entire day.
Plus, the world can be super overwhelming and overstimulating to a baby used to the comfort of the womb, she notes. Robin Kusel, 32, mom of a month-old in New York City says that early on, her son would wake up seven to nine times a night, feed, fall asleep, then wake up. Kara McKenna, a year-old from Hoboken, NJ who has a three-month-old, says that her baby was a great sleeper from day one. And that's the issue with newborn sleep: While babies might sleep a lot, that sleep is not usually consolidated into one long block, says Dr.
Ortiz, but rather it exists in chunks that last 30 minutes to a few hours. Even more: "Normally these chunks are distributed evenly between day and night for the first month and change," he says. Open search bar Open navigation Submit search. Healthy living. Facebook Youtube Twitter. Home Healthy living Sleep 3 — 6 months. Sleep 3 — 6 months Baby sleep Babies vary a lot in the amount of sleep they need. This topic may use 'he' and 'she' in turn — please change to suit your child's sex.
Daytime and night time patterns By this age your baby will be starting to learn about the difference between day and night. You can help your baby get into a daytime pattern.
After he has had a feed, play with him for a while, so that he does not go to sleep straight after a feed. Babies who go to sleep straight after a feed may get into the pattern of needing a feed at night to go back to sleep. Watch your baby for signs that he is tired, or for signs that he wants to play, so that the pattern best meets his needs.
There are lots of things that you can do during play time at this age, such as cuddles, a walk, time on the floor or in a baby seat with toys, going shopping, or visiting. These play times will help your baby to learn that daytime is the time to be awake. During the day, your baby will usually have 2 or 3 sleeps. As a sleep-deprived new parent, however, it's common to be surprised about the amount of sleep an infant really needs.
Or by the fact that you may have difficulty waking up your baby for a feeding. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, an infant typically sleeps between 16 to 18 hours a day —and sleep patterns are erratic since newborns do not yet have an internal biological clock or circadian rhythm.
Firstly, it's important to note that all babies are different. For example, a preemie may sleep more and a colicky one less. Just because your infant's sleep pattern deviates from "the norm" doesn't mean that there's cause for alarm.
On the other hand, if you are noticing that your infant often seems tired, over-stimulated, or cranky, it may be an indicator that he is not getting enough sleep.
Call your pediatrician if you become concerned. So, how much sleep does your baby need? Here are some general guidelines for how many hours the average baby sleeps at night and naps during the day. The total time may fluctuate as much as 2 hours, and the number of naps may be flexible as well. Since newborns do not yet have an internal biological clock or circadian rhythm, their sleep patterns are not related to the daylight and nighttime cycles.
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