Daytime Sleeping

[jodiefullagar]

I have a question .....

My 9 week old boy is generally a good night sleeper - sleeps for about 5 - 6 hours from say 6 - 12 then feeds, then goes back to sleep till about 3/4 then feeds....

He has been sleeping during the day for between an hour up to three hours but today he has been asleep since 1pm and is still fast asleep. My query is - do I let him sleep or should I wake him up?

I am paranoid that this will be his "long sleep" and that he will not sleep tonight.

What do you guys do if your babies sleep for a long period of time during the day????

[Sarie]

I wouldn't wake him, let him go. He might be going through a growth spurt and be cranky if you wake him now :eek:
My 2.5year old had a 3.5 hr sleep yesterday then went to bed a normal time and slept right through, he had another long sleep today, slept through his playmate coming to visit and her playing didn't even wake him.
If you're worried go in and check him, but I wouldn't actually wake him up. :)

[Snugglepot]

That is a very long sleep for the day time, is he still asleep? I would open the curtains and losen his wrap to try and encourage him to wake up naturally. I did this a few times with DS. He was a bit grumpy, but I did not want to upset his night sleeps. Now he is older (5 months) I would not do this, I would just keep him up longer. I feel his routine is well and truly in place.

The bottom line is to follow your gut instinct and trust it is right!

[nkenward]

Hi there Jodie,

My son is about 9.5 weeks today - I too am going through a strange sleep pattern.

It started on Sunday night, he woke for his usually 12/1am feed, and then kept waking every 2 hours - but not for a feed just a cuddle and then went back to sleep. Mum said that maybe he was beginning to sleep through and that I should not encourage a cuddle at night etc. Monday night was similar - but then Tuesday was back to normal with a feed twice during the night.

However, my problem is today - he does not want to settle for a daytime nap at all and is grumpy as all buggery. I am hoping he sleeps extremely well tonight, cause I am so tired myself.

Maybe they are just going through another adjustment time, and trying to settle into the wide wide world!!!

[runningmum]

I had trouble with my DD being wide awake at night and having long sleeps during the day after we took a long haul flight. I was told by a child health nurse not to leave more than four hours between feeds during the day (from start of feed to start of feed) and to wake her up and feed her if she was asleep after the four hours . I told it would help her learn day from night and it worked. Good Luck.

[sasholi]

If you have a good pattern in place and this is a one off don't worry about it. Occassionally they go "through some changes" as DH and I say and so they change their routine for a day or two. Wait and see what happens for a couple of days. If you see a new pattern emerging, then you can take some action if you think it is necessary - especially if long day sleeps are cutting into night sleeps. But sometimes just wait and see... Little bubs know how much sleep they need and if bubs still sleeps well over night, then enjoy the time off during the days when bubs does sleep well. Put your feet up and have a cup of tea.

I find my bubs now will occassionally slip in an extra day sleep, so he wakes about 1/2 hour before his usual bed time. He ends up staying up an extra 1/2 hour or so then goes to bed as usual without any problems at all... Just see what happens... :)