DD2 is coming up to 4 months old now. Still exclusively BF'd, and cuter every day (of course I would say that).
But she just won't sleep during the day! I assume the price I pay for having a baby who sleeps through (from around 10pm till 6am) is a baby who naps less or has shorter day naps, but come on - from 6am till 10pm, she might sleep for 10mins at a time, twice during the day. I'm not kidding. She's awake all day long, wanting feeds and to be played with, and that's totally fine - but she refuses to be put down while she's awake. She screams her head off if I stick her in her bassinette, bouncer or on the floor for tummy time.
Is it okay for her to not sleep during the day? I remember DD1 at the same age used to have at least 3 big, long day sleeps (between 1 and 3 hours at a time), and continued with the naps until she was 18 months old. DD2 *never* seems to sleep until bedtime, by which time I'm all dried up, worn out, and have done barely any housework because she doesn't like being put down.
my DD is 2 days older than yours - and does the same thing! she wont let me put her down unless she is in a deep deep sleep. and then only for a few minutes. it's draining! not sure it's normal but it's happening here too...
Bella did the same thing at that age! The good news is that not only does she still sleep through (6.30 - 6.30) she also now had at least 3 x 1.5 hr sleeps! Some days she still does the whole day with no sleep but most days has at least 2 longish sleeps.
I remember 4 months being a difficult clingy stage, but it passed. By 5-6 months she was having much longer naps in the day (at least one 2 hour nap). I would just ride it out and try at least once a day to put her down, because you never know when she will be more willing again.
She won't sleep! Is it normal?
(of course I would say that).
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