Is there too much sleep?!?

[Catastrophic]

is there ever too much sleep for a baby?
how do i know if izzy is sleeping too much?

[Krisvee]

I would say there isn't such a thing at this age - especially if they're feeding about 6 x a day and lots of wet & pooey nappies...

[Catastrophic]

Yes breastfeeding...

She tends to sleep ALL the time! like from3-4pm in the afternoon, she's sleeping, she awakes for feeds and bum change but straight back to sleep afterwards untill 8am in the morning... in the morning's she's a little bit more fussy but still only awake for about 1/2an hour at a time...
She's still wetting 6+ nappies, and pooing every day...

[Catastrophic]

Oh and just to clairfy, the period from 3pm to 8am... She's still waking up! like yesterday she had feed at 4pm, 6pm and 7pm, then at 10.30pm, then 4am, 6am, 8.30am...

[Krisvee]

She may be just going through a growth spurt and doing lots of feeding and lots of sleeping!

[Pandora]

if she is putting on weight and not unwell, I would let her sleep.
You have said she is feeding well, and having good wet/dirty nappies, so unless she was not gaining weight, or otherwise unwell I would not worry at all.

What Caro says is true, some babies just don't have the energy to wake up and feed, so if you are worried, and you tell your MCHN the patterns you have (write them down) she should be able to tell the difference - i.e. whether or not to wake her. HOwever, if u were waking it would be to feed, and you say the feeding is all fine...

how much is she sleeping?

[Catastrophic]

she still putting on weight... she had a little head cold this week - but that seems to be gone now...


will give sleeping patterns to CHN this friday... see wat she says...

gotta quicly head to shopz... bye