I have a five month old daughter whose sleep habits have recently changed (as one can expect). She used to sleep 8-9 hours a night continuous sleep. She now sleeps 12-13 hours continuous, only stays awake for an hour or little more then requires a nap. Sleeps sometimes for 2-4 hours, wakes eats, plays for a bit (hour or little more) then naps for another 2-4 hours. The last few days all her naps have been combined...into ONE big long nap. I put her down at 1:30 for her afternoon nap and had to wake her at 9 pm for bathtime, bottle and bedtime. Should I be concerned? Or is this just one of those growth spurts?
i called and left a message with the doctor describing this I got a call back on the message machine, the nurse said it was "normal". huh. normal. she isnt' sleeping AS much. but she is still sleeping 16 hours minimum within a 24 hour period.
Probably a growth-spurt, but a call to the Doctor will put your mind at ease. I would be concerned about her not eating enough, and I've noticed when my girls sleep too much they seem to be even more tired and cranky that day. Give them a cal and see what they say at her Ped's office.
She could be going through a growth spurt and this is her new temperary sleep cycle. Although it does seem kind of excessive. I would call her doctor, and also start waking her for feeding more often. Don't let her sleep for 12-13 hours at night. You probably aren't sleeping that long, so feed her before you go to bed, and when you wake up. 8-10 hours is ok during the night, but no more then that right now. Let us know what her doctor says.
If I was you, I would call your doctor about this. I don't think that babies are supposed to sleep for 8 1/2 hours naps and then go to bed shortly after that. Good Luck.
It could be she is anemic from going so long without eating. Is she pale? When she is up is she eating enough? Is she lethargic when she is up? I would call her pediatrition and mention this to them. In the meantime I would definately wake her every 4 hours to get her to drink a bottle.
On a lighter note it could be a growth spurt but even sleeping that long and wanting to go back to sleep shortly after is stretching that possibility.
I'd call your pediatrition and talk to them about it that sounds a little extreme.
