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Hi,
How much do 3 months old usually sleep? I was told they are more and more awake, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean they could skip sleeping between 2 feeding?
My DD usually stays awake for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours after each feeding during the day. (Luckily, she'll go right back to sleep in the middle of the night.) However, by the evening she doesn't really want to fall asleep before the last feeding, although she seems tired most of the time. Is that normal? Is there a guideline as to how much should they be sleeping as they grow? What was your experience?
Thanks! |
| Posted by Csuga on 06/19/2008 08:13 PM
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| My doctor told us when our daughter was young that we need to keep her active and awake most of the day so then at night she will be ready to sleep. They are confused as to which time of the day they should sleep... in our tummys day time was sleep time and night time was active play! There really is no guide to how much they should sleep but when my daughter was around 3 months she was sleeping about 8-10 hours in the night waking up every 3rd hour and during the day she would sleep in about 20-30 minutes at a time 3 times a day! I hope this helps! |
| posted by Candice on 06/19/2008 08:53 PM
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| i definatly do not see it as how much a 3month old sleep, as how much your little one should sleep. I agree with the above posting, keep the baby active and busy a little more during the day so that when it is bed time she is exhausted and knows what time it is. My daughter who is know 14 1/2 months, at that age did 2-3 naps about 1hr a day. Some babies can just sleep and sleep all day and all night and some just take little cat naps and are ready to go:) Good luck and don't worry about other babies let you little on tell you how you shoule work it out:) |
| posted by Cindy on 06/20/2008 12:12 AM
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I agree with Cindy's post. Let your daughter be your guide on how much sleep she needs. I think it just depends on the baby. That really continues into toddlerhood as well. My DS continues to to take 2-2hr naps each day, even though other kids his age, 18 months, only take one nap a day. At 3 months, he was sleeping 16 hours or so, maybe a little more each day. Even with this, he was still sleeping 8-10 hours a night, and waking up every few hours to eat.
Kids are just different, in their sleeping and eating patterns, as well as in their development. If you have concerns that your DD is not falling within acceptable guidelines, I would suggest checking with your pediatrican |
| posted by Casey on 06/20/2008 07:40 AM
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| The book that I swear by recommended 14-16 hours a sleep a day with 10-12 coming at night. Sounds good but son didnt do that. He was about 12-14 a day. The best thing from the book that helped me notice the sleepy signs with my son was the 2 hour window rule. Within 2 hrs of waking they should be ready to go back asleep. After trial and error my sone was much easier to put down and stay down after about 1.25 to 1.5 hours of wakefulness. He is stll pretty much that way, maybe closer to 1.5-1.75 before I need to start the soothing process before nap. He has always taken about 4 naps, anywhere from 30-1.5 hours depengin on the time of day. Nightime is in 3-5 hours bits still to this day and think closer to 1-3 hours at that time. But it does come down to your baby and when they start showing sleepy signs, start soothing. Hope it helps! |
| posted by Nichole on 06/20/2008 08:39 AM
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Thanks for all the posts!!!
I am trying not to force DD to go to sleep (except at night) but watch for signs when she is getting tired and sleepy. Like I said she usually gets tired about 1 - 1 1/2 hours after eating. In the morning she usually goes back to sleep for about 3 hours. Afternoons always differ, sometimes she'll sleep for 2-3 hours, sometimes only for 30 minutes. Since I don't have any experience with kids, I just wanted to see what other babies her age were like.
Thanks again! |
| posted by Csuga on 06/20/2008 08:59 AM
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