4 month old sleeping too much?

Faith - posted on 09/18/2012

My little girl sleeps through the night also and naps during the day.last night she went down around 930pm and got up at 10 am in the morning I feel nervous she is sleeping tp much. I don't want to be ungrateful but also wanther to be ok. All the sites I google have to do with getting your baby to sleep and I'm worried she is sleeping to much

Nariyah Savannah - posted on 06/09/2012

My son sleeps for almost 10 hours every night. I was worried at first because he's only 3 months old. But he just started doing that when we started feeding him a bowl of rice and 2 once of formula, and gettig a bath afterwards. Its heaven. Enjoy it. :)

Jennifer - posted on 04/05/2011

Yes it is a phase...& enjoy it. Get rest while he's sleeping, get cleaning done, enojoy the time. Soon enough he will b awake longer & u'll b wishing he'd take a tap, or nap longer.
My little guys (who is 10.5 mths now) was a sleeper up until he was about 8-9 mths. He started sleeping thru the nite @ bout 6 wks & same thing he would be awake 4 only a few hrs a day some days.
Do not worry bout it @ all!!

Kellie - posted on 03/27/2011

so glad I came across these posts! I was starting to wonder if my just 4 month old was sleeping too much but it seems it's quite common and normal for them to sleep a lot at this age going by you all :) hehe i'm a tad relieved lol

Chantel - posted on 09/01/2010

My 3 month old son sleeps from 7.30pm to 7.30am most nights but during the day I am lucky to get him to sleep for an hour after each feed. He is sound asleep and then 2 hours to the minute after his last feed he is awake wanting a feed. He too feeds, plays for about 5 minutes and then wants to sleep. I wish he would sleep a bit longer during the day so I get a chance to do some things around the house.

Clare - posted on 08/31/2010

Our little is also a good sleeper and sleeps for nearly the same amount of time,she is nearly 4 months... she has been doing this since birth-infact all 3 of my kids have done it so I would say not to worry, enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts it won't be long before you are wishing that he still slept for that long :) lol x

Heather - posted on 08/26/2010

My son is abouth the same. My son is 13 weeks he sleeps from 8 pm until 530 am without waking. He is usually only up for 2-2.5 hours duing the day befor needing a nap. He will nap any where from half an hour to an hour and a half. He will have one long one of about 2.5 hours in there somewhere. He gets a bath every night between 7 and 730 depending when he starts to get fussy. He then gets a bottle sometimes with cereal sometimes not. this is a routine we have followed since he was 8 weeks. It has worked so far.

Karen - posted on 08/23/2010

This sounds normal to me. My son is just 3 months and he's sleeping almost as much. They grow as they sleep so best to leave him to it! The more he sleeps the more he'll grow :) He should grow out of it and become more active for you over the next few months. If you do want to keep him awake though keep him amused with toys and music etc. and just play and talk to him.
Hope this helps!

Liz - posted on 08/22/2010

As long as he is still gaining weight and is eating enough to have enough diapers, he is fine. He is just growing. It takes a lot of sleep to grow that fast :) My daughter went through this the last few weeks and is now staying awake longer. I got to where I would hold her in the chair while she napped just so I could see her more. I missed her.

Candace - posted on 08/21/2010

Courtney don't worry! I'm almost positive that he will gain a good amount of weight during this period. My little one was 7 weeks early weighing 3lbs 5oz and is now almost 14pds due to his eating and sleeping habit!

Laura - posted on 08/21/2010

My little girl is 3 1/2 months old weights 14 lbs and sleeps 10-12 hours a night, w/o waking up to eat. She gets a 6 oz bottle of formula w/o cereal and then goes off to sleep. During the day she will take 2 or 3 cat naps for half hour to an hour and one good 2-3 hours nap in the afternoon. This sleeping pattern started a few weeks ago, but she was sleeping through the night when she was 6 weeks old. So your lo should stop sleeping so much during the day soon and when they do u will miss it :>)

Courtney - posted on 08/19/2010

I'm so glad I read these posts. I was worried the my almost 4 month old was sleeping too much. Jessica - you said your doctor said they sleep more when they go through growth spurts - that sounds right on! My boy is eating like crazy too. I hope he grows a lot during this growth spurt because he was 6 weeks early so he's just a little guy. :)

Rachel - posted on 08/19/2010

My daughter (3.5 months) is doing the same, but i'm not worried just enjoying it. As they get older they will be awake more. I've been told sleep promotes sleep and i find if she doesn't sleep during the day like she has been she is unsettled, tired and grumpy. I just feel lucky she sleeps though at night.

Katie - posted on 08/18/2010

Yes, I think this is normal, also. My daughter is almost 4 months old and takes a nap pretty much after every feeding for 1.5-2 hours. Then, she sleeps about 10 hours at night. I remember it changing a little when my son was about 6 months old. Once they start eating more at actual meal times, they seem to stay awake a little longer at a time and nap a little less.
Hope this helps! Enjoy the sleeping! :)

Stephanie - posted on 08/18/2010

my daughter usually sleeps from 9:30 pm until 7am without waking and then takes about 4 cat naps during the day when shes awake shes mostly grumpy though

Candace - posted on 08/18/2010

For my son it's not continuous. He'll sleep from about ten to two or thee and then wake up for a bottle and then he goes back to sleep and he'll wake up around five or six to eat again

Gita - posted on 08/18/2010

hi everyone,
sabrina, what do u mean by sleep training??
my daughter is 3 1/4 months old. she sleeps good at night, wakes up 2 times for milk. all the moms who say their kids sleep for 8-11 hrs, is it like continuous sleeping or with feeding breaks? and is it ok if so young baby sleeps for long hours continuously without feeding?

Jessica - posted on 08/17/2010

mom son gets a bath every night using the johnsons bedtime bath and then a bottle with 5 ounces formula and rice cereal mixed in. he sleep anywhere from 8-11 hours.

Alison - posted on 08/17/2010

Please tell me how to get to this point!!! Still waking up every three hours!!! They have to be at least 11 and a half lbs by now. I dream of 5 solid hours!!

Jessica - posted on 08/17/2010

I think it may be normal. My doctor said that babies go through periods where there will sleep alot more than normal. Apparently from what I'm told is when they are having this long sleep periods is when they are having another growth spurt.

Daphne - posted on 08/17/2010

I am thinking it is normal and more of a growth stage. My son is 3 1/2 months old and he just started sleeping around 8-10 hours a night. Would be up for an hour and half or two hours and after his morning bottle takes a nap. Throughout the day though, he'll be awake for a few hours and only take 30-60 min naps. All I know is he is spoiling me with the long naps and I'm afraid he'll go back to 4-6hours a night soon and I'll be dragging.

Ashley - posted on 08/17/2010

My daughter is 3 1/2 months and weighs 15 pounds and sleeps well at night with 2 or three average naps in the day so I don't think its abnormal for him to sleep a lot and I don't think his weight has anything to do with it.

Donna - posted on 08/15/2010

Hi guys. I know how you feel I felt the same that I was always just feeding my daughter then putting her to bed LOL. They will come out of this habbit though trust me. She nows sleeps on total for 11/12 hours at night and then has mabe 45mins nap 3/4 times during the day if that. I was worried that she was sleeping too much the same as you guys are now but its nothing to worry about at all you will soon start to see the change in them xx

Heather - posted on 08/14/2010

My 3 month old baby girl sleeps 12 hours at night and then I wake her, I have no idea how long she would sleep if i let her keep going. I just want to make sure she eats enough too.

Liz - posted on 08/13/2010

My son is three months and sleeps pretty much the same amount, I wouldn't worry. My older kids had the same sleep habits til about 5-6 months old.

Candace - posted on 08/13/2010

I'm starting to think this might be normal. My son is 3 months old and he sleeps about eight hours at night and takes about the same length of naps that your little one takes. Im always asking my mom if he sleeps too much and she's constantly telling me that he's not sleeping too much and that this is normal. I have no idea though. Maybe their sleeping so much because their growing