My three month old seems to need lots of sleep. We cosleep from nine till seven thirty waking three times to?

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nurse. Then after being awake for less than an hour he gets cranky and needs to take a nap. His naps last anywhere between half an hour and two hours and he gets cranky just as fast after a long nap compared to a short one. This cycle goes on all day sleep an hour wake an hour, sleep an hour wake an hour. Trying to get him to take a nap is not easy sometimes as he likes to fight sleep, And I have to get him to nap 5 or 6 times a day. So, I was just wondering what kind of routine other three month olds have.

Answer 1

My 3 month old co-sleeps with me from about 10pm to 6am and nurses 2-3 times during the night. He takes 2 or 3 naps during the day, about an hour each, but some days he'll take a really long 3 hour nap in the afternoon and still sleep the same amount at night. But they say every baby is different. I wouldn't recommend trying to keep him awake if he's tired. I'd also bring it up with your pediatrician at your 4 month checkup, he/she will probably tell you it's nothing to worry about.

Good luck!

Answer 2

During the day you can try to add activities that demand him to be awake. Try a bath after his feeding - this will add at least a half hour of being awake! Maybe a after lunch walk in the stroller around the block? That could add another half hour! Maybe a baby carrier while you do housework? That might keep him interested for a little while.
Then hopefully he will adjust to being a wake longer in the day time. Hope this was helpful!

Answer 3

Five to six naps a day seems a bit too much. Have you talked to your pediatrician? Have you talk to your local LeLeche Group? This group is very supportive of nursing moms and often will come to your home to help you out.

I've also learned that problems arise from either overfeeding or underfeeding your baby. In either case, your baby is either uncomfortable from the gas and from being overfilled or unsatisfied and feeling hungry, thus waking constantly.

Your local ob-gyn or hospital facility should have information on this group. Best of luck.

Answer 4

waking up 3 times at night to eat seems like a lot for a 3 month-old. My son and both of my step-kids were sleeping through the night way before they were this age. Maybe try not co-sleeping. This may be why he is waking up so much. He might not be hungry at all, but might be a light sleeper and your movements might wake him up....also is really is not safe to co-sleep. Sheets and blankets on a regular bed can be a suffocation hazard for a small baby.

Answer 5

If it hasn't been going on for long, I would say he is going through a growth spurt. My daughter never had a routine, she did her own thing, and we followed along, but I know she wasn't always sleeping that much. There was a couple times though, she would sleep so much, I was worried and called the doctor. Once she slept for 12 hours, with NO feeding. She would not eat, and just wanted to sleep. She was perfectly fine, just a growth spurt! Good Luck!

Answer 6

Honey, it doesn't matter what other three month olds do. He is doing what he feels comfortable with so let him take the lead. You are being a great mom, so don't keep fretting about what you think he 'ought' to be doing,
Let him set the pace for these early days, this is what I did with my daughter- she woke when she needed to, slept when she wanted, ate when she was hungry. I saw nothing wrong with it, and she is a very happy little girl now.

Do what you know needs to be done.
Your baby won't have read the rules about what this thing called life is about, so he isn't going to be following them, he's going to make up his own, and that is absolutely fine!

Answer 7

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