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Should I Be Concerned About 2 Month Old Baby Sleeping Less?
Hi Doctor, I have 2 months old girl baby, she is doing well health wise, but she is not sleeping well at all, she sleeps hardly 6-7 hours a day and keeps awake rest of the time...Stools and feeding have been normal till date, but her sleeping patterns are not consistent.. sleeps for 20- 30 mins and then wakes up again
Wed, 7 May 2014
Hello!
I read carefully your query.
A two months old baby need to sleep a total of 15-16 hours ,8-9 nighttime sleep,5-6 h daytime sleep (3-5 naps).But every baby is different, and your little girl may need more or less sleep than this.
Your baby needs lots of sleep, but she won't stay asleep for more than three hours or four hours at a time in her first few months. She needs to wake frequently to eat.
If your baby is sleeping 6-7 h daytime and 8 h at night well she is sleeping enough and you don't need to worry.
If she is eating well,stools are normal,no excessive crying,and you don't notice nothing wrong in her,she is fine and this is her way of sleeping(every baby has his own sleeping characteristic.
Babies this age may sleep for six-hour stretches at night, and settle into more of a set nap schedule now.
To get baby on a good sleep routine, make sure to play and expose her to lots of sunlight during the day and avoid over-stimulating her when it's dark out.
Starting a pre-bedtime sleep routine, like bath, feeding, story time - can help ready baby to sleep through the night for longer stretches.
Hope it answered your query.
Wish a good health to your little girl.
Dr.Rovena
I read carefully your query.
A two months old baby need to sleep a total of 15-16 hours ,8-9 nighttime sleep,5-6 h daytime sleep (3-5 naps).But every baby is different, and your little girl may need more or less sleep than this.
Your baby needs lots of sleep, but she won't stay asleep for more than three hours or four hours at a time in her first few months. She needs to wake frequently to eat.
If your baby is sleeping 6-7 h daytime and 8 h at night well she is sleeping enough and you don't need to worry.
If she is eating well,stools are normal,no excessive crying,and you don't notice nothing wrong in her,she is fine and this is her way of sleeping(every baby has his own sleeping characteristic.
Babies this age may sleep for six-hour stretches at night, and settle into more of a set nap schedule now.
To get baby on a good sleep routine, make sure to play and expose her to lots of sunlight during the day and avoid over-stimulating her when it's dark out.
Starting a pre-bedtime sleep routine, like bath, feeding, story time - can help ready baby to sleep through the night for longer stretches.
Hope it answered your query.
Wish a good health to your little girl.
Dr.Rovena
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