I was very happy that my baby girl was a sleepy head like her mamma but my mother has been making comments over and over that my 13 month old is sleeping too much and she is concerned. I'm starting to freak out because she does sleep a lot until 10 am or so. she goes to bed at 7 to 730pm and has a two hour nap(sometimes just 1 hour but most days is 2 hours) from 12 to 2pm.
I'm not used to this since my first born has always been an early morning person and has never woken up past 7am. I was very happy that my second slept a lot and gave me chance to do almost everything around the house while my oldest is at school, but I'm starting to get concerned if there is a problem with her. She has her next check up with her ped in two weeks.
She seems happy and is very playful, however her appetite has dimisnished for the last two weeks, she takes her bottles with no problem. I still give her infant formula instead of whole milk because she didn't take the whole milk well. She got fussy and her BM were hard and painful.
Thank you all in advance for your answers!
Thank you everyone! I feel much better after reading your answers. I'm not used to having a child who sleeps this well; my first born was a preemie and we took her home at 35 weeks she didn't need to stay in the nicu BUT woke up every 2 hours even every 1 1/2 hour round the clock, after a grueling 3 months she slept her first night I woke up in histerics thinking she had choked, after she started sleeping through the night she never woke up past 530 until she was about 5 years old which it went up to 630am. Still at 8 years old she is still a morning person, I was exhausted for so many years that it took us 7 years to try for a second child, I wanted another baby but just couldn't put myself throught that again.
THEN came baby #2, she would sleep for hours at a time as a newborn, at 15 days old she was sleeping through the night. What planet did this baby come from lol! I was very happy for it but at the same time worried since my mom also mentioned it. But yes grandparents do forget sometimes!
I will mention this to the pediatrician but really I'm not concerned anymore, thank you all! I have to remember that every child is different and this one is just an easy baby , thank God!
According to our pediatrician, the average toddler at this age sleeps 14hrs/day. Some sleep a little more, some sleep a little less.
If you feel like her development is on track, then I wouldn't worry about it.
I agree with she's probably fine, but mention it to your doc just in case. I would venture to say however that maybe she's had a diminished appetite b/c she's still on formula. I would also consider getting rid of that in the near future. You might want to talk to the doctor about that as well, but otherwise I'm sure she's just a growing girl!
This seems pretty normal too me. 16 hours of sleep per day may be a little on the high side, but I think it is within the normal range. Ask your ped about it to help you feel better about it, and to make sure that she is fine. Since she is alert when she is awake, I think she is fine. Have you started her on cheerios and fruits and veggies? That should help with the BMs. Formula or breastmilk for the first two years is fine.
My first child NEVER slept....20 minutes catnaps round the clock...one time I was awake for 3 days and hallucinating I was so exhausted. To this day (he is 5) he goes to bed at 8:30 (plays and reads in bed until between 10 and 11). He is then up at 7am, every morning with out fail. He stopped napping at 16 months. This was awful...still can be I am not a morning person.
My second LOVES to sleep. She took two naps a day until after her first birthday. She goes to bed at 8:30 as well and straight to sleep. She will stay asleep until 10:30 or 11am unless I wake her up. Her afternoon naps are 2 to 3 hours long. She can wake from a nap at 6pm and still go to bed at 8:30...she just sleeps a lot. It is wonderful.
They just both came that way...I tried every sleep training method known to man with my first and he just isn't going to sleep...and didn't have to try any with my second.
Ask your pediatrician if you are concerned...but my take is you just have a little one that needs a lot of sleep. Sounds like she has always been this way. If it was a sudden change I would be more worried.
HUGS!!
All I can say is - you are very lucky!!!
a child cannot sleep too much.. my duaghter was a sleeper girl.. she slept 12 hours at night at 2 naps... 1.5 - 2hours each nap.. so she slept 15 - 16 hours per day.
at 4 she still sleeps 13 hours a day. she needs sleep or she is grouchy.
I had an opportunity to ask a phd researcher in sleep about my daughter and her sleep. he said it was great that she was sleeping..she is building brain cells.
my pediatricain has 3 boys.. one sleeps a lot one doesnt sleep much and one is normal..
so kids are all differeent some sleep alot.. she sounds normal.
My 13 month old goes to be at 8pm and sleeps to 10/10:30 (sometimes past 11 on the weekends). She naps for 2-3 hours (sometimes more/less) daily also. Be thankful she's not up at 5:30 am and is a good napper. There's nothing to be worried about! The lack of appetite may be because the formula is filling her up too much. It is much more filling than milk. Talk to your doctor about getting her onto a sippy cup and onto whole milk now that she's 1. You might want to alternate milk and half juice/half water to keep her from getting constipated immediately until her body adjusts to the milk.
Good luck!
It looks fine to me........I think most toddlers still take two naps so since she is taking one, I think it is fine. I think our parents tend to forget 'those days' when we were young. My mom has done this a few times and I truly thinks she just forgets.
Your daughter's naps are very short so I suspect that she may be making up for it by sleeping a lot longer during the night and into the morning. And she maybe just one of those kids who needs a lot of sleep and is not an early riser (lucky you!). If she seems alert during the day, is visually tracking, happy and eager to play and interact, and just appears to be thriving otherwise, I would probably mention the sleeping issue to my doctor during our next well check but probably wouldn't worry about it otherwise.
Sounds fine to me. My 2 year old sleeps 12+ hours a night plus a 3 hour nap
It's the only one nap. Most 13 month olds still have two naps. so over all she's getting the right amount of sleep.
Count yourself lucky it could be she's still waking every 3 hrs. My oldest at 8 never slept as an infant ans she still doesn't need much sleep.
I wouldn't be too worried about it, but wouldn't hurt to bring it up to the ped appt. My son has had this schedule seems like since we was 7 months old. Bedtime 8 or 8:30, wake up around 7 or 7:30 (teething nights, he'd sleep till 8 or 9!) -- in addition he would take a 2 hour nap during the day from 1pm till 3pm...if daycare lets him, he would sleep till 4pm. During growth spurts they may sleep more. As with appetite, there are some days that he eats like a bird and some days he eats like a horse. Their body knows what it needs...if it's more sleep or more food or less sleep or less food or a mixture of both. As with hard BM's, try to give more liquids like water or teeny bit of applejuice w/water. We always have a sippy cup of water out just in case my LO wants to drink when they feel like it. Have you tried a mix of teeny bit of whole milk with the formula, then trying to increase slowly? Perhaps it's a matter of your LO's body to get used to it. Try to use the kind that excludes the BGH hormone like Land O'Lakes. It'll usually state it on the milk container. Hope this helps, good luck!
If she's happy and doing well, then I wouldn't worry about it. Mom's whether in mom mode or grandma mode tend to worry. Sounds like yours is worrying too much. If you're really concerned talk to your doctor, but to me she sounds like a little girl who really likes her shut eye. Enjoy it and tell your Mom that while you appreciate her concern, you're not worried and you'd really appreciate it if she'd let it go.
my twins are 16 months and wake up at 9 am or 10 am and have a nap at 1 and wake up at 3 and go to sleep at 8:30 pm forthe bm give her a little plum juice diary and then water or apple juice
I say definitely bring it up with your doctor at your appointment in 2 weeks. If you don't feel that you can wait that long then call and talk to a nurse, I know most pediatricians have a nurse line that you can call to ask non-emergency questions. I know with my daughter, between 12 months and 18 months she took two naps a day. An hour and half to two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. She would go to bed at 8:30 at night and sleep until about 7am. So she was getting about 15 to 16 hours of sleep every day, which is about what your daughter is getting. Your daughter might be going through a growth spurt. I know there were days when my daughter would take a 3 or 4 hour nap or even sleep 2 hours later in the morning when she was going through little growth spurts. If she doesn't have a fever and is still happy and playful then I wouldn't worry too much. Her not wanting to eat was probably just from being constipated, I would mention that to the doctor about her stools being hard since he/she can offer you suggestions on how to get her to not have hard stools.
As with anything, if you feel a nagging sense of urgency then go with your gut. I am a firm believer in mother's instinct. So even if she has an appointment in 2 weeks, if you can't wait, then take her in.
Hope everything goes well!
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My son used to sleep from 8pm until 11am the next morning without even waking up once. Then he'd take a 2-3 hour nap during the day. He did this for a few weeks at 18 months, then again for a few weeks a year later and again a year after that. The first time, I freaked out and called the doctor, but was told that there was no problem and some kids just are great sleepers. And they were right. There was no problem. My kid WAS a great sleeper. I got SO MUCH DONE during those weeks when he slept like a teenager! I wouldn't worry about it, but if you're really concerned, ask your ped at her check-up.
