Well, I think DS takes after his Mommy and Daddy, and is not looking like a great sleeper. I'm not sure if this is something to worry about, and if I can or should try to change it.
I've been using the Total Baby app to record, well, pretty much everything he does, including how much he sleeps. His average amount of sleep, including nighttime and naps, is about 9.75 hours a day for the months of April and May. (He was born 3/23.) That seems low to me. What I've read is that it should be closer to 12-16 hours. Is that so much difference that I should be concerned, or is it okay?
I put him down for naps as soon as I see him yawning or starting to get fussy, and I start trying to put him down for the night around 8:00-9:00. However, he really fights sleep when I put him down. If I put him in his bassinet slightly awake, he often fusses until he's fully awake. I can rock him to sleep, which works better, but that's a big no-no. I still do it sometimes though. At night, I turn out the lights, turn on the white noise, and minimize interaction. He usually doesn't get good sleep - more than an hour at a time - until midnight-3:00, (eats), then 4:00-6:00 or 7:00.
The past couple nights, he's been cluster feeding all night - about 1-2 hours between start to start of feeding. And his feedings take about 45 min to an hour, so needless to say neither of us has been sleeping much at night. I'm hoping this is just a growth spurt, but I'm also worried that it could be his response to not sleeping enough during the day.
Thoughts? Advice? Are there other signals besides yawning or getting fussy I should be looking for to know when to have him nap? What are some ways to get a baby to sleep without rocking them? Or am I just being a new mom and worrying over nothing?
I've been using the Total Baby app to record, well, pretty much everything he does, including how much he sleeps. His average amount of sleep, including nighttime and naps, is about 9.75 hours a day for the months of April and May. (He was born 3/23.) That seems low to me. What I've read is that it should be closer to 12-16 hours. Is that so much difference that I should be concerned, or is it okay?
I put him down for naps as soon as I see him yawning or starting to get fussy, and I start trying to put him down for the night around 8:00-9:00. However, he really fights sleep when I put him down. If I put him in his bassinet slightly awake, he often fusses until he's fully awake. I can rock him to sleep, which works better, but that's a big no-no. I still do it sometimes though. At night, I turn out the lights, turn on the white noise, and minimize interaction. He usually doesn't get good sleep - more than an hour at a time - until midnight-3:00, (eats), then 4:00-6:00 or 7:00.
The past couple nights, he's been cluster feeding all night - about 1-2 hours between start to start of feeding. And his feedings take about 45 min to an hour, so needless to say neither of us has been sleeping much at night. I'm hoping this is just a growth spurt, but I'm also worried that it could be his response to not sleeping enough during the day.
Thoughts? Advice? Are there other signals besides yawning or getting fussy I should be looking for to know when to have him nap? What are some ways to get a baby to sleep without rocking them? Or am I just being a new mom and worrying over nothing?
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