My almost 6 month old DD has been incredibly sleepy today, she slept from 9pm-4am, had a bottle, then slept from 5am-8am, which has become fairly normal for her, then she fell asleep around 9am which again isn't unheard of but she didn't wake up for a bottle again till almost 1pm. I woke her a few times but she just grizzled till she fell back asleep. I've given her a bottle and she fell asleep again by 2:30 pm, I just woke her, which was more difficult than normal, to change her nappy (very full of wee so no dehydration) and because if she sleeps too much during the day she doesn't sleep at all at night and within half hour she was crying again so I've let her fall asleep in my arms. When awake she has been very whiny and unhappy which isn't in character for her, she is generally recently been a very smiley chatty baby.
She did a massive nappy full of poo early hours of this morning which was runny, but I put this down to her teething which has been going on for around a week. Today is the first day she's been so sleepy and inconsolable though.
Is this pretty normal for a teething baby when it is hot?
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Just the heat/teething or should I worry?
LoveMyLittleSuperhero · 09/04/2017 15:44
they've just said Calpol and call back if she deteriorates/shows signs of dehydration. I'm trying not to panic but it really is a lot of sleep for her, she usually is awake for 4-5 hours in the evenings. Poor thing 
I woke her at about 3:15 for a small bottle which she took and I've just got another small bottle into her but she is sleeping between them and I had to wake her for them she didn't wake up on her own. She's asleep now but keeps crying in her sleep
No rashes (I'm paranoid about meningitis so daily rash checks when I'm dressing her and in the evening for bath time 
). No temperature. Also I've kept the house as cool as possible today and she hasn't been out in the sun.
Should I go to A&E? 111 won't give me an appointment at the out of hours and our nearest A&E is over 20 miles each way, I don't drive, but I don't mind paying £60 in taxis if she needs it. Saying that knowing how under funded the NHS are I don't want to get there and be wasting their time when 111 have said not to go.
DD1 died at a few days old 4 and half years ago and I'm petrified she's ill but I've been overly anxious a lot since she's been born so I feel like I'm over reacting.
Try not to worry yourself (easier said than done I know). Could she be going through a growth spurt? DS had a day a few weeks back just before 6 months old when he slept a lot through out the day but was teething at the same time. (It takes it out of them)! Like yourself I worry about everything and look into so much. If she hasn't got a temperature, nappies are normal and she's drinking these are all pretty good signs! Try not to worry yourself, you'll make yourself ill! Let us know how she is, thinking of you xx 
Could she be going through a growth spurt? I hadn't considered this but yes definitely she could be, she's due one! She's been taking more at each feed recently and having the odd top up feed in between. I actually said to dp a couple of days ago that I thought she was about to have one. I'm going to keep telling myself that's what it is unless I have to take her to A&E and they tell me otherwise. Maybe if i tell myself often enough I'll even believe it.
She's asleep now but she is actually doing her little baby snoring noise instead of whimpering for the first time all day. It's also suddenly got much cooler, looks like we might have a storm, so hopefully if it cools down tonight she will sleep better and feel better by the morning. I hate not being able to do anything to help!
Thankyou again for the kind words and advice, I love mumsnet for this reason, I would be going mad with DP at work and her like this if I was alone and had noone to ask. to you all
She had a bath and was a bit more alert than she has been all day. Held herself sat up in the bath, and had a little play before she started rubbing her eyes and whinging. I've dried her and she took 6oz of milk (almost a normal bottle)then she's fallen back asleep. She's really clingy and kept screaming when I put her down but she snuggled into me and fell asleep quickly as long as I held her and she has stayed asleep when I put her into her Moses basket.
I'm going to keep an eye on her tonight paranoidly keep staring at her to evaluate the depth and frequency of her breaths and take her to the GP in the morning.
Thankyou again
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