My baby has slept for 6 hours and is still asleep...

[MyGirl6]

My baby is 11 weeks old tomorrow (OMG!) and he doesn't sleep usually for more than 2 hours at a time. He sleeps more at night than during the day but isn't a good sleeper.

I put him down for a nap a 10 this morning. He's still asleep. I've actually tried waking him when I changed his nappy but he's STILL asleep and wouldn't wake up. He has fed in his sleep, threw up a bit, cried for 10 seconds, then went back to sleep.

Why do I feel weird about it? Is this normal? If so how do I get him to do it at night?!

Hope my little man is ok.

So I gave up on 111 and spoke to a gp (family member) who went through a few things with me and said he's fine and to let him sleep. He's probably recovering from his cold. Said the fact that he's feeding, cried when he was sick, stirs a little bit when I move him (but doesn't wake up) means he's okay. He said 'as an adult, after you've had a shitty cold, what do you want to do? Sleep of course. So let him sleep.'

Thanks though I'm still glad he's ok and we got him checked even if it was by a family member

11 week old is very young. So often very difficult to diagnose. You need to be cautious. Difficult to wake AND a vomit -- could be nothing BUT definitely could be a medical issue.

Don't ignore.

He also doesn't have a temperature which is a big plus.

Babies are not clock trained like us OP. I'm glad you've spoken to a GP and been reassured. The likelihood is that he's fine - the problem might be that having had such a very long sleep he'll be up a lot of the night, so I suggest you brace yourself for that.

So hard to relax when it's all new and you worry about them, I know.

That's good to hear OP. Just keep a close eye but sounds like he's just trying to catch up on zzzz's.

As soon as he wakes you’ll be wishing him back to sleep

My DD started sleeping all night at about 10 weeks old. Nothing wrong with her, she kept sleeping like that and so did her brother when he came along.

How is he, OP? What did 111 say?

I’m glad you’ve spoken to a gp. You may have a very awake baby tonight so get some rest if you can.

This happened to me, turned out I'd let my DD get too cold - we didn't use A&E but we realised and warmed her up quickly, gave her warm milk etc., she was fine after about half an hour but bloody hell it did scare me. As you say he has a normal temperature it can't be that (assume you took it with a proper thermometer).
Hope your GP friend is right and it's nothing, you age so much in the first few months!

It sounds like daytime and night time might have got a bit muddled. The fact he is feeding ok and has no temp are good. Growth spurts can also make babies tired.
I think you might find he decides to be wide awake later and ready to start his "day" - probably just as you want to go to bed!

I wouldn't be worried OP. If he's feeding and he doesn't have a temperature and he stirs when you move him then he's fine. I remember my dd having days when she slept for hours at this age, especially if you are holding him and he's not in a cot.

my baby was sleeping 8 hours at night at 6 weeks.
No, you don't have to wake them to feed every 5 hours, if they are feeding plenty otherwise.

BUT and it is a big BUT, there is a difference between being asleep and being unable to rouse them. if you can't wake him/he is unresponsive, that is an emergency.
Always good to check.

My DD did this s lot , never occurred to me to take her to A snd E!

Glad he is OK. I would get a bit of rest now OP, as he has slept so long during the day, you may be in for a long night!
I would keep an eye on him though still.

Has he woken up yet?

This is perfectly normal 11wo behaviour - they have day and night mixed up.

My second splept through 12 hours from 7 weeks - but that's formula for you and a nice old fashioned routine. Middle class Mumsnetters are such bloody martyrs.

Aquilla people were saying they’d ask for advice as it was clearly out of the norm for the OP’s baby and she said he wouldn’t wake up. Nothing to do with being a martyr. Any excuse to get a dig in though, eh?

Did you bother reading the thread?

The whole point was that this was not normal for this baby, and he was difficult to rouse.

Wide awake and grumpy!!

So how do I get him to switch his day and night now as I feel it's going to be a long one tonight?

Glad it's all OK OP. Glad you checked it out - never take chances with tiny ones! If he's recovering from a bug he might go back off over night and just have loads of sleep today! Otherwise edge him back a few hours at a time.

My second splept through 12 hours from 7 weeks - but that's formula for you and a nice old fashioned routine. Middle class Mumsnetters are such bloody martyrs.

What a pointless and nasty comment - not even related to the thread. Lots of FF babies wake up during the night by the way. Personally even if it meant a little less sleep I'm glad i BF but wouldn't judge someone for making a different choice (as you're so keen to do).

@MyGirl6 best way is to expose him to lots of daylight. So go for a walk after breakfast then have a nap. Up, feed, sit outside or another walk or go round the shops. I never did a routine with DS but getting him out and about helped massively with getting him started sleeping at night.

Pick him up and wake him. I wouldn't let my baby oversleep during the day because that equalled a sleepless night
I used to put my daughter down at 8pm and she wouldn't wake until 10- 11am i had to feed her in her sleep