To take my baby out of the cot and stick him in the bath

[strawberrycake]

My ds is 1 month and has become a complete sleep addict (after being a screaming insomniac for the first 2 weeks). I put him in his cot at 6.30pm and it's now 11am and he's only woken for bottles and changing then fallen asleep without a sound. He also slpt most of yesterday in the buggy/ car.I want to go out though with him!

He looks so adorable though I don't want to touch him, but given hs way he won't leave that cot for a month.

relish it
never wake a sleeping baby
it wont last

It'll probably change again next week and you'll be wishing he slept a bit more!

If he's asleep I'd leave him - he must need it. Babies learn in their sleep.

YABU but I understand how you feel!

if you read the book contented baby they have a schedule for your baby and say that even if they are still sleeping you are to wake them up and feed them or play with them so that their sleep pattern becomes regular.

I certainly did this when my DD was a baby and she was fine. YANBU

Generally I would say never wake a sleeping baby.

However. . Has he had any period of wakefulness/alertness say 20-30 mins in this time? It seems a little unusual to me that he slept all yesterday and then for the last 16+ hours without any alert periods. I wouldn't panic just yet but if he has no periods of wakefulness later today then i personally would be going to the doctor just for a quick check that he's not ill or something.

But I'm hoping that he is just having a sleepy few days, in which case just put your feet up and eat cake!

(just in case... but I got your back)

Rephrases post to suggest a routine may be of assistance in structuring the day so your own needs are met as well as the little one.

I'd suggest you see how it goes today, but my guess is that if your baby sleeps all day, he may not do so well at night....

Take him out though, he'll be fine!

You CAN take a sleeping baby out....

I bathed him, I'm a mean mummy. He has a little up time when dad leaves for work at 6.30am.

I do wake him generally, to encourage night sleep. At least half an hour after feeds. At night he goes straight back down.

I go on the "never wake a sleeping baby" idea, but DS2 gets woken up all the time because we need to get out and do stuff for DS1.

I figure if he is asleep I should enjoy it and leave him to it.