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How much sleep should a 5 week old have in the daytime?

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Jam77 · 13/10/2006 16:52

Yes it's me again, new mum, have found mumsnet and now keep asking advice from you guys!!! I just wondered how much daytime sleep other peoples babies have/had?? People are telling me if my DD stayed awake more in the day she would sleep more at night.....but shre just wants to sleep after her feeds in the day. Just wondered if this is normal as friends babies stay awake all day and sleep lot's at night.

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curlew · 17/10/2006 07:17

Bafreem - I think you've posted on the wrong thread. Try again, starting your own thread in Education.
For what it's worth. a. it's early days b. have you spoken to the teacher about it? c. don't fall into the trap of thinking that private equals better and d. I would be a bit careful about how I phrased your last sentence if I were you!

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Jam77 · 17/10/2006 17:38

Thanks Curlew - will speak to HV re orange juice. DD had a bad day yesterday hardley slept all day or night - am feeling a bit low today as tiredness is catching up with me. I try hard to sleep in day when DD does nap (which is getting less and less) but find it so hard to switch off -please tell me I will start to feel better and more confident as the weeks go on Mumsnetters!!

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alibobble · 17/10/2006 21:19

yes you will! Not to say that things will become rosey over night but you do find a way of dealing with stuff. It's taken me 4 months to get confident with dd and even the slightest thing sets me back but that's just me! That's not to scare you, that's to reasure you cos "everyone" thinks once 6 weeks is past you should be out there with the best of them! Hope sleep things improve. Keep us posted.

alibobble · 17/10/2006 21:19

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Jam77 · 18/10/2006 12:19

Thanks Alibobble - it's so reassuring knowing I'm not alone!!!! DD is napping at the moment hence I'm able to come on here for a while, sod the housework!!!

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alibobble · 18/10/2006 18:30

absolutely. dd has scremmed the house down all afternoon and now dh is looking after her. Needless to say she's all cheery now! Who needs a clean house anyway?

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Jam77 · 18/10/2006 21:10

DD is now asleep - had to put the hairdryer on for half an hour but at least now she is in dreamland. I have ordered a white noise CD as DD goes off like a dream to the hoover and hairdryer, I'll let you know if it's any good!

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dizzymeg · 19/10/2006 07:51

Had nightmare day with DD (13 wks) yesterday. She refused point blank to go to sleep at all. Not even half an hours nap when went for walk in pram. Needless to say she was therefore overtired and screamed constantly (when not latched on !). As soon as DH came home, smiles.. He always gets the best smiles, where I get all the screams etc . LAst night she went down at 10.30pm slept til 2am, fed, then woke again at 5.30am.... NEVER wakes twice normally (I class anything before 7am as night). Not sure if could be due to being so overtired, or could she be having a growth spurt ? Needless to say, she's fast asleep now while I can't get back off !!

dizzymeg · 19/10/2006 08:47

She has since had a feed (bf) and gone back to sleep again ... I'm so tired and she looks so angelic

2Babies0Bumps · 19/10/2006 08:51

i wouldnt worry about it. my 5week old sleeps most of the day and is pretty good at night too. it doesnt seem to affect his night times.
besides, newborns have no control over when they sleep anyway. their little systems close down. and dont forget, whilst a baby sleeps, his brain sorts all the information it has taken in and sorts it out.

clairemow · 19/10/2006 09:03

Jam77, 2nd my baby is 6 1/2 weeks old, and sleeps a lot during the day, and goes down well at night now - wakes for dream feed around 11, and then around 3am for full feed. If they don't get enough sleep in the day then they can become over tired, and find it difficult to drop off at all. I find that DS2 can't manage to be awake comfortably for more than 1 1/2 - 2 hours in the day, so basically time for a feed and a little kick about, then sleep time again. Ignore the people who say to keep DD awake in the day to get better sleep at night, in my experience, this just does not work.

My DS1 who is 2 1/2 still has a nap most days in the middle of the day, often for up to 2 hours, and he sleeps every night from 7 until at least 7 the next morning. The days when he has napped are often the nights he sleeps best. Long live daytime sleep.

Good luck.

liquidclocks · 19/10/2006 09:07

Hi Jam77 - have you thought about joining in on the post-natal groups thread? There is one for spetember babies this year and we all try to be nice! It's helpful if you'd like to speak to other mum's at the same stage...

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Jam77 · 19/10/2006 17:20

Hi All - how lovely to log on and get all your fab messages, I have decided to chill a little - DD is sleeping lots in day but has been good last few nights - last night went down at 7.30 - dream feed at 10.30 and then went through till 3.30 - amazing!!!! I will check out the post natal thread - thanks for letting me know it's so nice to come on here and hear from you all!

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cruisemum1 · 20/10/2006 18:28

This is a gret thread! My ds 6wks is fairly erratic with sleeping but is getting more settled. I have been fretting about his sleep patterns though and worry if he doesn't sleep enough and then worry if he sleeps too much. Poor little sod can't win!!! Bless his cottons It does appear that the more sleep he gets during the day bears no relevance to nighttime sleeps and generally nights are pretty good. The thing is that there is no 'right answer' which makes parenting so flipping confusing! I guess the answer is just to relax and enjoy...x

Gemjj14 · 28/08/2020 09:23

Hi I’m single parent to a new born, she’s 5 weeks but I’m struggling with her sleep. She tends to nap a little in the morning wakes through out nap so I can’t nap with her then around two she will sleep for about 3.5 hours waking half 5/6ish then she is so miserable she’s tired off n on sleeping I try keep her awake till her next bottle but she’s a nightmare I have a little boy who is 6 who’s getting no attention as settling her . I then feed her about half 8 she doesn’t take much then will go to bed but sometimes she will go later around 9/10 if she has a lol nap in between but then will wake around 1am n be wide awake for a good few hours it’s making me so tired. Any advice on when a good bedtime is iv also added a dream feed before I go to bed but it’s like she ready to wake up for the day at 1

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