Does my 9 month old nap too much?

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My DD is 9 months. She wakes up at about 8am then has a nap around 9-10am, then at 12pm and last nap around 4pm. First couple of naps are 30-45 mins and last nap can sometimes be 2 hours long. She then goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps all night.

All babies are different I think. My 4 month old can sleep for over 3 hrs in the afternoon and also has 2x morning naps and an evening nap. My DH was worried it was too much but if we try and keep her awake she gets so cranky. And if she’s sleeping through the night still I’d say keep doing what you’re doing. Are you worried about something else?

DS was still on 4 naps a day at that point. He rapidly dropped down to one nap a day by the time he was 12 months. It sounds fine to me albeit I'm surprised your DD has her longest nap last of all; I used to keep that very much as a cat nap but all babies are different and if it works for you/her, it's all good.

DS rarely slept until he was a much older child. I swear he was sneaking coffee when I wasn’t looking.

They are all different I guess... enjoy the peace and quite.

Thank you.

I'm not worried about anything else really, she's always loved to sleep. By 2 months she was sleeping through the night and hasn't changed (except for teething). I've mentioned her naps to a couple of people and they're always like "Oh wow, she sleeps a lot..." And that puts worry in my head!

As a child I slept most of the time (like a sloth with narcolepsy my sister says). When I was awake I was like a blue-arsed fly (as my mother would say). No happy medium! 😊

Maybe she's just lazy?

Joking btw!

Unless naps affect night time sleep I wouldn’t worry what others say and follow her lead

My best mate's daughter used to ask to go to bed. She's a proffessor now.
My two boys always wanted to stay up for interesing things. like light goes on, light goes off.

One is a proffessor now, the other one is a musician.

At 9 months my DD was sleeping for 3-3.5 hours a day but in 2 naps (she still does at 11 months) - your DD does the same but in 3 naps instead of 2!

If it’s not broke then don’t fix it.

I think 2 naps a day is typical for that age? (Amazing how quickly you forget, my littlest is only 15 months). They're all so different though - when my eldest was a newborn she was so alert, awake for a few hours between naps, but the second basically slept for the first 6 months of his life (unless, god forbid, I put him down).

Mostly, I'd say if they're sleeping through the night then CHANGE NOTHING.

When DS was tiny he was asleep, feeding or screaming (reflux). He was rarely awake and if he was it would be 5-10 mins. He was carried in a sling for literally the first 4 months of his life. Then suddenly he woke up, slept no more than 20 mins ever day or night.
He gradually improved and now he sleeps one nap one 90 mins - 2 hours and then he sleeps ok overnight. A normal (not disrupted by anything) night he wakes twice and does a 6-8hr stretch and wakes briefly to be fed (BF).
Some nights he can be up every hour.

I was told he sleeps too much, not enough, blah blah blah. Babies do their own thing. Don't stress it and enjoy!

Sounds all right to me.

Relax

If she's fine in herself what are you concerned about? Maybe she just sleeps a little more than average.

People say to me when they phone ‘oh, she’s sleeping again’ so I get where you’re coming from. My DD takes after her dad re sleep and I’m thankful for that

At that age, both of mine had the same overall amount of sleep but it was concentrated into two naps rather than 3. So something like 7am wake up, 10:00-12:00 nap, lunch, play, 2-4pm nap. Play, tea, bed at 7:30. So sounds fine!

Honestly. Does it work for her? Does it work for you and your family?

If you're all happy with it, then let it be. Children that little sleep because they need to sleep. Enjoy it while it lasts!