https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058564 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 08:48:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1058564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD would actually sleep in longer stretches, it was usually because she was going through a growth spurt. So enjoy it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058559 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 08:43:02 +0000 Pink Champagne 1058559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your ped says 18 is normal.</p> <p>Your ped says 18 is normal.</p> <p>Listen to your doctor. They spent all that time in med school.</p> <p>Also, babies go through all kinds of growth spurts when they're that little... They nurse a ton and sleep more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058529 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 08:00:32 +0000 DillonLion 1058529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is a marathon sleeper, and during growth spurts and such she sleeps even longer. I just count my blessings! Now that she's a little older I know it is totally normal for her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058446 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:16:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 1058446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: do you nap during the day when she does? I have such a hard time with that but when night sleep is terrible it can help so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058444 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:13:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 1058444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I check that she is still breathing at least once a night! But in the morning before she wakes up she gets super grunty so I know she's all good :)</p> <p>I think she might even fall back asleep now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058443 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:13:09 +0000 Cherrybee 1058443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Nice one C!!! The Beast slept beautifully yesterday during the day but had me up every 1.5-2 hrs in the night and is wailing away this morning. Little madam! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058441 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:09:20 +0000 Ra 1058441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: That's awesome! B has been asleep for 8.5 hours and I am laying here awake. Lol. I got up to pump and now I can't fall back asleep. Who are these babies?! I literally had my face all up in his a few minutes ago to make sure he was still breathing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058440 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 03:42:13 +0000 loveisstrange 1058440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Enjoy it! 5-6 weeks is about when C started STTN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1058439 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 03:40:36 +0000 Foodnerd81 1058439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SEVEN hours. She slept seven hours last night- 9:30-4:30. Amazing. And I didn't even have to get up to pump. </p> <p>Wow. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057561 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:08:47 +0000 winniebee 1057561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Enjoy it! My son was not a super sleepy infant, but he did occasionally have days like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057550 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:00:17 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 1057550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>enjoy it! sleep changes from month to month or week to week (at least in our case). She is probably growing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057521 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 12:42:12 +0000 Pepper 1057521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal to me. LO was so tired last night! I was nursing him to sleep and he stopped eating after a few minutes and was completely knocked out. I was sure he'd wake me up after an hour, but he slept for 4.5 hours. I think it's just all very inconsistent at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057506 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 12:30:32 +0000 deerylou 1057506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're not alone. DD is six weeks, and has started sleeping 6+ hour stretches at night. This is often after a two hour, evening nap. At first I thought she may be narcoleptic (lol), but now I'm just rejoicing to the sleep gods, and rolling with it. Granted, we bed share, so I'm not sure she would be sleeping as soundly, solo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057384 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:25:08 +0000 skibobrown 1057384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, sounds normal. My daughter occasionally had days like you're describing. I always totally freaked out b/c for her sleeping for that long was very abnormal. However, she was always fine, and I think she was just going through a growth spurt in most of these cases. Her body needed the extra energy to grow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057354 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:06:28 +0000 MamaMoose 1057354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: my LO always slept well during growth spurts. She would wake up, eat like a beast, and then conk out until it was time to eat again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057347 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:51:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 1057347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: she's 4 and a half weeks. She had a fussy couple of days before this with not much sleep, so I guess she was making up for it. Silly girl. Or, silly mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057331 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:42:25 +0000 Smurfette 1057331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old? Did she finish a growth spurt?</p> <p>Either way, count your blessings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057330 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:41:33 +0000 Trailmix 1057330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine did this around that age, just occasionally take these monster naps :happy: Enjoy it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057312 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:35:26 +0000 bisous 1057312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stayed up worried almost the whole night the first time this happened...even after the pedi told me to just let her sleep. But it was right around a month, too.</p> <p>We just took it as a sign that we should try putting her to bed a little earlier than we were trying before--we tried an hour earlier and that seemed to work. Now she is a great sleeper! (Hopefully it will stay that way!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057306 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:29:57 +0000 Silva 1057306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she is acting fine otherwise (eating, dipes are normal) then hooray! My LO got a bit ill after the rotavirus vaccine and ended up slightly dehydrated...the only odd behavior I noticed was that she fell asleep in my arms without nursing or rocking, and allowed me to transfer her to her crib. The two naps she took in her crib that day were the only times she has slept in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057300 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:27:20 +0000 swedishfish 1057300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally agree with Grizz! Enjoy it! Occasionally R will treat us to extra sleep but I do worry she's not eating enough on those days so I get it :wink: but enjoy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057299 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:26:56 +0000 Foodnerd81 1057299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha and she's awake and seems normal :) It's just so out if character. I want to bottle this and have it every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057295 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:24:14 +0000 Boheme 1057295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rejoice, woman! As long as she's still gaining well and has plenty of wet and dirty dipes, let that baby sleep!<br /> (And I am totally jealous over here. Heh.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-much-sleep-aka-crazy-mom-alert#post-1057287 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:19:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 1057287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know there are sleep regressions, but is there such thing as times when babies sleep extra? C is a month old, and has been a so-so sleeper, and not a great napper in particular. Then last night, she took a 2 hour nap, then slept over 6 hours in one stretch overnight, after falling asleep on her own-- not nursed down, but just laying on DH she conked out and didn't wake up when I changed or swaddled her. She was up after 6 this morning, went down for a nice nap a couple hours later and has been sleeping for 3 hours and counting. </p> <p>I THINK I should be counting my blessings, but it's so unlike her it's making me nervous. Is this what normal babies do? The ped said at this age babies usually sleep 18 hours a day and I laughed at him, since C was maybe sleeping 12 if you include cat naps here and there. So, maybe she is just older and can sleep longer? Tell me if I'm just being nutso and should relax! </p>