It seems that R has seriously low sleep needs. He only sleeps 9 hours at night (not altogether mind you!) and is routinely up for HOURS at a time during the day. Unless in the car seat. I try all the tricks (swaddle/swing/nurse to sleep). He is just awake. Yesterday he was awake 3 hours in the morning and then 2 hours in the afternoon as well as 2 before bed. Similar day today. He's 2m and it's driving me crazy!
Anyone else?
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
@winniebee: Chloe was like that. I feel you.
She's 3 and it never got any better.
pineapple / 12566 posts
Ugh, I know how that feels! My DS was like that. It got better when he was around 5 months.
coconut / 8279 posts
@Mrs. Jump Rope: J is the same. Never slept as a baby, never changed.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Yeah, this was my son. I read all about how newborns just sleep all the time, not my kid!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
He sleeps less than my 2.5 year old! What I don't get is he will start showing tired cues so I go for it....and an hour or toe later he is still awake! Aren't babies supposed to sleep?
pomegranate / 3706 posts
Both of my kids have always had low sleep needs. I had to stop reading and thinking about what babies are "supposed to do" regarding sleep and try to remind myself that every baby is different. Hang in there!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@erinpye: my first was and is definitely on the lower end of sleep needs but it seems this one has even lower needs. Lucky me 
pomelo / 5093 posts
Yeah, this was and still is my daughter. Her father has low sleep needs too. She was never a newborn who just slept all the time, never.
pomelo / 5258 posts
My LO was the same way. I was so frustrated by everything I read. It was like she was the inverse of everything I read that she should be. Instead of 40 minutes of awake time it was 30 minutes of nap and hours awake. I'm hoping LO2 sleeps more.
grapefruit / 4213 posts
DD1 is this way. Her naps were one 20 minute nap a day. In the morning, not afternoon like everyone says. She didn't start STTN until 1 year. And it's only 7-8 hours a night. DD2 is 3 weeks old and I'm crossing my fingers this one will sleep. 
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@Mrs. Jump Rope: @looch: @rachiecakes: @winniebee: Yep we are in the club as well! I figure #2 has to sleep more (hopefully)
pomelo / 5678 posts
My kid has never slept anywhere near the "recommended." I sure would like to!
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
My LO was the same!! He was a chronic cat napper and even as a newborn didn't sleep much at all.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
Yup, d has low sleep needs. He can stay up 8+ hours at a time . Its exhausting lol.
nectarine / 2028 posts
@winniebee: My son was very similar to that the first two months. He was awake all the time and very unhappy. I ultimately feel like he was a bit colicky, and also overstimulated VERY easily. During the day I'd have to hide us both under a blanket to try and convince him to nap-even a little daylight in his nursery would distract him. He's gotten better now (3 months this week), and I'm also good at reading his subtle sleep cues so I can wind him down before he overstimulates. Good luck!
pomegranate / 3565 posts
Yes - DS1 never had a sleepy newborn phase. He was awake from the beginning. He still does not sleep much at 29 months. DS2 does sleep a bit more but is still lower than most babies, I bet.
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
@jetsa: my second loves sleep. She is everything my oldest isn't. We joke if she was our first we'd have 5 more babies!
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
K was the same! She did not sleep as a baby- it was maddening. Now at 18 m she seems to like her sleep a bit more.
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