MSE Parents Club Part 7

angela6834

Thanks for trying to reassure me. Its not as tho she's always slept so much tho i would say she has always been good. Its just the last 3 weeks or so. I know she was early but she's 21 weeks now. Not sure if it could be a growth spurt but its seems to have gone on a while and still seems excessive.

She's alert and happy when she's awake. She's almost sitting up on her own and is constantly talking too x

angelfairy

angela6834 wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Can i just ask a question without being shot?

Can i ask what naps your LO's have during the day and if they sleep through. I know this sounds really daft to be complaining about but im getting worried about the amount of sleep Rose is having.

She is sleeping a full night, 11 or 12 hours. She then wakes and will normally have 2 hours awake and then she'll have a nap. She will normally sleep for 2 or 3 hours. She can then last another 2 hours awake then she will have another 2 or 3 hours. She is now having another nap about 5ish, this started as half an hour but tonight i had to wake her after 2 hours.

Im getting a bit worried that something is wrong and will ring HV on Monday but just wondered if this seems abnormal to you?

hi angela,

sorry, i can't be of any help because we are at the other end of the scale as you know.

i would normally think that if they need sleep, they will sleep. although you are the best judge as she is your little girl and you know her best.

could you let us know what the HV says as I'd be interested to know.

xx

searching_me

if its really worrying you darling then just speak to the HV she'll ease your mind x

cazscoob

angela erin has a nap every few hours and they range from 15 mins to 2 hours. she has also started to sleep 12 hours and i have found the more she sleeps throughout the day the better she sleeps at night! charlie also has a 2 hour nap in the afternoon! so i wouldnt worry too much

My_Fathers_Daughter

Angela - sorry, remind me how old LO is.

It does seem like a lot. I would check with a health professional to see what they say but I would imagine as long as she is eating enough and having plenty of wet and dirty nappies and is alert when she is awake then it is probably just her way.

At nearly 7 months Benjamin still wants a nap every 2 hours - but he only sleeps for 30 mins, 40 max during the day. If he doesn't get his nap every 2 hours (so say 1 1/2 hours awake) then he gets really grumpy and needs to go to bed earlier.


Edit - reading back I can see she is 21 weeks and alert when she is awake. I would do as SM says and make the most of it!!

angela6834

angelfairy wrote: »

hi angela,

sorry, i can't be of any help because we are at the other end of the scale as you know.

i would normally think that if they need sleep, they will sleep. although you are the best judge as she is your little girl and you know her best.

could you let us know what the HV says as I'd be interested to know.

xx

I was going to ask last week but it seems awful to complain that they sleep too much. She is a little angel and i never have any bother out of her. She is such a joy and would hate for anything to be wrong. Im probably being silly but its really starting to worry me and typically its a Friday when i'll worry all weekend x I will let you know on Monday what they say x

Jvic28

Hiya everyone,

how r u all?

x

angela6834

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Angela - sorry, remind me how old LO is.

It does seem like a lot. I would check with a health professional to see what they say but I would imagine as long as she is eating enough and having plenty of wet and dirty nappies and is alert when she is awake then it is probably just her way.

At nearly 7 months Benjamin still wants a nap every 2 hours - but he only sleeps for 30 mins, 40 max during the day. If he doesn't get his nap every 2 hours (so say 1 1/2 hours awake) then he gets really grumpy and needs to go to bed earlier.

She's 21 weeks, 22 on Tuesday. She was 8 weeks early but seems to be sleeping more now than she did, tho as i say its not so dramatic as she's always been a good sleeper, its just seems excessive now to me x

pinkpig08

Hi all,

searching - hope your gay OH is ok tomorrow. I have Crohn's Disease too and it's not nice at all.

Sorry not caught up, Caitlyns only just gone to sleep. Hope you're all ok................

angelfairy

hi all,

i had a lovely day today as i went to go and see some of the girls at my work's head office. gave LO a chance to charm everyone. she was dishing out the smiles like nobody's business and was quite unnerved that i disappeared for about half an hour for a chat with one of the partners.

some realities hit me though when i was on the train back that i would be heading back to work soon and what that would mean. i know many are going through it at the minute and i certainly didn't underestimate how people were feeling about it, but i just kept putting it out of my mind becuase it was too hard to think about.

i do want to go back to work in one sense as i like feeling productive and capable, whereas i dont feel this as a mum, but i cant bear the thought of being away from her. although, i know it will do her good to be away from me.

need to discuss childcare issues with hubby as we have a few options.


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