OHbaby! Forums : too much day sleep? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:09:23 +0000 Tue, 25 May 2010 20:49:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=33604 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[too much day sleep? : I am going to be a bit different...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1041986&title=too-much-day-sleep#1041986 Author: Helen1
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Posted: 25 May 2010 at 8:49pm

I am going to be a bit different here. At that age I was told by Plunket that the 2 sleeps she was having in the day should be no more than 2 hours in the morning (that being her naturally longer sleep) and no more than 1 hour in the afternoon.

I agree that it could be the developmental milestone but after a week or 2 - if he hasn't settled back into a good sleeping pattern then I would wake him after these times for the day sleeps.

Might be worth talking it over with your plunket or karitane nurse.

Good luck and all the best]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 20:49:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1041986&title=too-much-day-sleep#1041986 <![CDATA[too much day sleep? : Contrary to everything I&#039;d...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1040436&title=too-much-day-sleep#1040436 Author: mummymonster
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 7:57pm

Contrary to everything I'd heard. DS's sleeps improved once he started daycare (baring the first week) - go figure.

Otherwise I agree with the above. I try and stick to bed/awake times, and he can sleep as much (or as little) as he wants during the day. DS is not a model sleeper and we do have 'issues' some days.
]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1040436&title=too-much-day-sleep#1040436 <![CDATA[too much day sleep? : I would also just wait. With every...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039850&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039850 Author: Mum2ET
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 2:48pm

I would also just wait. With every new developmental milestone Ella went through she woke early as well (they just want to practice their new skill). After a while (maybe a couple of weeks????) she went back to normal.

She was also a big day sleeper (i.e. now at nearly 3 she sleeps for 3 hrs during the day) and I have always let her sleep as long as she wants during the day (and she still sleeps well at night and was always in bed by 7).

]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 14:48:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039850&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039850 <![CDATA[too much day sleep? : If I were you I would wait and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039404&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039404 Author: first
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 11:03am

If I were you I would wait and just let him adjust. I found that every big milestone my son hit he would go out of routine a little for a while then he'd be sort himself out within a few months.
Could you just leave him in his cot till seven so he gets the idea its not time to wake. I know that he'll probably be noisey but hopefully he'd get the idea pretty quick.
I have always let my son sleep as much as he likes in the day and then kept to a strict bedtime and wake up time for the day. He learns to adjust his sleep around that.]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 11:03:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039404&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039404 <![CDATA[too much day sleep? : 9.5 month old DS has just started...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039336&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039336 Author: Bexee
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 10:25am

9.5 month old DS has just started waking at 6am ish. For the while before that he's been sleeping through until 7/7.30am.

It's coincided with the start of crawling and increased day sleeps. Yesterday he had 5 hours of day sleeps (3 in the morning/2 in the arvo). Prior to the early waking he was having about 3 hours.

Should I bite the bullet, keep him up longer/wake him after 1.5 hours and really limit the day sleeps in the hope it will extend the night one?

Or do I just go with it? To complicate matters, we start daycare 3 days a week from tomorrow.]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 10:25:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33604&PID=1039336&title=too-much-day-sleep#1039336