Baby sleeping too much?

Question

My son just turned 8 weeks old and he has been sleeping a lot, I’m not sure if it’s normal since I’m a first time mom. 
So he’s a formula fed baby, he have 720-870 ML a day (120ml every time) and he has been taking naps after each feeding and sleeps for straight 5-8 hrs at night till the morning. 
I asked the doctor about sleeping 5-8hrs at night he said it’s okay since he’s eating well during the day and gaining weight. But is it okay to take so many naps during the day as well? Anyone else going through the sams thing?

Answer

When babies are super young it feels like they sleep constantly, honestly. So long as they are gaining well, and having plenty of wet and dirty nappies, they’re doing what their little body needs 😊
My daughter was very much the same, and even now at almost 16 months she’s a fantastic sleeper. She sleeps 7pm to 7am, no waking unless she’s sick, and then she has a 2 hour nap from 11am to 1pm 🤷🏻‍♀️

Answer

Our little napped constantly, he’s 1yr now and he’s developing above his age his pediatrician say. He has 10 teeth in and 2 more coming through, he running, keeps his own balance can go up and down the stairs, crawls up and bumps his way down on his bottom. He can hold his own comb and brush and brush his hair, he listens extremely well, when we say can you please come here he will come over to us. We ask him where sometimes is and if he knows he runs right off and grabs it and brings it to us and says “here” he puts words together to make phrases, and he picks up his toys and will actually put them in the right toy totes. Blocks with the blocks and stuffed animals in the hamper, and books in the drawer with the colors, he does also color with crayons and finger paints, and he claps, stomps, and sways to rhythms and beats, and he sings as best as little know how to music. 
Napping isn’t a bad thing, as said our little constantly napped but he was also hitting his developmental stages way before expected. The smaller they are the more sleep they need too. Sleep is crucial for development, sleep, eating, physical touch, and comfort and communication.

Answer

Yes, that's okay. Do you log the sleep? Sometimes it helps to get pan overview about how much sleep they actually get 😊
And I've found it's usually within normal range when I look at the logged sleep.

Baby sleeping too much?

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