Baby who sleeps for a really long time Q?

[Deleted]

Payne used to sleep 18 hours a day with night sleep and naps combined, so it's plausible.

That schedule is bizarre though.

[themoneytree]

Our kid sleeps between 16 - 17 hours, around 14 at night and 3 hour afternoon nap. She's 18 months.

It's a lot but it seems ok!

[isabel]

Dec 9, 2013 17:57:04 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

At that age, it's NOT typical or normal.

Is there an age where this would be considered normal? 18 hours seems crazy long to me. I would for sure push her to have him checked out by a doctor. I don't have kids, but I'm fairly certain I would be concerned if I had one who was sleeping for 18 hours a day.

eta: I mean in a row, not broken up into naps and night sleep.

[speckledfrog]

Dec 9, 2013 23:10:54 GMT -5 isabel said:

Dec 9, 2013 17:57:04 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

At that age, it's NOT typical or normal.

Is there an age where this would be considered normal? 18 hours seems crazy long to me. I would for sure push her to have him checked out by a doctor. I don't have kids, but I'm fairly certain I would be concerned if I had one who was sleeping for 18 hours a day.

eta: I mean in a row, not broken up into naps and night sleep.

Newborn?

[isabel]

Dec 9, 2013 23:13:05 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Dec 9, 2013 23:10:54 GMT -5 isabel said:

Is there an age where this would be considered normal? 18 hours seems crazy long to me. I would for sure push her to have him checked out by a doctor. I don't have kids, but I'm fairly certain I would be concerned if I had one who was sleeping for 18 hours a day.

eta: I mean in a row, not broken up into naps and night sleep.

Newborn?

Even still. If my newborn slept for 18 hours in a row, without waking up to eat, I would be concerned.

[eb777888]

Dec 9, 2013 23:10:54 GMT -5 isabel said:

Dec 9, 2013 17:57:04 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

At that age, it's NOT typical or normal.

Is there an age where this would be considered normal? 18 hours seems crazy long to me. I would for sure push her to have him checked out by a doctor. I don't have kids, but I'm fairly certain I would be concerned if I had one who was sleeping for 18 hours a day.

eta: I mean in a row, not broken up into naps and night sleep.

Well, David was always a heavy sleeper. I timed him when he came home from the hospital and he slept 22 hours a day, lol. He's always been  a very heavy sleeper. Always. It may not be common but some kids do sleep a lllllot.  

I think at a year he slept at about 18 hours, maybe a little less, but not consecutively, now way. He's now 5, healthy and only sleeps 10 hours a day.

I'd ask if she's consulted her pedi on this. 

[EmilieMadison]

Dec 9, 2013 23:10:54 GMT -5 isabel said:

Dec 9, 2013 17:57:04 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

At that age, it's NOT typical or normal.

Is there an age where this would be considered normal? 18 hours seems crazy long to me. I would for sure push her to have him checked out by a doctor. I don't have kids, but I'm fairly certain I would be concerned if I had one who was sleeping for 18 hours a day.

eta: I mean in a row, not broken up into naps and night sleep.

I guess I should have said that sleeping 18 hours in a row, consistently, isn't normal at ANY age. My DD was a late-term preemie and slept about 22 hours/day. She would barely wake up to eat (we had to rouse her) and would actually fall back to sleep while nursing. It SEEMED like she was never actually awake, but she was.

[Deleted]

yeah, that is not normal. I would definitely want to call the Pedi if it was my kid. The kid needs to eat, drink and have a diaper change in that period.

12 hours in a row = totally normal. Heck, even 14 hours would be ok, but 18 and I'd be worried something is up.

[eddy]

Dec 9, 2013 20:47:47 GMT -5 frkls said:

there's no way this kid is eating enough.

Plus he is in a diaper for 18 hours. That ain't good.

Like Jerms-My kids have always been fantastic sleepers and 13 hours was the longest stretch they ever ever ever slept. 11-12 is more normal for the baby/toddler age.

[cinnamoncox]

Dec 10, 2013 9:39:32 GMT -5 @barefootbarista said:

There is a mom on my local mommies board whose daughter sleeps 20-21 hrs a day. She has been to the dr. a few times, but she is anti vax and thinks drs are going to make her do something invasive that she doesn't want to do. So her is just constantly sleeping.

This is wicked effed up.