“How much sleep does a baby need in a day?”
My baby is 2 months old but hardly sleeps. How much sleep should a baby normally get in a day?
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PediatricianBabysleepingissues
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The sleep patterns of babies are different from adults, as they sleep more frequently but less number of hours. There is generally no set number of hours that they need.
The sleep patterns of babies are different from adults, as they sleep more frequently but less number of hours. There is generally no set number of hours that they need.
Most infants at 2 months will get 18-20 hours of sleep per day. They may awaken frequently but only for short periods of time
Two-month-old babies normally sleep 16 to 20 hours a day. This is not to say that this is all at a time, or that the baby doesn't awaken frequently to feed. The tendency is often enough to disturb the sleep of the caretakers. If the baby really hardly sleeps, perhaps a sleep study arranged through the pediatrician may be in order.
I am assuming the baby is healthy, is on no medications, and, if nursing, the mother is on no medications. I am also assuming that the baby has been checked for illness and injury.
Michael G. Martin, MD
I am assuming the baby is healthy, is on no medications, and, if nursing, the mother is on no medications. I am also assuming that the baby has been checked for illness and injury.
Michael G. Martin, MD
