4 Month Old Naps and Sleep Questions

He sounds pretty normal for that age. Haden is now 6 months and typically will stay awake for 2 1/2-3 hours and is then ready for a nap. At 4 months he would stay awake for about 2 hours. At that age he would go to bed at 8:00 and sleep till 3:00-take a bottle and then go back down until 7:00. Now, he takes 3 naps a day-one morning, a longer afternoon nap and a catnap around 5:00ish and then to bed at 8:00.

Maybe Marshall’s reflux pain is waking him up. Does he wake up crying? Or is he content when he wakes up? Does he seem like he sleeps peacefully for his naps? I know when Haden’s reflux was not under control he would wake frequently, turn his head from side to side and just not rest comfortably. So even though he was “sleeping” and was never really restful sleep.

I see in your signature FL- is that Florida? Just curious where in Florida- we live in Ft. Myers.

Yes, definintely take the marci-kids info with you and make sure you get the right dose, and that it is given three times per day. Prevacid works great for my little guy, but I agree from all I’ve read that Zegerid is the best PPI.

My little guy loves his paci, too. He wakes once or sometimes twice per night for it. My first daughter loved hers, too. I ended up sewing it onto her pajamas because she went through a period at around 1 year of age where she’d wake every two hrs. or more and cry because she couldn’t find it. It drove me nuts! I didn’t get her off that thing until she was 2 1/2!!! So, the paci can definitely cause night time problems, but what can you do?? I’m a wimp so I just give it to Myles even though I know he may end up hooked like Liza was. My middle child gave up the paci on her own at 8 months. I’m hoping Myles will let it go as easily as she did, but for now I figure he’s a baby and baby’s like to suck…it gives them comfort…that’s the way God made them, so just let him have it for now.

Anyway, I hope your GI appointment goes very well and he gives you Zegerid and more improtantly, that he gives you the right dose. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Jill, in the long run you will be much better off. When I am frantically trying to wean Myles from his nuk addiction, sick and tired of being awakened at night to give it to him, you’ll have a baby who doesn’t need that “crutch” to soothe himself! I always say when I am pregnant, this ones not getting a nuk…but like I said above, I’m a whimp and I can’t stand to hear my babies cry, so I give in before even giving it a chance.

My Liza slept a little like Aidan. She’d be in bed by 8pm, wake up at 8am, eat, and go back to bed until 9:30 or 10 am. Then she’d take one nap from noon or 1:00 until 2:00 or 3:00, and be up until bedtime.

My 3 month old has been sleeping all night for about 4-5 weeks now. He goes to bed around 9pm, and sleeps until 6 or 7am. I’m not complaining about that all. It’s just he doesn’t sleep much during the day. He takes 20-30 minutes cat naps every hour or 2. He has reflux, so I’m not sure how much of that is really bothering him since he sleeps all night. Also, I have is bed elevated, but not very much. The head of his bed is sitting on a really fat phone book.