7 week old....

[newmommy]

I did a search and didn't find what I'm looking for...

Our 7 week old DS is taking shorter naps these days..and spending a lot more time awake. He generally eats every three-four hours, but when we put him down for a nap he wakes up after an hour or so(generally pretty happy/smiley and content).

I guess I'm wondering if we should be concerned...should we pick him up and rock him back to sleep??



TIA

[Jenyfer9]

If he's happy, no. If he seems like he really needs to sleep more, maybe try it and see if that's indeed what he needs.

[newmommy]

thanks, I know it's pretty much common sense, just wanted to ask:)

[Kanga]

I think it was somewhere between 6-8 weeks that my dd started being more alert and not sleeping constantlyl. A baby that age should have an hour nap or longer and stay awake no more than 2 hours at a time (sometimes even only one hour) It also may be that your ds takes a couple short naps (45-60min) in the morning and then one longer one in the afternoon. So long as he doesn't seem crabby or irritable, and he is sleeping well at night (not necessarily STTN, but a good couple chunks at a time.