Does sleeping a 3 hour sleep during the day make my baby sleep less during the night?

My baby boy is 3 months old, and usually has 45 minute sleeps during the day. Lately, his evening nap has turned into 2.5-3 hours.Is this going to affect his nighttime sleep in anyway.He is a breastfed baby.We usually wake up 2-3 times a night.

getting up 2-3 times in the night- totally normal, mine was to bed at 7, up at 12 then up at 3 until about 5 months, now he only gets up at 3 and I’m pretty excited about that! I know that breast milk is metabolized faster than formula so physiologically they NEED to eat through the night- not their fault- tiny tummies. Having said that I was given advice by a nurse not to let baby sleep more than 2 hours in the day to avoid day-night confusion. Good luck.

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7 Comments

  1. Mommy of 1.5(baby 2 aug 2008)
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 11:10 am | Permalink

    It is different for each child, he may just be sleeping more because he is growing and need the extra time.
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  2. Ja
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    This may for some and not for others. My son just reduced himself to one nap (he is 1 year old) and he still sleeps the same amount at night.
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  3. colddiver31
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 11:51 am | Permalink

    No. All they do is eat, sleep, and S*#t all day.
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  4. wiXet
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 12:08 pm | Permalink

    Waking 2 – 3 times a night is very normal for a 3 month old.
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  5. Manda
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 12:57 pm | Permalink

    Ok i have a 3 month old son who was born in march…..
    He sleeps for 10-12hours solid per night…
    He has awake time of about an hour every four hours wich means after feeding he sleeps for about 2 and a half hours every 4 hours..
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  6. Searching For Answers
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 1:05 pm | Permalink

    He will sleep for as much time as he needs..

    My son at three months had two day naps and still slept all night
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  7. barbara g
    Posted November 29, 2009 at 1:39 pm | Permalink

    getting up 2-3 times in the night- totally normal, mine was to bed at 7, up at 12 then up at 3 until about 5 months, now he only gets up at 3 and I’m pretty excited about that! I know that breast milk is metabolized faster than formula so physiologically they NEED to eat through the night- not their fault- tiny tummies. Having said that I was given advice by a nurse not to let baby sleep more than 2 hours in the day to avoid day-night confusion. Good luck.
    References :

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