So I have a very busy 5 month old dd. I keep reading and hearing that babies her age should be sleeping 12 hours or so a day and taking at least one nap. I think dd missed the memo. She sleeps 8 hours total per day.
On the plus side she does do all of her sleeping at night, but she is up several times to nurse. During the day she just. isn't. tired. I've tried putting her down drowsy but awake, nursing her down, etc. nothing works. She just wants to play, so she fights going to sleep. She's not cranky when she's awake. She has energy to burn. We finally caved and bought her a walker so she spends her time running around, ramming our legs and yelling that she's bored. I have noticed that she sleeps a little better when we leave the house, so we do that as much as possible. I guess what I want to know is does anybody else have babies like mine? And if so what kinds of activities do you do with them? Anything that's easy for sleep deprived mamas? Am I the only one with a 5 month old who gets bored??
On the plus side she does do all of her sleeping at night, but she is up several times to nurse. During the day she just. isn't. tired. I've tried putting her down drowsy but awake, nursing her down, etc. nothing works. She just wants to play, so she fights going to sleep. She's not cranky when she's awake. She has energy to burn. We finally caved and bought her a walker so she spends her time running around, ramming our legs and yelling that she's bored. I have noticed that she sleeps a little better when we leave the house, so we do that as much as possible. I guess what I want to know is does anybody else have babies like mine? And if so what kinds of activities do you do with them? Anything that's easy for sleep deprived mamas? Am I the only one with a 5 month old who gets bored??
