7 week old sleeping too much?

[BaileyB]

I don't mean to complain or be 'THAT ' woman but my 7 week old slept 9 hours straight lastnite, then another 2 hours this morning, then a half hour, and now has been sleeping for the last almost 2 hours. She had previously been taking 4-5 half hour naps during the day and then sleeping about 12 hours at night but getting up 2-3 times at night. She was congested the last couple of days but seems to be all better now, doesn't have a fever, is having normal diapers, eating fine, and seems perky and happy when she is awake. Did I just get that lucky or could there be something I am missing? And should I be waking her up to nurse at night if she sleeps longer than a certain amount of time?

[annettemarie]

I would say ride that train as far as it will take you, LOL! It will probably change.

[osker]

E was like that when she was very small.  We worried about how often, how much she was eating, but as long as she was eating, we let her sleep! Enjoy!

[TheDivineMrsM]

Originally Posted by annettemarie 

I would say ride that train as far as it will take you, LOL! It will probably change.

ITA!! As long as her weight gain is good, I wouldn't panic. DD slept like that at 7 weeks... Oh, how I miss those days! 

[Bird Girl]

It sounds like you hit the jackpot, mama! Enjoy your sleeper!

[Lit Chick]

Don't get too scared, but -

My baby was a VERY good sleeper from birth... and I thought he was a fairly good eater too... but turns out he barely grew from 6 - 12 weeks (1 lb, a teeny bit of length).  He was happy and alert when he was awake, and he did not look skinny because all his growth halted so he was proportionate.  I did not notice anything wrong until I saw the weight on that 3 month visit.  My friends and family all thought I did hit the jackpot, having such an easy, sweet kid. 

I started supplementing with formula, and that was pretty much the end of breastfeeding (I BFed my first for 1 1/2 years so that was a shocking loss for me).  BUT, he gained and turned into a much more active baby.  Still a good sleeper but not as sleepy as before, and he will wake up hungry.

We're not sure what the heck happened - I got violently sick and dehydrated when he was about 7 weeks, so that might have mucked up my supply, and he was a lazy nurser from the get-go so perhaps it was a perfect storm of bad... who knows.

All that said - your baby has only had day or so of good sleep.  And that's not bad at all.  However - if she keeps going like that, watch her weight.  When they aren't getting enough to eat, they sleep more to conserve.  I knew that was a danger with a brand-newborn, but never thought about it with my older baby.