Hi Silver.
My son, too, at age 2 1/2 months, was sleeping most of the time and acting sleepy during wake time. I was very concerned because it seemed to be a change that came upon him. My pediatrician was not concerned because he was gaining weight. I was told to wait it out.
Eventually, I discovered (the details of how I came to this conclusion is too long to write here) that the powder formula I was using was getting damp from the scoop that I had been leaving in the box between feedings.
My baby was getting formula at that point twice to three times a day. I used a powder formula that came in a box with a scoop that was to be combined with water. After making a bottle, I used to return the scoop to the box. The amount of wetness on the scoop was almost nothing…barely a tiny droplet…but yet enough to dampen the powder over time, I discovered.
Thus It turns out that I was feeding my baby slightly-spoiled formula.
Once I got to the bottom of the problem, my baby perked up.
I had another incident later on where I replaced the formula box with a new one when my baby was acting sleepy. Once again, my baby began acting better the next day.
If you don’t use formula, or this otherwise doesn’t apply to you, you may want to look at other environmental factors with the eye of a detective. At the time that I was exploring this problem with my baby, I heard other stories from moms- one mom told me that there had been some mold in a hard-to- see place between the nipple of the baby bottle and the cap. When she bought new bottles, baby became more alert.
A word of caution- don’t become OCD about these things. If the above- mentioned scenerios don’t apply to you, then most likely you could wait it out (with the guidance of the pediatrician).
Just mentioning my experience.
Best of luck! I wish to and the baby good health!

Hi @Silver, thanks for writing to us. I remember my son was so sleepy at that age and it freaked me out too, so I understand your concern. I brought it up to my pediatrician and they said since he was waking to feed enough and was gaining weight there was no cause for concern and he’d become more alert eventually, which was the case for us. I would recommend mentioning it to your doctor to see what they say. Here’s an article that outlines what development your baby is going through right now which may help: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-guide/2-3-month-old-baby-sleep-guide/
If you need anything else, please let us know!

@Dev – Thank you for reading and for sharing. Newborn sleep patterns can be very erratic and exhausting, for sure. We feel your pain! To start, if ever you feel worried or concerned about anything your little girl is doing, we’d urge you to reach out to her healthcare provider just to be sure there’s no medical reason that could be to blame. I’m not sure if you mean she has not slept at all for over 3 weeks or if she has only slept very little over the past few weeks, which I’m thinking may be the case. During the first several weeks of your daughter’s life, she may not sleep “a lot” and only in short chunks of time. You can work now to watch for her “sleepy” signs in order to be able to put her down to sleep before she becomes overtired. Once a newborn becomes overtired, she can become very fussy leading to you having to put forth quite some effort to soothe her in order for her to be able to go sleep only not to sleep very well. Here are a few tips for helping your newborn sleep better: https://www.babysleepsite.com/newborns/newborn-sleep-baby-tips-10/

If you find you need or would like more support during this time, consider connecting with one of our sleep consultants – you can read more about our ladies here:https://www.babysleepsite.com/about Hang in there, Dev!

My Name is Dev Sharma and I am from India.

I m in great need of ur help n suggestions…

My baby is 25 days old… She has not slept since 3 days. I am concerned n worried.

Kindly help..

@Shanda I’m sorry you are concerned your baby isn’t sleeping enough. It sounds like you have several challenges with the low sleep at night and short naps. Have you downloaded our free e-Book, 7 Common Napping Mistakes? It may point you in the right direction as to where to start and then you will also get more tips delivered to your inbox. Here’s the link: https://www.babysleepsite.com/7-common-napping-mistakes If you need any other help, please contact us any time. Hang in there!

I have a 6 month old daughter (on 22nd of this month) she was 6 weeks premature she has never had a great routine and has always been a late to sleep baby.

She goes to sleep between around 930pm most days and will generally sleep through the night with 1 or 2 wake-ups to eat (and then right back to sleep.) Due to our work schedules she is up at 530 during the week but takes a nap 730am-9am/10am. On the weekends she wakes around 5am to eat but sleeps until 8am or 9am.

She takes cat naps mostly although occasionally she will take a 1-2 hour nap but there is no pattern it’s random.

Patterns are:
sleep anytime btw 830-10pm
wakes midnight or 1 am to eat (BF)
sleep
wakes at 330-430am to eat (BF)
sleep
wake at 530 to go to nana’s – awake Play
eats 7-730am (4oz bottle)
sleeps
Eats at 10 or 11 am (4oz bottle)
awake – play
2pm -cat nap
230pm eat (4oz bottle)
awake – play
4pm eat (BF)
awake
6 pm eat
7 pm Bedtime routine (Bath, massage, feed)
naps/wakes until 930-10

Hi @Tiffany, thanks for your comment! At 9 months old, 2 hours of sleep a day between 2 naps (at least 1 hour each) and 11-12 hours at night is a sufficient amount of sleep, so if your baby is sleeping well at night I don’t think you need to be concerned. 🙂 Here is a link to a sample 9 month old schedule for your reference as well: https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/9-month-old-baby-schedule/#schedule
Thank you for using the Baby Sleep Site as a resource!

@Rohan, thank you for writing to us! I am sorry to hear you are struggling with your son’s frequent wake ups. Here is a link to a sample schedule for an 11 month old where we outline how much food and formula they typically need at this age: https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/11-month-old-schedule/
I am glad your pediatrician sees no signs of anything being wrong, I am sure he is a healthy, sweet growing boy. 🙂 It sounds like he may be waking up frequently at night due to a sleep association. At 11 months we would hope your baby is sleeping through the night with no wake ups, however some need 1 feeding in the night. He does still need the nutrition that formula provides, so you may try putting those feedings during the day to make sure he gets everything he needs in the daytime hours so he is not waking up hungry. You may decide to gradually do this or “rip off the bandaid” which may just be a rough night where he is very hungry.
You may find that even when your baby is eating enough during the day he is still waking up. If this is the case, it is likely he has some sleep associations and needs the bottle or your presence in order to fall back asleep. This article provides more information on that: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-association/
And this will take you through various methods to sleep train if you decide to sleep train: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-training-from-no-cry-to-cry-series-part-1/
I hope this helps and you see some longer night time stretches soon! Thank you for using the Baby Sleep Site as a resource for sleep!