If your baby sleeps for just 10 hours a day or for around 23 hours, there is no need for concern as long as your baby seems healthy in every way. This average takes into account those babies that sleep for less than the prescribed time and those who sleep much more. It really depends on each individual baby s degree of wakefulness. For how long should my baby nap in the day Even after your baby begins to sleep through the night, she will require one or two naps during the day. By the time she is a year old, a set pattern for her naps will emerge.
Some babies nap right after breakfast, mid-morning, after lunch or in the late afternoon.
Their naps can be as short as 20 minutes and as long as four hours. Napping depends on each baby s individual needs. Do bottlefed babies sleep better than breastfed ones Breastfed newborns need sustenance more frequently than bottle-fed babies. Breastfed babies get hungry about every two hours which interferes with their ability to sleep through the night. Bottle-fed babies have a four hour feeding schedule.