It does sound like a lot but some babies need more sleep than others I guess! My little one does around 12 hours at night (but wakes for feeds) and then naps maybe 3 hours in the day across 3 or 4 naps. As you say it might just been that there’s a crazy amount of development going on at this age. Has he had jabs recently? Mine have always slept a lot in the few days after jabs. Or maybe coming down with a cold or something? If he seems happy and healthy I wouldn’t worry, maybe just see if it changes in the next few weeks x
@Anna he had his jabs last Thursday. I'm wondering if maybe he could be coming down with a cold as both myself and my partner have come down with one since yesterday so maybe he's just sleeping more while his body works to fight it off. He doesn't seem to be poorly atm but I'll keep an eye on things x
There’s a good instagram account called Doze sleep coaching. She looks at the amount of sleep babies need in a 24 hour period and talks about what the range might look like for high sleep needs babies and low sleep needs babies. I found it really reassuring for my first little boy as he always seemed to sleep a lot less than others the same age. Worth having a look - might just be that your little one needs more sleep than average 😊
I’d just roll with it! Baby sleep is crazy and as long as he is happy and healthy just take his lead! x