Letting baby sleep when sick?
Do you let your baby nap as long as they want when sick?
My LG has a head cold and is congested, she’s still in good form though and hasn’t been fussy at all during the day.
Her sleep at night has been worse than usual though probably because of the cold.
Do you let them sleep as long as they want with a mild illness or still cap naps? Her night sleep is never amazing so scared of big split nights!
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I've never woken my baby up, even when they're well. So I'd let them sleep as long as they need if sick
I usually let mine sleep. Rest helps the body fight off any illness x
It depends on your baby tbh when she is ill, my daughter doesn't want extra sleep. She will just wake up if I offer it 🤦♀️ so just follow her cues
I’ve done a bit of both just depending on when the nap was. He recently had norovirus and first few days was sleeping for several hours.
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