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Is my 16-month-old sleeping too much?

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Angela Rosas
Answered by Angela Rosas M.D.
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"The most enjoyable thing for me in practicing general pediatrics is to use my professional training and my experiences as a mother to help families to improve the health of their children," says Angela Rosas. "It is a wondrous feeling to watch children heal and develop into healthy young adults, knowing that you played a small role in the process."

Angela Rosas M.D., graduated from Stanford University with a degree in human biology. She attended medical school and completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of California at San Diego. She has been a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1991. Dr. Rosas has practiced general pediatrics for eight years in community clinics, private practice, and university hospitals. She is currently Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California at Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Her clinical and research interests are breastfeeding, asthma, adolescent care, children with disabilities, child abuse and neglect, and accident prevention. Dr. Rosas has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to various pediatric textbooks. She frequently lectures on pediatrics issues at medical conferences and for community agencies. Dr. Rosas is married to another pediatrician and has three young daughters.
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I have a 16-month-old daughter and she really likes to sleep. She will go to bed at 8 p.m. and not get up until 8:30 or 9 a.m. And then she will lie back down around 11 or 11:30 a.m. and sleep for a couple more hours. Is this all right, to let her sleep that long?

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It sounds as if your daughter sleeps about 15 hours a day. This is certainly within the normal range for a toddler. Every child has different sleeping needs, and any child's sleeping pattern may change over time. Given the opportunity to sleep, every healthy child will take whatever time she needs to sleep. As long as your daughter is alert and plays normally between naps, she is merely taking the time her body needs to sleep. If your daughter seems to tire easily with normal play or always appears fatigued, you should have her checked by her health care provider. Many childhood illnesses involve general fatigue; these can be ruled out with a thorough medical examination.
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Mine too!
my 21 month old loves going to bed. i have never seen a kid be so happy to take a nap or go to bed f..

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