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How long should a 4 month old baby sleep for during the day? What age do babies start to roll over?

My baby is almost 4 months old and he's still sleeping a lot. He takes about 3 - 4 naps during the day before going to sleep at night about 10-ish; is this normal? He's also not rolling over yet, or not even attempting to roll over... is he too young for that?

Public Response to How long should a 4 month old baby sleep for during the day? What age do babies start to roll over?

1. It is normal for a baby to sleep all the time. But if you went out more, and did more things to keep baby's attention focused more... rather than just lay him/her there all day, the baby won't have a reason to sleep. he/she is probably bored.
2. Sounds normal. Most 4 month olds sleep 8-10 hours at night and take 3 two hour naps during the day. They start rolling over at about 4 months, but some skip that step completely. My guys rolled over at 2 weeks tummy to back, but are 3.5 months and still haven't done back to tummy. They sleep 9-10 hours at night, and take two 3 hour naps during the day, but since they have a crabby time in the late afternoon, I am thinking of making it three 2 hour naps instead. A 4 month old should sleep about 16 hours a day. This won't change much for some time. Just when they sleep changes. From 3 naps to 2 naps to 1 nap, but they also start going up to 12 hours at night. So 12 hours at night and 1 three hour nap at 18 months is still 15 hours of sleep. Generally it is 3 naps from 3-6 months, then 2 naps from 6-18 months, then 1 three hour nap from 18 months plus. The nap then gets shorter and shorter, then at about age 5 they don't really need them anymore. By 6 months they should be sleeping 10-12 hours straight at night. By 3 months 6-10 hours.
3. Yes 3-4 naps in the day sounds perfectly normal. My nephew just recently turned 5 months, and he tends to go to bed very late-often times around three in the morning, and wakes up just a few hours later; I know this isn't very good for him but he's just so energetic that I don't even think he needs any sleep! but anyways, your baby should start rolling over/crawling on his own by the age of 4 1/2 months or so; Cause I no my nephew did and now he's all over the place!
4. yea he should be rolling over already or atleast trying my cousin can roll over from her back to tummy and then roll almost all the way the other way she is only 3 1/2 months
5. My daughter just turned 5 months. She doesn't roll over either. As far as naps she also takes about 3 naps a day but they are about half an hour. I disagree with the previous response because I take my daughter out and for walks and she still naps. There babies still of course they get tired.