Mother Shares How Toddler Sleeps, Shock at Fact: ‘I Worry This Isn’t Regular’

[ad_1] A South Florida mother has shocked web viewers concerning her toddler’s epic evening of sleep.

In a put up on TikTok, Olivia (@oliviapontano) revealed that her daughter snoozed for over 15 hours on October 10. Olivia wrote on the primary picture of her 18-month-old Briella: "Informed them my child sleeps via the evening…" The subsequent slide exhibits one other picture with the textual content overlay: "What, for like 8 hours?"

However the closing slide confirmed a sleep-tracking screenshot, proving that Briella was quick asleep from 5:27 p.m. to 9 a.m. the following day. Whole time asleep: 15 hours, 4 minutes.

Olivia, who additionally has 8-month-old Brynn with husband Robert, topped her ladies "the queens of sleeping" in her caption. She instructed Newsweek that Briella and Brynn had been born simply 10 months aside, weighing solely 3 and 4 kilos.

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Over time, although, her infants turned sturdy, regular sleepers—one thing Olivia attributes to their intensely energetic way of life.

Days in South Florida typically imply lengthy hours outside in 90-degree warmth, so, when bedtime rolls round, the women are "worn out."

"Some nights, they’ll go to sleep at 6 p.m., others at 7 p.m.," Olivia added. "It actually varies from daily."

On the evening in query, she wasn’t alarmed in any respect. Briella was exhausted as a result of she had skipped her nap two days in a row attributable to teething.

"Sleeping 15 hours at evening isn’t typical for her—it solely occurred for a couple of nights," Olivia added.

As a substitute of concern, the mother of two felt relieved; her daughter was catching up with relaxation. "She’s a cheerful, wholesome baby, and a bit further sleep is completely regular for an energetic toddler," Olivia mentioned.

The response on-line caught her off guard. Whereas most of the 886,000-plus viewers had been amazed by Briella’s sleep marathon, some had been crucial of Olivia placing her daughter down for the evening for too lengthy.

"Mine’s a 12-hour sleeper. I believed I used to be fortunate," one person commented.

"Woman, you’re gonna [sic] take over the world with how rested you should be," one other posted.

"None of us are hating, we’re simply jealous," a 3rd person wrote.

A fourth added: "1. I worry this is not regular. 2. do not you miss her lol [laugh out loud]."

Whereas she was grateful for the optimistic feedback, Olivia known as the others "disappointing."

"Individuals had been so fast to evaluate and blame with out understanding the entire state of affairs," she mentioned. "As a mother, your first precedence is all the time your baby—if I had even the slightest concern, I might have addressed it instantly."