New Mom acting strange

Hi. I posted yesterday about the newborn kittens and fleas - thanks for the great advice.
Now I have a new concern.
Last night about midnight, Mom decided to move the kittens into my daughters bedroom closet. It took her a long time to move all of the kittens. She would move one and leave the rest. In fact, she seemed to forget the last kitten entirely until I finally brought it to her.
Since then she has been leaving them quite frequently. It's as if she forgets they are there. They are only 4 days old. I am very concerned. After about an hour of being away from them, I take her back to them and place her in the box at which point she meows at me several times and finally settles in with the babies. We have repeated this process several times last night and this morning already. I don't know what to think. I have read how new Mom's are very attentive - yet she seems, at least since last night, anything but attentive. They meow and she looks towards the room but does not always go to them. It's very strange. I am concerned they won't get enough to eat.
Thanks for any advice you can give me on this strange behavior. Maybe it is perfectly normal - I am not sure. I guess I just understood that a new Mom will not leave her kittens unless she is eating or going to the bathroom - yet this Mom wants to sit and stare out the window or lay around someplace else.
Thanks,
Tami

IMO, i would put her in a room with her food,litter and water and the kitten box and close the door, so she HAS to be with them. they need to feed often at this age, and stay warm and comfy.

Originally Posted by Liza24

IMO, i would put her in a room with her food,litter and water and the kitten box and close the door, so she HAS to be with them. they need to feed often at this age, and stay warm and comfy.

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I second that. Kittens shouldn't be handled at a young age, mum and the kittens should be left alone, but of course you need to check on them to make sure they're ok. This will be why mum cat relocated her babies and so now she will be a little anxious coz you followed and know where the kittens are. If she's a first time mum too, this will also cause her some stress.

In my experience, cats give birth in hiding places such as wardrobes, so as mentioned above, you keep food, water and toilet within the same room as cat and leave them be.

Please do keep an eye on them, but try not to handle until they're at least a week old unless absolutely neccessary.

I'm sure they will all be fine. Good luck and keep us updated. Oh yeah, congratulations on your new family members

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I moved the litter box as well as the food into the room she has moved the kittens into and shut her in.
I have peeked in on her several times today and each time I peek in on them, she has left the kittens crying in the box and she is laying outside of the box.
Now I am starting to panic. A couple of times I have calmly walked in, picked her up, placed her back in the box with the kittens and left the room. She does, if only for a few moments, allow them to nurse - but then the next time I check, she is again away from them.
The kittens, at this point, seem to be thriving - they don't seem to be distressed at all at Mom's behavior.
However, I can't force this cat to mother them and I wonder if it is only a matter of time before they begin to become ill. I find this behavior very strange as she has done very well for 3 days and suddenly she seems to have decided she doesn't want to mother them.
Please help.
Thanks,
Tami