My son will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. He only wakes up three times a night, but he sleeps all day long. Waking every four hours to eat and sometimes I have to wake him to eat. I only ask because I have a thyroid disorder and wonder if I may have passed it down. So is it normal for a newborn to sleep all the time? When he is awake he stays awake 1 to 2 1/2 hours.
2007-03-22 17:24:20 · 11 answers · asked by knightgoddess2000 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Most babies that age will sleep 18-20 hours a day. They sleep a lot. It will gradually get less and less until they sleep about 12 hours a day and they do that for a really long time. My two year old still sleeps 12 hrs a day and my two month old sleeps at least 18 hrs a day.
2007-03-22 17:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My 4 mth old son did the same thing in the beginning. He slept heaps and heaps, and then one day he stopped sleeping and became a terrible sleeper. Usually newborns will sleep heaps until they become aware of their surroundings (my son changed at about 5 weeks). They will come out of their 'sleepy' phase and then you may or may not be lucky enough to have a baby that will sleep. My advice, enjoy his good sleeping as much as you can as it will probably stop / subside soon. As long as he is eating well and gaining weight, all is well.
2007-03-22 18:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by Cooper's mum 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say newborns sleep an average of 18 hours a day. My daughter was the exact opposite, and was constantly awake. She still is, actually. Count yourself lucky, and use the time wisely...ie, eating, showering, and sleeping.
2007-03-22 17:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ang 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A newborn may sleep as much as 16 hours a day (or even more), often in stretches of 3 to 4 hours at a time. And like the sleep all of us experience, babies have different phases of sleep: drowsiness, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, and very deep sleep. As babies grow, their periods of wakefulness increase.
2007-03-22 17:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by tiffany d 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my daughter is 4 weeks and she sleeps all day waking about every 4 hrs to eat. Everyone says take advantage of her sleeping all day cause in a few months she wont. Your baby aint the only one sleeping all day.
2007-03-22 21:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by Mom to Isobelle 2, & Gavyn 8mths 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some babies sleep a lot he should go about 1 hour 2x a day without sleeping and at a month old he should go between at least 2 feeding without sleeping. if you have any questions call your doc
2007-03-22 18:02:18 · answer #6 · answered by maxtonamvl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this sounds normal, I would try to make him wakeup every 4 hours during the day this will help to sleep more during the night. I always took a damp washcloth and wiped their face, changed their diaper this would wake them up. Then I would try feeding them sometimes they wouldn't take it sometimes they would but I would always try at the 4 hours so that they were full. this really helps at night
2007-03-26 09:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Normal, healthy babies can sleep up to 20 hours a day! My baby slept ALL THE TIME but as long as they wake up to eat from time to time, he is definitely okay, your doing a great job mommy, and know it is completely normal to be paranoid, thats what we mommy's do.
2007-03-22 18:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by sarra_nicole 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Count your blessings! It is perfectly normal for a newborn who is content to sleep this much. All of the mums out there with cranky, colicky little ones who seem to never sleep are jealous!
2007-03-22 17:53:52 · answer #9 · answered by anahahamama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babbies sleep alot when they're first born. As long as he's still gaining weight and eating fine I wouldn't worry. It sort of sounds like he might have his days and nights mixed up though. Your next doc appointment ask about it.
2007-03-22 17:33:50 · answer #10 · answered by Tina D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋