My daughter was 6 weeks on Sunday. I'm a first time mum and I'm worrying about everything. I just wanted some reassurance that her behaviour is normal for a newborn. She eats, sleeps and cries and does very little else. She has about 20 minutes a day where we can engage her in something but other than that it's an endless cycle of feeding, settling and sleeping - is this normal or should she be more settled and engaged in the world around her? I wish I could stop worrying and enjoy this time but I'm finding it really hard
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