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Is newborn sleeping too much

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peachesandsweets · 28/06/2023 19:05

My DS is nearly two weeks old and I feel like he is asleep all the time?

He's breastfed and gaining weight well from our check ups, lots of wet and dry nappies and when he's awake he seems very alert - but I swear he is constantly just dozing or feeding and ready to doze off again!

He's doing some decent stretches at night (3 hour stints) waking up, and going back to sleep once he's been fed - but I'm not sure if th is is normal as my DD was much more alert as a baby and had proper wake windows of around an hour when she was newborn?

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maryberryslayers · 28/06/2023 19:35

Both of mine, were like this until 4 months!it's completely normal for some babies.
Enjoy, put your feet up and have tea and cake.
You'll be far too busy racing around soon enough!

UnravellingTheWorld · 28/06/2023 19:45

Being born is exhausting. It's very normal for them to be extra sleepy for a couple of weeks. Maybe it's a boy thing - mine definitely slept pretty much all the time the first two weeks of his life.

Bluebelles23 · 29/06/2023 00:24

This was my baby too, I asked the HV if it was normal to sleep so much and she said it was completely fine and it was, baby is 4 months now and is awake for about 2-2.5 hours at a time.
Enjoy the sleepy period as it definitely doesn't last!

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Spottypineapple · 29/06/2023 06:21

DD was like this. She's 2 now and sleeps 7-7 plus a two hour nap! Enjoy it and hope it lasts ;)

Random789 · 29/06/2023 06:34

I can remember worrying about this too. It's natural to worry, but I think it is just a sign that your baby is wonderfully healthy and contented, and feeding beautifully. Enjoy xxx

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 29/06/2023 06:43

My DD was like this too and I was worried as you only ever hear about sleepless nights when it comes to babies.

I spoke to HV and she said it was normal. Lots of babies do sleep we just only hear about those that don't. DD slept for approx 20 hours a day/night for first 6 months. She was never an early riser and still likes her sleep as a teenager, which is great as I do too

Enjoy your sleepy cuddly baby!

BHRK · 29/06/2023 06:44

Very normal as long as gaining weight. Try and rest if you can and sleep yourself. It won’t be long til he’s up day and night!

Moonshine160 · 29/06/2023 08:51

Sounds completely normal. DS2 was super sleepy until about 3 months old, only waking for a few mins at a time here and there. At 9 months old he now barely sleeps :D

MissHoney85 · 29/06/2023 09:07

I could have written this about 7 months ago! I googled so many variations of this question. Suffice to say he now has the opposite problem - as I write I'm trying to wrestle him into a nap!

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peachesandsweets · 30/06/2023 11:00

Thanks everyone for your advice - will enjoy the snoozing and cuddles while they last!

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Lefmry · 13/09/2024 19:46

peachesandsweets · 30/06/2023 11:00

Thanks everyone for your advice - will enjoy the snoozing and cuddles while they last!

I know this is quite an old post now but just on the off chance you’re still around was everything okay with your sleepy baby? And did they remain a sleepy baby? I have a 9 day old who is just soooo sleepy. She’s breastfed and has regained her lost weight, lots of wet and dirty nappies etc but I just panic about her as I’m not used to it. Her two older brothers would NEVER be put down, always wanted milk whereas this little girl has to almost be reminded to eat.

protea1987 · 01/12/2024 15:39

Hello! I am having the same anxiety about how much my little girl sleeps, she’s 16 days now and has some more wakeful times but I could have written these posts myself.
how did things develop with your babies?

Dustyunicorn · 01/12/2024 16:46

My baby will be 3 weeks old on Tuesday and is exactly the same, I was saying to her dad literally 10 minutes ago that I wasn't sure if it was normal or not and we can't remember what our first child was like. She is breastfed and wakes to eat but falls straight back to sleep after a good feed and is spending very very little time awake. As she is back to birth weight I'm not too worried but I will keep an eye on it and mention to a health professional if it continues for too long.

Lefmry · 01/12/2024 21:10

I wrote when my little girl was 9 days old! She’s now 3 months old and still a bit of a sleeper and I’ve gotten used to it now and worry significantly less. She’s perfectly fine and healthy, she’s smaller than my boys by a fair bit and is on the 20th percentile but that’s fine. I wish I’d told myself to stop worrying and to just enjoy it tbh, if she was my first baby I’d have had some absolutely cracking naps these last 3 months. She made me realise it is possible to ‘sleep when the baby sleeps’ whereas with my boys I used to laugh when anybody ever dared say that phrase to me! 😂

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