Newborn sleep

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So my newborn (two weeks) thinks night is day and day is night. She is awake for most of the night and sleeps all day. We keep going about our business through the day - lights on, toddler shouting etc etc in the hope that will help matters. We keep it dark and boring through the night.

I am struggling with this because I can't nap when she does due to toddler and I'm exhausted. Partner bavkat work so can't help that much either.

Is there anything else I can do? When is this likely to change?

Thanks!

It is completely normal. By around 6-8 weeks, maybe a little sooner, her circadian rhythm will be more in tune with day and night. Keep doing what you are doing, but it is largely developmental.

Forgot to say lots of daylight! With the dark nights drawing in its easier said than done..!

Not sure if you are BF or FF but I always offered a feed every 3 hours in the day (or sooner if they wanted one) even if it meant waking the baby up.
At night I only fed if they woke for a feed. That way I made sure their longest sleep was at night. I think by about 6 weeks they can manage 1 session of 5 hours sleep without a feed per 24 hours and you want to make sure this is at night. Good luck, it’s still such early days

Thanks everyone! Yes it's pretty much been dark here all day! Does make it a bit harder. I need to try and get her out in the works a bit more during the day but a c section and toddler make that a bit tricky!