FTM here. Is it normal for my one week old to be sleeping most of the day?

Question

I mean she sleeps A LOTT during the day. I wake her for feed every 2-3hrs but then at night sh doesn’t sleep as well as during the day. How can I fix it?

Answer

Yes thats normal!  You need to make sure night and day are better distinguished. So make sure nighttime is dark and day naps light, doesnt have to be a bright room but make sure it isnt black!  At naps dont use a white noise machine and at bedtime use one. At night wear light color jammies, keep your voice calm try to be as mellow as possible. During the day be awake!! Bright colored clothes nice loud clear talking. Toys to look at during wake windows be very interactive!  You have to make nighttime seem like a calm time and day time the time u want to be lively

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Totally normal. During the first month I let the baby do whatever he wanted. Sleeping and eating were 100% on his schedule and it was totally fine. They adjust to night and day on their own with no intervention. Now the 3/4 month sleep regression is a different story - then you’ll have to bust out all the tricks to get baby to sleep during the night. 
For this first month can you ask for help? My husband, mom and I all took turns holding baby at night to get him to sleep. He wouldn’t sleep in bassinet and needed to be held. (And safety first - we wanted to be positive we wouldn’t fall asleep holding him).

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I meant to vote yes! Lol

FTM here. Is it normal for my one week old to be sleeping most of the day?

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