Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

DD is 6 days old and seems to want to sleep all the time. She will sleep for 4 hours at a time. I have to wake her for feedings and she isn't all that interested at times. Is this normal?

Re: Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

So normal!!!! That's a newborn's job. And many of them sleep endlessly in the beginning. She may continue to do this for a month or 2. Everytime I worried about it, I was always told to enjoy it LOL

Congrats on your new baby.

Message edited 8/24/2006 8:53:05 AM.

Re: Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

Newborns do nothing but sleep! Just think of all that they've recently been through! The birth process is a lot of work!

It is perfectly normal!

Re: Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

Very normal...I remember I posted the same question in the beginning...I was so worried she slept too much

They sleep alot in the beginnng but it lessens over time

Re: Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

Bella pretty much slept for four weeks after she came home from the hospital, she was barely up ever...almost all of the pics I have when she is that little are of her sleeping.
now she naps 40 minutes a day

Re: Is it possible for a baby to sleep too much?

Mine did the same and still sleeps a lot at 2 1/2 months.