Refresh my memory pls....Do newborns REALLY sleep alot?

I don't remember at all.

On average, how much do they sleep in the beginning?

I am hoping that if the baby is sleeping Jack will have some time to adjust to another little person being in the house and we will be able to give Jack lots and lots of attention.

I would like this adjustment period to go as smoothly as possible for him.

Re: Refresh my memory pls....Do newborns REALLY sleep alot?

My newborn slept almost all day and was up every two hours at night until she was 6 weeks... At 8 weeks she would stay up for an hour after she ate then sleep...repeat.... At night she was giving me 6.5 hour stretches. Now she is 3 months and she is sleeping thru the night 830 pm till 6am...she stays up for an hour then back down till 10am She is so good to me lol.

I found that I had alot of time during the day to nap and do errands when she was a newborn.

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KJ is exactly one month today and he STILL pretty much sleeps all day ...after eating, he will sometimes stay awake for 30-45 minutes but the rest of the day, it is eat, poop, sleep, repeat...
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he is JUST now starting to stay awake for longer periods

Re: Refresh my memory pls....Do newborns REALLY sleep alot?

Sadly, my DS NEVER slept as a newborn - and when he did it had to be on me. I am SO SO nervous of having a repeat of this for #2.

That said, I think I am in the minority and most newborns DO sleep all the time. I'm betting your first probably did b/c you would def. remember if he didn't

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my newborn nursed and slept all day...and woke up to have vivid conversations at 4am . months 0-3 were def NOT my favorites! lol.

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my dd is 11 weeks old

first 8 weeks i'd say she slept like 80% of the time

now a bit less

The first month esp, she'd be up to eat, and fall right back asleep

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Abby's going to be 8 weeks tomorrow and has never really slept much during the day. She has had a few days here and there where she takes alot of naps (and long naps at that) but thats usually around growth spurt time.... or if i have her out shopping alot (she almost always passes out in the car or stroller). Otherwise, she'll take a couple of half hour naps throughout the day. But, she has always slept well at night- like 6-8 hours from the beginning and then would wake up and go down for another 2-3 hours. But then she goes hard all day

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Mine slept a lot but he was 4 weeks early and I think it is more common for some early babies to sleep a lot, at least until they reach full term. My son slept a lot for the first 6-8 weeks. Then I noticed a difference but he was never a bad sleeper.

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OMG Diana...I saw your avatar and got all confused for a second

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Posted by itsbabytime

Sadly, my DS NEVER slept as a newborn - and when he did it had to be on me. I am SO SO nervous of having a repeat of this for #2.

That said, I think I am in the minority and most newborns DO sleep all the time. I'm betting your first probably did b/c you would def. remember if he didn't

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my DS will be3 5 weeks tomorrow & he only slept for lomg periods of time the first week. Now i will get 30 minute naps here & there throughout the day. The only time i get longer clips is if we go in the car or out for a walk. at that time he will sleep anywhere from 2-3 hours.

nightime he sleeps 3-4 hour clips & even got a 6.5 hour stretch....latelyhe is having trouble & only giving us 2-3 hour sretches

Re: Refresh my memory pls....Do newborns REALLY sleep alot?

They sleep a whole lot, especially during the day. At least my DS did. He woke up to eat every 2-3hrs.
At night, I didn't get much sleep though. DS was up every 2hrs to eat.

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Yes they really do! I had forgotten just how sleepy they are too. F would sleep all day and only wake to eat. She was also able to sleep anywhere, so we were could get out of the house and go places with T while she slept in the infant carrier.
BTW - I was freaking out about all this stuff before she was born too

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The first two weeks, DD was super sleepy and I would constantly have to nudge and wake her for feedings. Now, she's awake a lot more and wanting to be held all the time. I'm getting ready to bust out my sling so I can still chase after DS while holding DD!

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Yup. I'd say Yael slept 22 hours a day as a newborn. Now, at 3 months, she still sleeps the majority of the day. She can only be up for 45 minutes, an hour most, before she needs another nap.

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My DD technically is not considered a newborn at 5 months old but she still sleeps ALOT!! She usually goes down at 9pm and doesnt wake up until 7 am!!! On a rare occasion she wakes up at 5 am but will always go right back to sleep after her bottle....During the day she takes a ton of cat naps and one 3-3.5 hour nap. For us we always feel so lucky, she is VERY easy going and laid back; plus her smile melts us so even if she was anitemare we would probably not care LOL! Try to set up a "schedule" however loose it is as early as possible. HTH!

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Having a newborn, I can say that YES! They sleep a lot. He's just starting to become more awake and alert not at 1 month old, but for the first 3.5 weeks, alllllllllllll he did was eat and sleep.

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I remember quite vividly that Cailen didn't

My thinking is this: if you don't remember, your NB did!

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both my DC were wide awake the minute we walked through my front door Everyone always said how much newborns sleep, well that rule didn't apply to my DC. They still aren't great nappers, but at least they do ok at night.

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My 1st slept ALL the time...

This one...well he sleeps at night, but thats about it...

If we take 1 20min nap/day thats alot...

Its been this way since birth

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Mine are sleeping a LOT.....But I hate to say it, Noah is not adjusting well. We thought it would be a breeze b/c he loves babies but the issue is he wants to look at them all the time, and screams outside the bedroom door to see them, and wants to touch them etc, and he wants HIS way, and has horrid temper tantrums.

Ok, the good news though? They wake up every 3 hours, they eat and they go right back down about 15 min's later. They are a week old...they are not up for more then 15 min's an hour, but they are a bit preemie too, I have no idea if that makes any difference?

I think your gonna have plenty of intital time when he first comes home with Jack.

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OMG, so much. Other than eating and changing diapers, they sleep constantly. It's a great adjustment period for DS or even the pooch. It was for ours.

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Posted by dm24angel

Mine are sleeping a LOT.....But I hate to say it, Noah is not adjusting well. We thought it would be a breeze b/c he loves babies but the issue is he wants to look at them all the time, and screams outside the bedroom door to see them, and wants to touch them etc, and he wants HIS way, and has horrid temper tantrums.

Ok, the good news though? They wake up every 3 hours, they eat and they go right back down about 15 min's later. They are a week old...they are not up for more then 15 min's an hour, but they are a bit preemie too, I have no idea if that makes any difference?

I think your gonna have plenty of intital time when he first comes home with Jack.

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Posted by Goobster

OMG, so much. Other than eating and changing diapers, they sleep constantly. It's a great adjustment period for DS or even the pooch. It was for ours.

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Aly slept all of the time the first few months.