{"id":"0486e421cd97ae270b73d045437586ce","slug":"newborn-sleep-duration-one-week-old","question":"newborn sleep duration one week old","answer":"At one week old, your newborn is sleeping around 13 hours daily, though this comes in short bursts with frequent wake-ups throughout day and night. This broken-up sleep pattern is completely typical at this stage—newborns aren't yet capable of the longer stretches that will come later.\n\nMuch of what your newborn is doing during sleep is active sleep, which is the lighter, twitchy kind that looks restless but is actually important for brain development. You'll notice lots of movement, noise, and quick transitions in and out of sleep. This isn't a sign that anything's wrong; it's just how newborn sleep works in the first weeks.\n\nWhat matters most right now is that your baby is sleeping, feeding, and responding to you—not whether the sleep looks deep or peaceful by adult standards. If you're concerned about anything beyond the typical pattern, your pediatrician is always the right person to check in with.","sources":"[{\"pmid\":\"27448323\",\"title\":\"Infant sleep-wake behaviors at two weeks, three and six months.\",\"journal\":\"Infant behavior & development\",\"year\":\"2016\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27448323/\",\"score\":0.79},{\"pmid\":\"29356197\",\"title\":\"Reference values and changes in infant sleep-wake behaviour during the first 12 months of life: a systematic review.\",\"journal\":\"Journal of sleep research\",\"year\":\"2018\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29356197/\",\"score\":0.78}]","thread_json":null,"topic":"safe-sleep-environments","view_count":0,"created_at":"2026-09-18T23:00:52.277Z"}