{"id":"6b6b12973bb48ebf8fda8d7937c0fc86","slug":"newborn-sleep-duration-one-week-old-2322a0","question":"newborn sleep duration one week old","answer":"At one week old, your newborn is sleeping approximately 13 hours daily on average, though the total can range quite a bit depending on the individual baby. What matters more than hitting an exact number is understanding what that sleep looks like: newborns this age sleep in frequent, short stretches around the clock, waking regularly to feed, and spending much of their sleep time in active sleep—the twitchy, noisy kind that might sound restless but is completely normal and actually helps their brain develop.\n\nThese early sleep patterns will shift noticeably over the first six months as your newborn gradually needs slightly less total sleep and begins to stay awake for longer stretches. Night wakings decrease especially in those first six months, and longer sleep stretches come naturally as your baby grows. If your one-week-old seems like a light sleeper or has an unpredictable pattern, that's just typical newborn behavior right now—not a sign of future sleep problems. Every baby has their own natural sleep temperament, and what you're seeing at one week is developmentally normal, not something that needs fixing.","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":"toddler-sleep","view_count":0,"created_at":"2026-10-02T23:00:56.506Z"}