{"id":"3f2b3ab2a63c8eb7d471ce4f4c9aaa5d","slug":"newborn-sleep-duration-one-week-old-8f0f44","question":"newborn sleep duration one week old","answer":"At one week old, your newborn is sleeping roughly 13 hours daily on average, though the exact amount varies quite a bit from baby to baby. What matters more than hitting a specific number is that these hours are broken up into many short stretches—newborns wake frequently, both day and night, to feed and have their basic needs met. This is completely normal newborn physiology, not a sign that something is wrong.\n\nMost of those early sleep hours happen in active sleep, which looks twitchy and noisy as your baby's brain develops and processes what they're experiencing. You'll also notice your newborn's sleep gets disrupted by hunger, diaper changes, room temperature, and noise—all typical at this age. As your baby grows through the first six months, they'll gradually sleep slightly less overall but stay awake for longer stretches and begin sleeping for longer blocks at night, especially between feeds.\n\nIf your one-week-old seems like a light sleeper or wakes frequently, that's just typical newborn sleep right now—it doesn't predict how they'll sleep later on.","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":"newborn-care","view_count":0,"created_at":"2026-10-09T00:00:48.455Z"}