{"id":"9c938ae758c4d2953dda8c249dd0e4de","slug":"newborn-sleep-duration-one-week-old-8f0f448","question":"newborn sleep duration one week old","answer":"At one week old, your newborn is sleeping approximately 13 hours daily on average, though the pattern looks nothing like consolidated adult sleep. Those hours are fragmented across multiple short bouts—newborns wake frequently to feed, and they're still adjusting to life outside the womb. Most of that early sleep is active sleep (the twitchy, noisy kind you might hear through a monitor), which is completely normal and actually helps their brain develop.\n\nWhat matters more than hitting any particular number is that your newborn is feeding regularly, gaining weight, and having wet and dirty diapers as expected. Sleep patterns shift noticeably over the first six months as babies gradually need less total sleep and begin staying awake longer between feeds. If your newborn seems like a light sleeper right now, that's typical newborn temperament—not a sign of future sleep problems. Every baby's sleep looks different in these early days, and what you're seeing is normal development.","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":"sleep-training","view_count":0,"created_at":"2026-10-17T00:01:39.469Z"}