{"id":"7f51e47712886f93176ccd9cfcd885d8","slug":"newborn-sleep-duration-one-week-old-fcaa13","question":"newborn sleep duration one week old","answer":"At one week old, your newborn is sleeping around 13 hours daily on average, though the exact amount varies quite a bit from baby to baby. What's important to know is that these first weeks look nothing like adult sleep—your newborn will wake frequently throughout the day and night, and most of their sleep is active sleep, which is the twitchy, noisy kind that actually helps their brain develop. This frequent waking and light sleep is completely typical newborn behavior, not a sign of a problem.\n\nSleep patterns shift noticeably over the first six months as your baby matures, so what you're seeing now—the frequent wake-ups and unpredictable stretches of rest—is just typical newborn development. If your one-week-old seems like a light sleeper, that's their newborn nature rather than a predictor of future sleep difficulties. The best approach is to follow your newborn's lead on feeding and sleep cues during these early weeks, knowing that the dramatic changes ahead are exactly what should be happening.","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":"2026-10-04T23:01:51.498Z"}