Our son is 3 weeks old and I swear he's only sleeping like 12-14 hours a day total. I read somewhere it should be more like 16-17 hours. Is he getting enough? Should we be worried? He eats every 3-4 hours and seems alert when he's awake. My wife says I'm overthinking it but I'm genuinely nervous we're doing something wrong.
Man, 12-14 hours is still solid for 3 weeks. Every kid's different, you know? My boy was all over the place with sleep at that age. Just make sure he's eating and diaper situation looks normal, everything else will sort itself out.
That's actually pretty normal, honestly. We stressed about the same thing with our first but the pediatrician said as long as he's gaining weight and hitting wet diapers, we were overthinking it. The sleep schedule evens out way more than you'd think.
Don't worry too much about hitting exactly 16-17 hours right now. Some newborns just sleep less, and if he's eating good and seems content when he's awake, he's probably doing fine. Hang in there, it gets easier.
Three weeks old and worried about sleep - that's actually pretty normal dad thinking. For real though, newborns sleep weird and sporadic. 12-14 hours is probably fine especially if he's eating and has wet diapers.
At that age I was just grateful when mine slept at all. Forget the schedules and just ride it out. Things get more consistent I promise.
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Every baby is different. My son was sleeping like 16-18 hours at that age and I thought something was wrong. Pediatrician said he was just a sleepy baby. Have you talked to your doctor about your concerns?
The thing about 3 weeks is that they're all over the place with their schedules. Some days more sleep, some days less. Once you hit like 8-12 weeks it starts becoming more predictable.