Help - newborn won't sleep during the day
We're on day 8 home from the hospital and my little guy is great at night (maybe 4-5 hour stretches) but during the day he's basically awake all the time. Is this normal? My wife i
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We're on day 8 home from the hospital and my little guy is great at night (maybe 4-5 hour stretches) but during the day he's basically awake all the time. Is this normal? My wife i
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