This may not seem like a problem, but it's starting to stress me out for feeding! She sleeps what seems like all day and then is up at night so we've been trying to keep her awake more during the day, but it's impossible to wake her up!!
We've tried a cool cloth, taking her clothes off, changing her, bouncing her... Any other suggestions?? I'm totally freaked out that she's sleeping too much.
She's 5 days old if that matters...
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
She'll gradually transition, but it's hard to flip a newborn's sleep schedule!
coconut / 8305 posts
Meh.. I'd probably let her be for now & just rest up during the day.
Oh, and as long as she's having the needed output (5+ wet dipes & 3+ dirty) I wouldn't worry about how much she's sleeping. We grow WHEN we sleep so bebes need lots. 
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: thanks for responding! I figured it was normal but I'm such a worrier.
@runsyellowlites: oh yeah, definitely enough pooping and peeing going on! I've been trying to keep track and she's having at least 6 poopy diapers and probably at least 6 wet ones.
bananas / 9973 posts
@sslm: we tried all that too to try and flip her schedule. Ultimately I think 5 days is too young. You just got to let them sleep! I think no less than 2 days after I posted "how to keep newborn awake?" did she start staying awake ALL day! Then I worried she wasn't sleeping enough! The worrying never ends!
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@shopaholic: ha, yeah I'll probably be missing these days very soon!! Were you able to wake her to feed?
bananas / 9973 posts
@sslm: She has always been a 5-minute nurser! I call it "snacking", though in the early weeks, she could go 3 hours between feedings. These days, it's usually 2 hours in the day.
bananas / 9357 posts
It's very normal to be sleeping that much. I wouldn't worry as long as she has enough wet and dirty diapers. It will take some time for her schedule to start shifting.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@shopaholic: thank you. That makes me feel so much better!
@mrskc: thanks. Everything is just so overwhelming!
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
@sslm: We really struggled to wake A and then DH's mum suggested putting her down in her moses basket and... she woke right up, ha ha! Because she napped in our arms, she totally wasn't used to being put down and it snapped her wide awake. We used that trick all the time after that : )
honeydew / 7687 posts
Soak it innnnn, the sleepy phase may be much shorter than you like and then you'll be worrying that LO isn't sleeping enough 
Try not to stress!
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