How much sleep is normal for a baby during the confinement period?

Babies who are still in the confinement period are still very fragile, have very poor resistance, and have almost no ability to move. Babies at this time are very sensitive and need care in all aspects, especially the living space of the baby. The temperature and humidity must be adjusted to avoid any impact on the baby. We must also pay close attention to the baby's sleep. So how long should a baby in the confinement period sleep every day to be considered normal?

Baby's sleep time during confinement:

Babies during the confinement period mainly eat, drink, defecate and urinate, but some babies do not sleep well. Mothers will worry about their babies' health because they know that babies can only grow up healthily if they get enough sleep. But how long is normal for a baby to sleep during the confinement period? Please read the following article for more information on this issue!

Newborns sleep about 18 hours a day. Light sleep and deep sleep account for about half of a sleep cycle, and each sleep cycle lasts about 45 minutes. Newborns spend most of their time sleeping, moving from one sleep cycle to another. And he will wake up every 2 to 4 hours to feed, and may be awake for a few minutes to an hour. Circadian rhythms are not established. Babies aged one to three months sleep about 15 hours a day. At two months, 44 percent of babies can sleep continuously for five to six hours at night, and the time they are awake during the day will be prolonged. Not all babies can sleep that long, but as long as the baby eats well and is in good spirits, there is no need to deliberately require a certain length of sleep.

However, mothers should pay attention, because the central nervous system of newborns is not yet fully developed, and the conditioned reflexes of waking up during the day and sleeping at night have not been established. If the baby sleeps too long during the day, he will be unwilling to fall asleep at night, and will cry non-stop unless his parents comfort or hold him. If the baby keeps crying, mothers should check whether the baby is hungry or has urinated. In addition, babies will cry when they are frightened, so mothers should pay attention to this situation.

Newborn babies cannot distinguish between day and night, and their stomach capacity is very small, so no matter whether it is day or night, they can only last three to four hours for a meal. Breastfeeding may take even longer, so in the first few weeks after birth, they will wake up frequently day and night to feed. There is no good solution to this.

To sum up, everyone already has an understanding of how long it is normal for a baby to sleep during the confinement period. A baby can sleep about 18 hours during the confinement period. As long as the baby is in good mental state and has no disease, do not deliberately require a specific amount of sleep. However, during this stage, you can cultivate your baby's sleeping habits, for example, feeding the baby as quietly as possible at night, or reducing the number of diaper changes. After feeding, do not play with your baby, put him down immediately and let him sleep.