How much sleep does your infant need?
New parents are often surprised to learn just how much their baby will sleep during those first few weeks after birth.
General Infant Sleep Guidelines
Newborns sleep up to 18 hours a day, but their sleep doesn't really follow a pattern early on. They also only have two sleep stages, instead of four like older infants, children, and adults.
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