Hi @Amber –
Thank you for writing to us and congrats on your babby boy! I’m sorry to hear you’re having some trouble with his naps! Short naps are common for many babies, and can stay short for a while – you can try to help him fall back to sleep and lengthen those naps though! If you haven’t yet, you can sign up to receive our free guide written just for families with young infants here:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/15-free-baby-sleep-facts-new-parents-must-know/

You may also want to take a look at this article on our blog, 7 Gentle, Natural Ways To Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Better:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/newborns/better-newborn-sleep-7-tips/

To save yourself some time from reading and researching on your own, we do offer a few more in-depth solutions that would be a good fit. Our e-book, Essential Keys to Your Newborn’s Sleep, may be a good option for you. In it, we give you a complete toolkit to help your baby establish healthy sleep habits today and throughout the first year.

You can read more about our wonderful newborn/young infant options here:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/essential-keys-to-your-newborns-sleep

Thanks again for writing to us Amber! Please do let us know if you need more help at any time!

Hi Asfa,
Thank you for visiting The Baby Sleep Site! I’m sorry you’re so concerned about your newborn’s sleep. Based on your description, though, it sounds like his schedule is very, very common for his age. We do usually see short naps, and a lot of them, until they are a little older. Reviewing our sample newborn schedule may give you some piece of mind: https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/newborn-sleep-feeding-schedule/
Please hang in there!

Hi Seven,
Thank you for using The Baby Sleep Site as a resource, and congratulations on your newborn! I’m sorry to hear you are having trouble with your newborn not sleeping. Many babies do start “waking up” about two weeks after birth, seeming more alert and crying more often. This can be completely normal, and we actually have an article with a list of the most common reasons for newborns to cry, that you can use a reference, if you like: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-sleep-comfort/baby-crying-13-reasons-why/

If you at any time feel like your baby is in pain or deeply uncomfortable, or he’s crying for an extended period of time and nothing helps, please do get in touch with your pediatrician. Some babies do have colic, reflux, or allergies that can cause serious discomfort, and which can be treated by a doctor, so it’s important to consider that. But if your baby is crying just until you fix the problem for him, he is likely fine 🙂 Hope this helps!

Hi Danielle,
Thank you for using The Baby Sleep Site as a resource, and congratulations on your new addition! 🙂 Unless you’ve been otherwise instructed by a pediatrician, we usually recommend feeding baby every 2-4 hours as a newborn, or as the baby requests it. Feeding too often can actually interrupt sleep, especially since you will need to burp after every feed. It also sounds like your baby may be experiencing some day/night confusion, which is very normal when they’re tiny, but can be frustrating.
We have an article on day/night confusion here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/day-night-confusion-newborn-baby/
And we have a whole, free ebook on newborn sleep I really recommend for you, that you can sign up for here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/15-free-baby-sleep-facts-new-parents-must-know
I hope this helps, but please get in touch if you need further help!

Hi. My newborn son is 18 days old. For the first week, he slept very well as to sometimes we could not wake him up to feed. But since last week he has been waking up frequently and eating milk. From time to time he takes some nap for about 30 minutes or so and wakes up again.and he cries more that last week( when we change and lay him down to sleep) (during the day time). At night he sleeps for about 2-3 hours and wakes up sometimes we can’t wake him up. After waking up, he falls asleep very hard and takes 2 hours sleep.
The thing makes us worry is that he cries a lot. And he doesn’t seem to be hungry. May be overtired due to less sleep. Maybe uncomfortable because of gas problems in his stomach. As new parents, we don’t know if this is normal?
Thank you very much in advance

@Roxanna – Thank you for reading and for sharing with us. We’re sorry to hear that your little guy’s sleep schedule changed so suddenly! This does tend to happen around the 6 week mark as babies hit a growth spurt and a super fussy period that lasts about a week or so around this time. The good news is if your little guy hasn’t developed any new “bad” habits during this time, he should get back to sleeping normally as soon as this passes. Hang in there, Roxanna!