Is this normal for a 3 day old?

KKenworthy12

I know newborns sleep a lot and he sleeps all the time, but I have to wake him to eat, he doesnt hardly ever wake up when I change his diaper.......nothing really makes him cry....Im not complaining at all, I just want to make sure that is normal for a newborn...

Also sometimes he lets his limbs just fall and like go limp....is this normal?

liza0828

Yes, very normal.  Babies are very sleepy the first few weeks.

cutekissis101

Yes that's how DS was. So cute and sleepy.

boomersooner9779

yep. my lo was like that for the first 2 weeks. she is just now starting to have periods of being awake and alert for multiple hours during the day and she is 3 weeks.

KKenworthy12

awesome thanks ladies......did your LO's like have almost no reaction to things you did to them...like diaper change because they were so sleepy?

lil_rhody

Normal. She will start to get fussier soon, I promise.

boomersooner9779

KKenworthy12:

awesome thanks ladies......did your LO's like have almost no reaction to things you did to them...like diaper change because they were so sleepy?

 yep. i would have to undress her down to her diaper and put a wet washcloth to her to get her to wake up enough to eat. it can be nerve racking, but its normal

KKenworthy12

boomersooner9779:

KKenworthy12:

awesome thanks ladies......did your LO's like have almost no reaction to things you did to them...like diaper change because they were so sleepy?

 yep. i would have to undress her down to her diaper and put a wet washcloth to her to get her to wake up enough to eat. it can be nerve racking, but its normal

 

Oh my I acutally thought about doing that too....it makes me feel so much better hearing this...thank you!

sarahmae8

Totally normal. Keep waking every 4 hours to eat and SLEEP WHEN HE SLEEPS!

raysinet

Well, in our case it was ok in the end but not normal. He had jaundice and was born early. Are you breastfeeding? We were (still are) and he didn't stay awake long enough to really eat enough. I was pumping and bottle feeding after each feeding to make sure he was eating enough. I think it is important to keep monitoring his weight gain if he falls asleep during feedings.

 

GL