Is Excessive Sleeping Normal In An Infant?

Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2016

Question: hi doctor,

I have a 5day old baby girl, she sleeps almost entire day (takes feed around 4 times) and passes only 1-2 times urine (transparent) during day time. during night she remains awake and passes stool and urine around 4 times. is it normal for babies to sleep that long during day, today I fed her ( breast feed) when she was sleeping but she didn't wake up. would just like to check if I need to visit a doctor as I've heard long sleeping time could be related to jaundice

thanks XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue breastfeeding. Visit a doctor.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.

You need to take the child to a doctor without delay. Although it is normal for the child to sleep 20 hours a day, the child should take feeds every 2-3 hours and should pass urine at least 6 times over 24 hours. Since that does not seem to be the case it might be a good idea to get the child asrssed.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar