Hey Baby Banda, I am a father to 10 days old baby girl. I am concerned about her sleeping schedule. She sleeps very few hours at daytime but doesn’t sleep at night. What could probably be wrong with my baby? She also cries at night. Please help.
Esther Kimani Staff
Congratulations on the birth of your little girl.
It is normal newborn behaviour to sleep more during the day and be more awake at night. This behaviour slowly changes as the baby grows older. It is important for newborn babies to feed more at night as this triggers the mother’s hormone (prolactin) levels to go up, this improves and establishes her breast milk supply so that she can produce enough for her baby. I would encourage her to get rest when your baby is resting so that she can cope better during the night feeds.
