number of waking hours for newborn

[ellasmummy]

My dd sleeps more now than when she was a newborn lol. She was often awake for 6 hour stretches or longer, these days she sleeps 2 naps a day and 12ish hours at night. All baby led spent a lot of time being held/in carrier/co sleeping until about 12wks. She hates co sleeping now waah! Loves her own cot

[rania]

hmm I will go try work out where to change not receiving PM's.

[Jellybean29]

hmm I will go try work out where to change not receiving PM's.

I think you need maybe a minimum post count before those features open up?

[onthefly]

You'll need more posts and to be around for a bit longer before becoming a 'member' then you can access PMs.

rania - there are no rules. you just do what works for you. regardless of what you do now, your baby will not be doing it forever. It's ok to feed/hold/rock/sing to sleep. It's ok to sleep with them. Give yiourself (and your baby) a break from teh shoulds and should-nots, especially in teh first 3 months. I imagine myself in my old age - I dont' want to look back with regret, wishing I'd held them more. They are little for such a short time.