Dear doctor, my child is 1 week old and she is sleeping almost the entire day except for an hour or two. Is this normal?

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children4 years ago

A. it is absolutely normal for newborn babies to sleep almost 18 to 20 hours per day as the baby will be growing in age his sleeping time during day time will be reducing

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