A newborn sleeps as many as 14 hours to 17 hours over a 24 hour period.
Newborns tend to sleep a lot as the newborn needs plenty of sleep to grow and thrive and some newborns even sleep as much as 18 hours to 19 hours a day.
It's normal for a newborn baby to sleep all day and the average daily sleeping time ranges from 14 hours to 17 hours, although some newborns may even sleep as much as 18 hours to 20 hours.
Newborns sleep a lot because newborns need a lot of sleep for their rapid growth and development.
Although you should wake your newborn up every 3 hours to 4 hours to ensure they are fed adequately and ensure they are changed frequently enough as well.
If your newborn is sleeping more than usual or they seem difficult to wake or they are not having enough wet or dirty diapers you should consult with the baby's pediatrician.
A 5-3-3 rule for babies is a sleep training and night weaning guideline in which a baby sleeps for 5 hours, stays awake for 3 hours and then goes back to sleep for another 3 hours before their next feeding interval or bedtime.
The 5-3-3 sleep rule also encourages babies to develop self soothing skills by holding off on their feeding until the baby's designated time, which helps the baby stretch their sleep.
The rule is often used for infants between 4 and 6 months of age, and are developmentally ready to begin stretching their sleep cycles.