Normal newborn sleep patterns can vary but generally fall into both light and deep sleep. Newborns are biologically designed to wake often and feed frequently, so encouraging new parents to sleep when the infant sleeps is key to continued healing after birth, emotional health and successful breastfeeding.
Provider Resources
- Safe to Sleep Campaign, NIH
- Safe Sleep, AAP
- Safe Sleep Infographic for Child Care Providers, NICHQ (PDF)
Patient Resources
- Texas WIC Printable Handout: Newborn Eating and Sleeping Patterns (English PDF)
- Texas WIC Printable Handout: Newborn Eating and Sleeping Patterns (Spanish PDF)
- All Things Sleep, BreastmilkCounts.com
- Texas WIC Video: How do Babies Sleep? (English)
- Texas WIC Video: How do Babies Sleep? (Spanish)
