Is it normal for a newborn to sleep 5-6 hours at night?

Newborns sleep 5~6 hours at night, if the spirit of good appetite after waking up, then more consideration is a normal phenomenon, if the spirit of poor sleep after waking up, appetite, difficult to wake up, then need to be highly alert to the possibility of neonatal sepsis.
1. Normal phenomenon: If the newborn woke up in good spirits, normal milk, play, normal urination and defecation, weight gain is also normal, then the newborn sleep 5 to 6 hours at night is a normal phenomenon, parents should not worry too much, adequate sleep, the newborn’s physical development is very important. If necessary, parents can wake up the baby for breastfeeding.
2. abnormal phenomenon: if the newborn sleep more than 5 ~ 6 hours, wake up in poor mental state, not crying, not eat milk, or accompanied by other symptoms, such as coughing, diarrhea and other symptoms, this situation needs to be alert to the possibility of disease, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for examination.
Newborns sleep 5~6 hours at night, parents are advised to pay attention to the state of newborns in time, if there is any abnormality, it is recommended to consult a doctor for examination in time.