These symptoms usually last one or two days. The bowel movements of breast-fed babies are loose, yellow in color, and odorless, with soft seedy curds. Totally breast-fed infants do not become constipated. The infant should have regained his or her birth weight. Sleepy Baby Sleepy Baby.
Infants are normally sleepy after the quiet alert phase that immediately follows birth.
They can usually sleep a good 6 to 8 hours. Medications given in labor may affect the infant for up to 24 hours. If the baby is sleepy, the mother should nevertheless try to awaken the baby every two hours to see if he or she is interested in a feeding. If 6 to 8 hours have gone by without a feeding, a bottle or another method such as finger feeding by an experienced health professional can be offered, and further attempts can be made later. Most medications are safe to take while nursing an infant, but it is important to let your obstetrician and pediatrician know that you are nursing.