Hi,
I have a 5 week old who does not like sleeping. During the day he will sleep in a sling for 2 or maybe 3 hours in the morning but then that's it - he'll go for 6 or 7 hours without sleeping again and when he is awake he wants to feed every hour but is snacking rather than having proper feeds. This is knackering for me (I'm bf him) and generally frustrating. He does sleep more at night which I know is a blessing but when he sleeps in his cot next to us he still wakes up pretty much every hour for a feed and can then take as much as 2 hours to be put back to sleep again.
He's putting on weight well, so I'm not worried he's not getting enough, but can anyone either reassure me this is 'normal' (I should throw the baby books away because they tell me my baby should be sleeping 16 hours a day) and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel (when??) or have any tips?
Oh yes, I think he had a growth spurt this time last week so maybe we're still recovering from that?....
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5 week old doesn't like sleep and wants to feed all the time
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kathrynv · 07/11/2007 19:01
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