Hi All,
I posted a few weeks ago when I'd brought my DD home from hospital. She'd lost 9% birth weight, had tongue tie cut at 3 days, & was basically a very sleepy baby & was proving difficult to wake for a feed & keep awake for a feed.
Well, I persevered with the midwives advice of waking her every 3hours during the day (I start to stir her after 2.5hrs) & by day 7 or 8 she was showing good improvement - she was starting to wake on her own for some of her feeds, she is still going a good 4 hours at night (I set my alarm to make sure she sleeps no more than 4hours at a time).
My question / concern is, she is still VERy sleepy, she is now 16days old & has had some days (eg thurs & fri of this last week) when she has been very hungry & fed for 3 hours constantly. But last night & today she has reverted back to Little Miss Sleepyhead. She has plenty of nice wet nappies & 2 or 3 big yellow mustardy poo's per day.
This is my 3rd baby, & I wonder if I'm just fussing / stressing un-necessarily? Has anyone else given birth to a perfectly formed, little sleepyhead? Sounds daft, but I worry something is up - it seems so alien to me to have a baby who doesnt wake much or fuss or cry or scream.....does anyone have any advice / can they reassure???! Thanks x