5 week old, sleeps for 2 hours max...normal?

[Kelly1814]

Just t hat really. My lovely 5 weeker is on a 3 hour feed cycle...

On hour to feed and settle (sometimes longer)
Two hours sleep (very occasionally 2.5)

Is this normal? Am getting so befuddled by books/people who say she should be sleeping longer....

She is formula fed, was also 4 weeks premature and and measuring a month behind...so not sure if this is par for the course and I am expecting too much?

Had hoped she would be sleeping a little longer by now... :)

I'm afraid mine did - tbh if a lo is gaining weight ok and seems otherwise ok I assume anything in a baby is normal!

are you bf? she may be growth spurting.

doh sorry you said formula. I'm not entirely sure as I bf but if in doubt you could ask a Dr

5 weeks is still very young and I actually think a 3 hour schedule is really good at this stage.

Sorry, you probably wanted to hear the opposite.

She's premy so really 1 week? I'd think it normal, despite ff.

Ds was on a 2 hour cycle 40 mins feed, 40 mins sleep 40 mins awake for weeks, but was ebf.

I remind DD of this (she is 6 ). She was a gannet, but gained nicely, very healthy etc... Rough but worth it and she is getting loads of fab antibodies from you to ward off the autumn/winter bug season

Yup, normal. My 3 monther still isn't sleeping any longer than that!

Sorry!should read OPs properly Every 3 hours is fine (used to be parent support worker with mums whatever feeding method)

DS is 10 weeks, FF, and has only recently started going longer than that himself...so think it's normal, some babies are just grazers. From about week 6/7 he started going longer overnight though, and can now do 5 hours though usually chooses not to...