5 weeks old wants to sleep for 8 hours should i let him

[sjyay]

Hi

My LO is 5 weeks old and has always achieved a long sleep during the first part of night sometimes going through from 7-2 . Hv told me not to let him sleep more than five from start of feed. Well that doesn't work as he can take an hour to wake up and then he doesn't feed as well. My question is if I let him sleep naturally is there anything wrong with him sleeping 8-12 hours not that I have ever let him as I use alarm, I just want him to find his natural rhythm . Medically is it ok he is stacking on weight about 60g a day . I am breast feeding and pumping twice daily will I need to pump in middle of night cause that is a faff.

If he's gaining weight nicely and otherwise alert then I'd let him! Let sleeping babies lie!

Not pumping or feeding for eight hour stretches may affect your milk supply. I am not an expert though but my gut instinct says that 5 weeks is too early to leave it so long.

Eek that seems really long for 5 weeks. Do you have a HV you could check with?

Hv said no longer than 5 hours but I simply cannot wake him, and I mean really cannot. tried banging pans , tickling, stripping for skin on skin, nothing will wake him. He is meant to put about 25g per day and is doing 60g surely I could afford to let him find his groove x

I think you'll be fine, he's ready earlier than some other babies may be I guess. I have 4DS (now aged 17, 15, 13 and 11 ) and was advised by my HV many, many moons ago to be guided by baby. If baby is happy, gaining weight, alert, wet nappies etc then you're doing well!!

Let him. It probably won't last.