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Vic75 · 15/05/2019 23:11

Hi All, how do I get my little 6 week old baby to have a sleep routine? Also I am struggling to get much milk into my baby. She feeds anything between 20ml and 70ml every hour or two hours. Today I managed 2 lots of 100 ml. She is feeding on bottled formula. Thank you

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ScatteredMama82 · 15/05/2019 23:25

6 weeks is still very little, don't try and push a routine at this stage. Feeding every couple of hours is normal, and as she grows and feeds more the gaps between feeds will get bigger. 20ml is nothing though, a tbsp or so. Do you think you might be feeding her when actually she just needs a cuddle, or a change? I know it's so hard to figure out what they need at first, but if she's had a feed in the last 2 hours and it was decent size, maybe try everything else first before offering more formula?

Vic75 · 16/05/2019 00:18

Thank you @ScatteredMama82 this makes sense. I'm so anxious and scared she is going to drop weight.

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