6 week old schedule HELP!!?

Question

Ftm here! My 6 week old weighs 12lbs 4oz and has plenty of dirty/wet diapers. He is ebf and occasionally takes a bottle with bm. He usually goes to sleep around 11pm and sleeps until 3-4am until he wakes up for a feeding and then goes until 7-8am. However, during the day he wants to eat every 1.5-2 hours. He is getting at least 4oz when he eats and the other day finished a 5.5oz bottle after crying for more. I am just wondering if this sounds normal or if I should try to get him on a more consistent schedule possibly with longer time between feedings? I also feel that he may be eating so often because he isnt sleeping as long as they say 6wo should sleep. He only takes one "long nap" (2hr) between 8am-11pm and just takes a few 10-20min cat naps throughout the day. I go back to work and nursing school next week and really want to figure out what type of schedule I should be keeping. Thanks in advance for any advice!!!

Answer

My son has the same exact schedule expect he goes to bed at 10pm. He almost never sleeps during the day and constantly cluster feeds, he's just over 5 weeks. I was worried about it but I've seen your post and some others that sound exactly the same! I think their just in a growth spurt.

Answer

My son was born 10lb 5oz and I worried about over feeding.  My doctor said feed on command. He eats 4oz every 2 to 3 hours.

Answer

I just asked my dr about this today. I felt like I was over feeding my son, but I have a history of having big boys( football playersfirst son was born 8 11 22 inches long and this boy was 8 4 21 inches.) and she told me this was ok. I could even give him 6 ounces and it might help him go 3 to 4 hours in between feelings during the day. He is 7 weeks and 13 pounds.  All breastfeed.  She said breastfeed babies eat a lot as it goes through their system faster and boys just can eat. Good luck.

6 week old schedule HELP!!?

Let’s Glow

Glow is here for you on your path to pregnancy

25+ million

4.8 stars

20+

Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy

1st Year (Baby & You)

Baby Products