2 1/2 weeks... am I doing this right?!

Question

I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing here... I've got a 2 1/2 week old... exclusively breastfeeding and I feel like all I do is hold my little guy while he sleeps and then feed him when he wakes and then burp him and he falls right back asleep... is this right? Should I be doing more?! I can barely get 15 minutes of tummy time/play gym time in before he wants to eat.... any experienced moms out there?

Answer

They spend so much of their time sleeping (and eating) as newborns. Don't worry yourself about it. Just give your baby tummy time when you can, but it doesn't have to be long stretches. Sooner or later they start to have more awake/active time.

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you're doing it right! Right now, your baby has no schedule so you just have to go with the flow. babies also do something called cluster feeding. this means they will basically manically feed on and off and on and off 4 hours or even an entire day. You're going to feel like you're doing something really wrong! you're not. It's actually a growth spurt. and babies self-regulate. your little one knows instinctively how much they need to eat and if she overeats, she'll just spit it back up. As long as she is hitting her weight milestones and the pediatrician is happy, just follow her lead

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they don't really need tummy time that early. they pretty much just eat and sleep for weeks.

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I ended up just doing tummy time on my chest because she would get so mad on the floor, but then would just fall asleep on me.

2 1/2 weeks... am I doing this right?!

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