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5 week growth spurt?

CrequitoCrequito member
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DD is 5 weeks 2 days old and last night and tonight she is wanting to eat just about every hour. We had 4 great nights of her sleeping for 4 hours then 2-3 then another 2-3 during the night and now it's like we've reverted or something. I know there's a 6 week growth spurt, so maybe she's early?  Technically she was born a week and a half late so if you adjust for my due date she'd be over 6 weeks now, not sure if that makes a difference.

We are BF with 1-2 midday feedings replaced with formula. Maybe I've messed up my supply and she's not getting enough from me now, hence the more frequent trips to the boob? 

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Re: 5 week growth spurt?

  • KMac570KMac570 member
    It is totally possible that hour LO is in the midst of a growth spurt.  Babies do not all do these things on a schedule like clockwork.  The growth spurt weeks are approximate I think, and can actually occur a bit earlier or later.  Hopefully it eases up for you soon!
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  • ClandestineXClandestineX member

    For wonder weeks they say go by the due date instead of birthday. My son was born at 41 weeks and is early for a lot of things, he is 5 weeks today and have been holding his head up since birth for a few seconds, now holds it up for at least a minute. Last week he had his first social smile and started cooing. 

    He seems to have growth spurts early too. So I usually go by EDD for things like that. I am on a tablet, but here is a link...

     https://www.whosthatmom.com/wonder-weeks-week-by-week/

     
     
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  • chlsbshpchlsbshp member

    how long is ur NB up during the daylight hours? It sounds youve got a growth spurt happening, but if there is a lot of day time napping happening, maybe try keeping her awake more during the daylight hours.

     

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  • Kota26Kota26 member
    I was telling my mom yesterday that I think my 5 week old is going through his growth spurt...he was born a few days late so that would put him on the right timeline
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  • CrequitoCrequito member
    imagechlsbshp:

    how long is ur NB up during the daylight hours? It sounds youve got a growth spurt happening, but if there is a lot of day time napping happening, maybe try keeping her awake more during the daylight hours.

    She does a few naps and has a few periods of awake time during the day. Funny thing, after I posted my question DD wound up sleeping 12am-2:40am, then 3:30-4:30, then laid awake in her bassinet 5:15-5:45 after eating and then slept again 6-9am!  So it wound up being an ok night after all, it just started a little later than I wanted it to. 

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