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Is this normal

dragossoul84dragossoul84 member
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My son is going to be six weeks shortly and he does not sleep during the day at all. He is drinking a ton of formula like 32 oz a day and is 11lbs. He is super active he wants to cuddle or do tummy time. My mom had mentioned that babies his age normally slept all day so I wanted to see if him being awake all day was normal
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Re: Is this normal

  • rsmidtisursmidtisu
    My 5 weeks old is awake a lot during the day also and when he does nap, he doesn't nap very soundly.  He groans and cries in his sleep during the day but sleep pretty well at night.  He is also a little piggy and eats a TON!  I am not sure how much he weighs because he doesn't have a doctors appt til Sept 4 but I feed him 4 ounces every 2-3 hours and he will sometimes eat more than 4 ounces and I will need to make him 2 more.  I only feed him if he is crying for more and he doesn't spit up so I think he just has a big appetite!
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  • mylittlesunshinemylittlesunshine member

    My DD2 is 6 weeks old. Weighs around 9.5lbs and is BF (both bottle/breast). She eats about every 2 sometimes 3 hours and has around 3oz/feeding. Usually she takes 1 nap that is 4 hours long during the day (or sometimes 2 naps that are 2 hours long). She goes to bed around 9/9:30pm, wakes around 4 to eat and then goes back down until 7-8am.

    She is awake a lot during the day.

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  • tiffanybirdtiffanybird
    My LO isn't a big napper at all.  I'm lucky if I get a few half hour naps out of him each day.  I hear other mothers talking about how their babies take multiple 2-3 hour naps, and I can't even imagine having that much free time to actually clean my house and do the laundry!
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  • pinkcallalilypinkcallalily member

    My son never slept as a newborn (or now as a toddler).  I never understood how people could take their baby places and expect them to just sit in the carrier and be happy or sleep.  My son was always awake and always wanted to be around the action.  He wouldn't even let us hold him facing us, he had to be facing out anytime he was held and never liked cuddling (until around his 2nd birthday).  There were days at daycare when he was still under 6 months that he didn't take a single nap during the day.  He was breastfed so I'm not sure how much he ate, but he's never been a big eater so I can't help you there.

    Now that we have our daughter I understand a little more of what a "typical" newborn is like.  She actual likes to sleep and I can't believe how much easier it is this time.  My husband asks at every doctor appointment if this is normal because his only experience has been with our son who never slept. 

    Basically, I think most babies sleep more than what your son does (and my son did), but all babies are different.  You can discuss it with your pedi, but ours didn't really have any suggestions and just said one of her kids was similar as well.

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