M is 6 weeks old today. There are days when we're home all day when she will sleep for 4-5 hour stretches. She's eating plenty when she's not sleeping. I'm just wondering if I should wake her up during these marathon nap sessions or just let her sleep? She's been so fussy lately (I think it's a growth spurt) that I hate to wake her up.
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If she's sleeping well at night, then I wouldn't wake her up. At 6 weeks she should be able to go 5 hours without eating. If all the daytime napping is keeping her up at night though, I'd wake her up.
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I'd let her sleep unless you think she's not getting filled up enough during the day.
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I would wake her up if her daytime sleeps are longer than what she can sleep at night. I don't think that all babies should be able to go 5 hours at night without eating at 6 weeks because babies are not robots that are programmed to be the exact same, but ideally she should be able to go as long at night (if not longer) than in the day.
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My pediatrician recommended feeding atleast every 3 hours during the day and then letting the baby sleep longer at night, that way they know the difference between night and day.
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