As your baby heads into their second month, it can simultaneously feel like you?ve been doing this forever (feed, change, sleep, repeat) and you still have no idea what you?re doing. Needless to say, being a new parent is a huge learning curve. With the first month under your belt, though (yay, you!), you?ll start to get a better idea of what your baby needs.
Baby?s fifth week
Your baby?s nighttime sleep often starts to lengthen a bit more, up to six hours at night. You may also start to see the beginnings of a schedule that works for both of you, whether it?s a baby that wants to eat as soon as they wake up or one that needs some snuggling and playtime first. ?We know that there?s a fairly wide range of ?normal? for newborn sleep,? says Alexis Dubief, a child sleep consultant in Vermont and author of Precious Little Sleep. ?It could be anywhere between 14 and 17 hours a day. The reality is that everything in that zone is normal for that individual child.? Week 5 sleep schedule
Wake time length: 45 to 60 minutes
Sleep time length: Up to 4 to 6 hours (shorter during the day, longer at night)
Total sleep time: 14 to 17 hours a day
Week 5 feeding schedule
Breastfeeding: On demand, every 2 to 4 hours, or 7 to 12 times a day (or more)
Exclusive pumping: 15 to 20 minutes per breast, or 2 to 5 minutes after breast is empty, 8 to 10 times a day (avoid going longer than 5 to 6 hours without pumping)
Formula: 120 to 150 mL (4 to 5 oz) per feeding, about 8 times a day
Week 5 diaper ...