6 Week Old Feeding Frenzy
- By the end of the first month: Your baby will be up to at least 4 ounces (120 mL) per feeding, with a fairly predictable schedule of feedings about every four hours. By six months: Your baby will consume 6 to 8 ounces (180–240 mL) at each of four or five feedings in twenty-four hours.
- Jul 24, 2018 By the end of the first month: Your baby will be up to at least 4 ounces (120 mL) per feeding, with a fairly predictable schedule of feedings about every four hours. By six months: Your baby will consume 6 to 8 ounces (180–240 mL) at each of four or five feedings in twenty-four hours.
- If you are bottle feeding you may find your baby is demanding a larger volume of feeds as they go through a growth spurt. This is common at around 6 weeks. The recommended feeding volume from 5 days of age to 3 months is 150ml/kilogram of body weight, each day. If your baby wants a little more or less than this, don’t be too concerned.
- Aug 17, 2004 Feeding Frenzy - posted in Birth-6 Months: Hello LadiesMy bub is 6 days old and we came home from the hospital 2 days ago, in hospital she slept and feed every 3 to 4 hours now at home todays shes.
When you understand your newborn’s sleep patterns and habits, you can start to establish a little more structure in your daily life and build a little more confidence in your decisions and actions during the baby’s first days.
While newborns can’t stay on a strict sleep or feeding schedule – mostly due to their many growth spurts in these early months – these sample newborn sleep and feeding schedules can guide you through these stages and make sure everyone is getting the sleep and nutrition they need.
9 week old feeding frenzy - posted in Birth-6 Months: Hi my dd is nearly 9 weeks old and these past few days feeding from late afternoon has become a drama. Sep 04, 2011 Betta Fish Growth Stages - from egg to 4 weeks old - Duration: 9:05. Heather Nucefora 524,103 views. Aug 08, 2004 Feeding Frenzy - posted in Birth-6 Months: Hello LadiesMy bub is 6 days old and we came home from the hospital 2 days ago, in hospital she slept and feed every 3.
Otherwise, you may be soothing a crying baby all day.
A newborn baby cries a lot more when they are over-tired, not sleeping enough, or hungry. In other words, getting him or her on a routine (even if it’s not a strict schedule) can be a life-saver!
Your newborn’s feeding schedule should be age-appropriate, and you should never withhold food from a newborn just to stay on schedule. A newborn sleep schedule is also often based on how long your baby can stay awake (not strictly by the clock), which is usually short in the newborn days.
Keep reading to discover what you can do to get started.
Understanding Newborn Sleep Patterns
A baby is considered a newborn from birth until about 3 months of age.
During this period, your newborn’s sleep patterns will look nothing like yours.
Your baby will sleep in short bursts – anywhere from 30 or 45 minutes to 3 or possibly 4 hours – and then eat between periods of sleep.
In other words, the typical day/night sleep cycle doesn’t really apply to newborns. Some newborns come out of the womb with their days and nights completely mixed up!
This is called day/night confusion, and babies who struggle with it tend to sleep a lot during the day and then wake up frequently at night.
Many newborns also seem extra sleepy in the first week or two after birth and must be woken up to feed or drift off while feeding before getting their fill.
Eventually, though, your newborn will definitely “wake up” within three weeks after birth. This is when you will start to deal with more wakefulness. In fact, you may start to miss the early weeks of having a super-sleepy newborn!
Babies simply cry more often as they get a bit older (depending on temperament), but you will quickly learn how to soothe a crying baby.
Working with Newborn Feeding Schedules
Newborns feed very, very frequently, but this isn’t a problem that needs to be solved.
It’s perfectly natural!
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Your newborn’s tummy is quite small. They simply need to fill it up regularly.
Formula-fed newborns may need to eat slightly less often than breastfed newborns because it takes a newborn’s tummy longer to digest and break down formula.
So babies tend to feel fuller for longer periods of time. Breast milk, on the other hand, is digested fairly quickly.
How much breastmilk or formula does your baby need?
Every situation is different, of course, but if your baby is formula-fed, you can use a fairly simple formula to determine approximately how many ounces your baby needs in a day.
Simply multiply your baby’s weight by 2.5.
For example, an 8-pound baby would need about 20 ounces of formula in a 24-hour period.
If your baby is breastfed, the general rule is that most newborns need between 20 and 30 ounces of breastmilk (and between 25-35 ounces once they’re past the newborn stage).
How often should you feed your baby?
In general, if you are exclusively nursing, it’s best to nurse on demand in the first few weeks after birth to ensure that your milk supply becomes well-established. In fact, in order to maintain your supply, you’ll need to nurse every 2 to 3 hours, on average.
Once your baby is past 3 months of age and is in the infant stage, that will slowly stretch into 5-6 hours, and then 7-8, and eventually right up to 10 or 11 hours once your baby is 9 months old or 10 months old.
Newborn Growth Spurts
Believe it or not, a lot is going on with your newborn baby.
So much growth and development is happening in that little body! Your newborn will very likely go through growth spurts at the following times:
- 7-10 days of age
- 2-3 weeks of age
- 4-6 weeks of age
- 3 months of age
During these growth spurts, it will feel like your newborn is feeding almost constantly (and like when she’s not feeding, she’s sleeping). This is 100% normal – feed your newborn as often as she needs it, as the extra nourishment is important during the growth spurt.
How to Create a Newborn Feeding and Sleep Schedule
Your unique newborn’s wake times and total sleep needs may vary from what is recommended below.
These schedules are based on averages, but your baby may need more or less sleep (or shorter/longer wake times) than what is listed here.
Remember, watch your baby’s sleepy cues closely (rubbing eyes, yawning, staring off into space, etc.), and let those guide the sleep schedule.
Remember, too, that if your baby is already fussing, he or she is already overtired. Try to get your child down for his or her nap earlier next time, before the fussing starts.
2-8 Week Old Newborn, Breast Feeding
This schedule is best for babies who consume average amounts of breast milk and for moms who have average breast milk production and storage amounts.
| 9:00 AM | Wake and Feed* |
| 10:00 AM | Nap (30-60 minutes) |
| 11:00 AM | Wake and Feed |
| 12:30 PM | Nap (30-60 minutes) |
| 1:30 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 3:30 PM | Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 4:30 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 6:00 PM | Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 6:30 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 7:30 PM | Catnap (20 – 30 minutes) |
| 8:00 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 9:30 PM | Catnap (20 – 30 minutes) |
| 10:00 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 11:30 PM | Feed and Bedtime* |
| 3:30 AM | Feed and Right back to sleep |
| 6:30 AM | Feed and Right back to sleep |
* – We recommend you make these fixed points in your baby’s schedule. You can read more about this in our article on fixed points in a baby schedule.
Babies who eat smaller amounts, babies with reflux, and moms who produce and store smaller amounts of breastmilk will need a different schedule. So will babies who eat larger amounts per feeding and moms who produce/store greater amounts of breast milk.
Schedules for those scenarios, as well as schedules for older, breastfed newborns, are available in our newborn book, Essential Keys To Your Newborn’s Sleep.
2-8 Week Old Newborn, Formula Feeding
This schedule recommends longer naps and fewer feedings than the breastfeeding schedule above, simply because formula is more difficult for baby to digest. So, babies tend to feel fuller longer and therefore need slightly fewer feedings.
| 9:00 AM | Wake and Feed* |
| 10:00 AM | Nap (60 – 90 minutes) |
| 11:30 AM | Wake |
| 12:30 PM | Feed and Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 1:30 PM | Wake |
| 3:00 PM | Feed and Nap (60 – 90 minutes) |
| 4:30 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 6:00 PM | Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 6:30 PM | Wake |
| 7:30 PM | Feed and Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 8:30 PM | Wake |
| 9:30 PM | Nap (30 – 60 minutes) |
| 10:00 PM | Wake and Feed |
| 11:30 PM | Feed and Bedtime* |
| 4:30 AM | Feed and Right back to sleep |
| 7:30 AM | Feed and Right back to sleep |
* – We recommend you make these fixed points in your baby’s schedule. You can read more about this in our article on fixed points in a baby schedule.
For formula-feeding schedules for older newborns, see our newborn book, Essential Keys To Your Newborn’s Sleep.
Additional Newborn Sleep Articles
Want more newborn sleep tips? Check out our other newborn sleep articles:
- Establishing Healthy Sleep Habits In Your Newborn (Members Area tele-seminar)
- Essential Keys to Your Newborn’s Sleep (Members Area digital book)
- Your Top 5 Breastfeeding + Sleep Questions Answered by an Expert (Members Area article)
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Two weeks in, and we seem to be doing ok. I have managed to get both children up, dressed, fed and out the door by 9am twice this week by myself. I’m expecting my medal any day now.
Or a little earlier if he's really fussy. This is when he starts to get fussy if he hasn't dozed back off in the afternoon.Bath time is at 7 p.m. We struggle around 5 p.m.
My husband is taking a bit of a staggered paternity leave so this has obviously meant me having to negotiate handling a three and a half year old who adores her new brother, but who is also learning how to share her mum for the first time. We have had mixed results…
As well as table graffiti and cereal tantrums my daughter also decided she would refuse to take part in a single race at her sports day, despite her practising for weeks on end. But rather than getting frustrated or angry at this whilst I sat between the other proud parents watching all their children partake, I did what most early postnatal women do and I just cried my little heart out. So much so that another mum had to come and console me on the side lines – mortifying!
So I am therefore concluding that my postnatal feeding hormones have kicked in this week. Not only because of the irrational teary outbursts but because I am absolutely ravenous. I feel like the hungry caterpillar; on Monday Claire ate one giant bar of Dairy Milk, on Tuesday she had two peanut butter and banana sandwiches (at 4am!) and on Wednesday she devoured 3 platefuls at the Pizza Hut buffet – seriously!
But I am in good company, as Rowan has also found his appetite this week. After initially losing weight on day 5 (a very normal, physiological part of early newborn life, a post to follow on this) he was weighed this week and he is 300 grams above his birth weight. He put on 10 ounces in 4 days – chunk!
It is always so reassuring as a mum to find out your baby is thriving and gaining weight well. This is especially true I find when women are breastfeeding. It is extremely common in our society for breastfeeding mothers to question ‘whether they have enough milk’. And unfortunately frequent feeding is often misinterpreted as a sign of insufficient milk supply. I totally understand why, though. If women are brought up to believe that babies feed every 3-4 hours and that the clock plays such an important role in feeding (duration, intervals, sleep), and then their babies come out wanting to feed every 1-2 hours, sometimes with gaps of no longer than 5-10 minutes and lasting occasionally over an hour, they will naturally deem their child to be starving.
Some babies will feed every 3-4 hours but most babes certainly will not. That is why ‘baby led’ feeding or ‘responsive feeding’ is so important. Neither your mother, your neighbour, your midwife, and especially not Gina Ford, knows how regularly YOUR baby will want to feed, but luckily your baby will. So follow your baby’s lead and feed them whenever they show signs of being hungry. This way your baby and boobs will be in sync.
For the purpose of the blog and to hopefully give mums a ‘normal’ perspective of a healthy, breastfed, newborn’s feeding pattern I have recorded Rowan’s feeds over the past 24 hours.
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- 22:20 8 minutes right breast
- 22:30 8 minutes left breast
- 22:47 7 minutes left breast
- 01:06 9 minutes right breast
- 01:29 5 minutes left breast
- 02:57 6 minutes left breast
- 03:04 5 minutes right breast
- 04:38 7 minutes left breast
- 06:29 7 minutes right breast
- 07:00 5 minutes left breast
- 08:09 3 minutes right breast
- 08:55 4 minutes left breast
- 09:02 3 minutes left breast
- 09:37 8 minutes right breast
- 09:55 4 minutes right breast
- 11:31 6 minutes right breast
- 11:39 8 minutes left breast
- 12:55 9 minutes left breast
- 14:35 15 minutes right breast
- 16:05 10 minutes left breast
- 17:05 8 minutes right breast
- 18:55 9 minutes left breast
- 19:20 6 minutes right breast
- 19:42 6 minutes right breast
- 19:58 3 minutes right breast
- 20:18 4 minutes left breast
He’s a feeder!
Counting each individual episode at the breast that is 26 feeds in just one 24-hour period. I honestly had no idea that Rowan actually fed this often. But this schedule is HIS very own ‘baby led’ feeding log. It’s a boring read, I am well aware, but hopefully mums can take away from this that frequent feeding is often NOT a sign of low milk supply. You can also see from the feeding log that not one of Rowan’s feeds lasted longer than 15 minutes, and that I am rubbish at remembering which breast I fed off last.
Miraculously in between all this feeding I still managed to take my daughter to and from preschool, care for my new son, let our cleaner in (I’m such a trooper) and obviously I made time for a food shop.
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