My baby is 5 weeks old. I breast fed her. Today she didn't get deep sleep for at least 4-5 hrs. She slept while feeding for sometime and when put her into bed she woke up. Then I fed her again. This cycle went multiple times before she slept properly. Milk was not empty. She was not cranky unless I put her into bed. Not sure what's wrong. please suggest

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children2 years ago

A. okay no problem. there is lot of individual variation in the sleeping pattern of small babies before coming to your particular sleeping pattern do not worry as long as the baby is taking feeding normally and weight gain c

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