My 5 week old has been a pretty good sleeper ever since birth. But her sleep schedule is weird. To my understanding they should take plenty of naps a day but wake up every 2-3 hours for a good 30 min or so. But she is basically sleeping all day without really waking up. (Same at night.) Of course I feed her regularly, but she seems to be asleep during the feed too or going back to sleep right after feeding. Attempts to wake her up are either unsuccesful or she gets super fussy.
After sleeping so much during the day, she wakes up in the evening hours and stays awake for several hours, sometimes 4-6 hours. Of course she gets aggravated and fussy at some point as she is probably overtired, but nothing we do brings her back to sleep. We tried all the usual things like rocking her, swing, walks, going on balcony, baby wearing.
Pedi isn't concerned as she seems healthy, gaining weight etc.
What can we do to get her on a better sleep/nap schedule?
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She could be going a growth spurt which they will go between 3 to 6 weeks which can cause them to sleep more.