Odd sleep patterns

My almost 3 week old (3 weeks tomorrow) has been having issues falling asleep and staying asleep for the past day now. She’s still eating, but I’m not sure if it’s less or not, I am working on tracking it. She easily wakes up and is alert for hours. Is anyone else having this issue or does anyone know how to fix it? She can only really fall asleep and stay asleep longer while at the breast.

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My almost 4 week old has had this happening off and on for the last week since his “super sleepy” stage wore off. They hit a growth spurt around this time that can manifest in all kinds of ways, and their wake windows get longer. If you’re worried it doesn’t hurt to check with her GP, but with both my boys it’s just been standard weird newborn behavior and has always corrected itself as they got used to days/nights.

When did yours go back to normal?

Completely normal since their first growth spurt hits around 3-4w & thats where their wake window becomes longer. Also check for gas around this time...I've started giving mine gas relief drops about a week ago...she just hit 1m old. (this is my second lol)

My now 7 week old had that at week 3, lasted a couple of days and he’s back to sleeping regularly now

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What to do 😩

My daughter is a side sleeper. I put her down on her back every single time and she rolls onto her side and will fall asleep. She's never rolled over onto her tummy yet but I'm paranoid waiting for the day she can and I won't sleep again until she can fully hold her head up 😩😩😭😭 she's 2 weeks and 5 days old.

I've tried constantly moving her back onto her back, every single time she moves onto her side or fusses until I let her. Once she's on her side she'll drift off into a peaceful sleep. I'm forever constantly checking her to see if she'a breathing or rolled onto her tummy and gotten stuck.

The picture is of the position she will get herself into every time. With her hand under her head. I'm lost for ideas please help 😭😩

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Feeding

How much are all your little ones drinking in a full day? My little girl is 9 weeks tomorrow and drinks between 120-150ml fir each bottle she goes every 3 hours ish but will then tend to go for a long stretch through the night as we give her a bath to settle her for the night. Shes had 750ml for this entire day.