Sleeping and not waking for feeds.

My baby is 3 weeks old and the last two nights has slept for 5 and a half hours without waking for a feed. I’m waking him up to feed him at this point as I’m panicking he’s gone too long without a feed. Is anyone else’s baby sleeping for this long at a time? Is it normal?

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If your baby is back over their birth weight, feeding plenty in the day and having plenty of wet nappies, you really don't need to wake them up for feeds, let them sleep and enjoy the sleep yourself!

Is he back to birth weight?
My health visitor told me i can leave my daughter for 5 hours if shes still asleep for that time and as long as nappies are still wet etc

My baby is 4 weeks on Wednesday - she sleeps from midnight to 5-6am. I’ve found if I try to wake her for milk she is uninterested, so I just use her cues. I’m trying to remind myself every baby is different and everything is subject to change. As long as they feed well during the day & put on weight. I spoke to the HV about it yesterday and she seemed unconcerned.

He is well over his birthweight and I’ve been told by my midwife that it seems he is feeding for comfort too so he is getting more than enough and gaining weight quickly. We are also getting plenty of wet nappies.
Anytime I offer him a feed he takes it so sometimes I’m unsure as to if it’s just a top up and for comfort or if he’s actually hungry

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I am looking for some advice or to know I’m not alone with anyone in a similar situation.

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We’re at a point now where we co-sleep after his 1st wake up in his cot because if he settles and go back in his cot, he will be up at 5am although we haven’t tried this recently whereas in bed he will stir and wake at that time but he’ll go back to sleep until maybe 7:00-7:45.

He also usually wakes up crying and we have to walk around with him to calm down.

He is waking in the night and can be awake anywhere between 45 mins - 1hr, just laid talking away, grabbing me etc, this happens almost every night.

How can I get him to not wake at the crack of dawn in his cot and move away from co-sleeping and get rid of these split nights?

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