Is it normal for a just born baby not to eat often?

Question

he rather sleeps than eating

Answer 1

Hi,

I think the most important thing to start with is to get your baby into a good sleep routine.  I had massive problems with getting my 4 month old son to sleep.  He would just lie awake and cry for hours, then when he finally went to sleep he would wake every hour or two hours through the night and cry again!  Talk about pulling our hair out .... we were absolutely desperate for sleep!

It was a baby sleep audio program recommended by a friend that finally saved us. We followed the advice and began by creating a baby sleep routine which included bathtime, dimming of the lights, putting James into his crib, final nappy change and then lullabies. We also made recommended changes to his naps during the day and used some of the other recommended techniques. Within two weeks he was sleeping through the night most nights with just the odd night where he would just wake once!

Definitely start by creating a good baby sleep routine though and you could find that solves most of your baby sleep problems.

Good luck!

If you want to take a look, the audio program is at http://www.babysleepsolution.com

Answer 2

he should eat every 2to 4 hours at birth,dont you have any medical back up

Answer 3

Depends on what you mean by not often.  Every two hours?  Every four hours?  Consult your pediatrician.  I do hope you are breastfeeding.  And yes, they need lots of sleep.

Answer 4

in the first 24 hours 1 5 min feeding is considered normal (as far as breastfeeding goes anyway)

after that it should be every 1.5- 3 hours round the clock (longer than 4 hours in a newborn and you are advised to wake them for feeding)

have you talked to someone from La Leche League International?  maybe your having problems with latch and not supply at this point (your milk should be comming in soon but may not be in yet which is normal)

LLL is volunteers that help you with breastfeeding difficulties, I would recommend calling asap because it is important to start off well to avoid problems later.

getting the baby to breast and nursing frequently round the clock will help you establish your supply

www.llli.org/

Answer 5

i don't think so i know that all my baby cousins always wanted to eat and sleep

Answer 6

My son would have slept forever his first couple weeks. I was advised to wake him every 2-3hrs for the first couple weeks both to get my supply up and to make sure he is eating enough.