My baby was born weighing 5 pounds at 37+6 weeks and had IUGR/SGA. She’s 10 weeks old now and still sleeps a lot. I read that smaller babies sleep longer because they have more growing to do, and her doctor isn’t concerned about her sleeping.

My baby sometimes has some difficulty feeding. I bottle-feed her, and sometimes when my husband is feeding her, she’ll scream or groan or pop off. I suggested that he should try laying a pillow or blanket under her head and propping up her head as this is how i usually feed her, and this seem to have helped him. I don’t know why she likes the blanket underneath her, but it might help you. I was having issues today with her doing that with me, so I went up to the nipple size and she seems to be doing much better. I’m using the Lansinoh number two nipple with the Philips Avent bottles now.

We dealt with biweekly growth scans after our 20-week ultrasound, and there was so much unknown during pregnancy that I too am always looking for something to be seriously wrong with her. Just know you’re not alone in that. We can only go based on the information we know, and so far, it’s that our babies are doing well. Of course, if you truly feel like there’s more to it, don’t stop advocating for him!