My daughter is almost 6 weeks old. I'm not sure if I need to get her on a schedule or if she'll do it on her own eventually, but she usually wakes up for the day around 6-7 and stays up for about a half hour then sleeps til 10-11 then she is up for about a half hour to an hour then sleeps from 1pm to almost 5 pm then shes up again to eat and pretty much wants to go back to sleep after that. During the night, she wakes up once and usually doesn't want to go back to sleep even though she's really tired and can hardly keep her eyes open.
I believe in a demand schedule for babies. On their schedule --- not yours.
It actually sounds like she is doing very well.
Congrats :-))
At that age...follow her lead. At around 3-4 months of age yo will notice a pattern. Around that age yo can start to tweak it a little.
The best schedule at that age is... NO schedule! If you're not having to go back to a job, it's not that important. She is still newborn, and will work her way into a schedule soon.
My general rule has always been wait until about 3 months before attempting a schedule, until then it's just do what they need when they need it. My daughter was about 2.5 months and she was just so happy to be put on a schedule, we were so thankful! She started sleeping through the night about then (like for real, at least 8 hours or more) and it made life happier! ;) My son took until about 4.5 months to sleep through the night, but he had a schedule about 3 months. She seems pretty good so far, so just keep at it for a little longer!
Check with your ped. every baby is different. 6 weeks is still very young. If she was premature this could be why she's so sleepy. My son was 4 weeks early and he slept ALOT as an infant. He grew fantastically!!
When is your next well visit appointment? If I were you, I would write down exact times for a few days, and take the actual schedule (including feedings and diaper changes) to your ped. It is great that she is only waking once during the night - lucky you! However, that sounds like an awful lot of sleeping during the day this far along.
However, talking to your ped should be your first stop.
Dawn
There does seem to be an excess of sleep - I would journal it all too. In addition I agree with demand feeding/sleeping - their body will tell them what they need it is up to you to figure out HER cues, not what you think she wants/needs. So, I am a mix of the first two answers here.
