5 Week Old Baby - Your Baby’s Development, Week by Week

Hold that bath water! Plus, get ready for a big milestone for the whole family.
5 Week Old Baby Milestones 👶

Don’t Overclean Baby
You may notice your little one putting everything in his mouth. While this can seem gross and even scary, know that this actually helps inform his immune system. According to the hygiene hypothesis, researchers believe that organisms (like bacteria, viruses, and even worms) that are found in dust and dirt, encourage a healthy immune system.

Of course, you want to be smart about it and not expose baby to filthy floors or unsafe environments. The point is, don’t feel that you need to sanitize everything. You also want to limit baths to no more than 1 to 2 times per week, using only simple soap to clean.

A Spa Day for Baby
Massage is more than a form of relaxation—all babies, particularly low birthweight babies, thrive when exposed to human touch. In fact, over 100 studies confirm infant massage helps with everything from gas, to colic, to sleeping problems. Even just five minutes per diaper change is enough to reap the benefits. Learn how to give baby a massage here.

5 week old baby Skylar Selene Mama Natural Baby Tracker
Reader photo of 5 week old baby Skylar Selene.
You at 5 Weeks postpartum 👩
This week you may find yourself venturing out of the house, and entering the land of the living. For a first time mama, this can be scary and exciting all at once. But, trust me, this is good for both baby and mama.

Hot Topics for Week 5
- Cradle Cap: What Is It? And Do You Need to Worry About It?
- Baby Massage: How and Why You Need to Do It
- Why Is Tummy Time Important? 10 Tips for Tummy Time Success
- How to Burp a Baby: Top 10 Baby Burping Tips

Try This With Your 5 Week Old Baby
Take baby on a tour of the house; stop and discuss things as you walk by to encourage language and visual development, plus memory building

[flyguyqui]

I watch these a lot more than my wife lol. When I hear “hey mama!” I always feel special lol

[conor]

I'm actually a man studying about my baby. Thank you for this! Cant wait until my little dude is 5 weeks.

[aprilchukwu]

Omg ! 7 hours of sleep ! That sounds amazing ! My baby is 3 weeks and sleeping 4 hours at night.

[josie]

I LOVE that activity center. My 1st had that, loved it. 2nd baby we did montessori route. He had zero interest in my very expensive one lol. 3rd baby i got that same mat and she loves it😊

[jessicacruz]

New mama here- my baby is 3 weeks and waking up every 2-3 hours for feeds still.. is there a certain time I should be putting her to bed? And during the night, if she is still sleeping and not waking up yet, should I not wake her up to feed at 3 hours and just let her sleep until she wakes up to eat?? Thanks for the video and help 🙏🏽

[smoothie]

I am a little confused. Aren’t we supposed feed a minimum of every four hours? I was under impression we aren’t supposed to allow our babies to sleep through more than 4 hours without feeding.

[rohansalabie]

My baby is 5week old today he is having gas and his tummy hurts any advice on how to handle it and love your weekly update on baby from jamaica

[sienna]

Wow 7 hours! I’m going to try the dream feed 😊

[nataliehays]

My baby is five weeks but not cooing - when to worry?

[elliadavid]

Great video Resources mama! I’m using this on my fourth baby, I used it last year on my third weekly! Thank you so much for posting it.

[joysilas]

Mama natural may I ask how you get your baby to nap? Do you rock her or lay down with her? Baby wear?

[dreamtojourneyfam]

Hi! First time mom here, wondering if you unswaddle baby to dream feed? Also how do you know when to switch sides during dream feed and when to stop feeding? My baby likes to eat too much and then spit up for the next hour whenever laid on their back. Thank you for these videos and comments!

[megx]

Any insights om bottle feeding? My baby is currently 5 weeks and just feed sporadically. He usually has 5 big feeds (5oz milk) and then still gets hungry but doesn't finish his bottles. :/ am I doimg something wrong?

[helenagraybill]

How about the baby acne? Every baby I had developed it and so does our 4 1/2 week old. Why does this happen. I’m wondering if I need to eliminate more foods. I’m already gluten and dairy free.

[prettykittybabe]

My name is Kat my daughter is 5 weeks old today

[pankybin]

Do you burp the baby after dream-feeding?

[khaularaza]

But don’t you need to burp them before putting them to sleep again??

[KarmenthrenPaul-blvc]

My baby girl is only 5weks and already teething

[LLLayagami]

My colicky baby is 5 weeks old and the longest sleep he's had so far is 3 hours 🥺

[jenniferiversen]

Do you change her diaper during these “dream feeds”?