My LO is 19 days old and we had a few problems on our road to BFing. In the hospital she dropped weight very fast because she wouldn't latch or nurse for more than 5 minutes. So, because my milk was in early, I pumped in the hospital and supplemented her feedings with EBM. Also we religiously nursed/fed every 2-3 hours, and I would wake her to feed. Finally the LC told me I had flat nipples and since I have been using a nipple shield she nurses great for 20-25 minutes and drains the breast. At her 2 week appt she had gained her birth weight back + 5 oz. Do I still need to wake her up to feed or can I feed her "on demand" and let her sleep?
Re: When to stop waking LO up to feed?
The general rule is that once they are back to birth weight and gaining you don't have to wake them anymore.
Unless a doc/LC tells you otherwise, I'd let her sleep! Nice job mamma!
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