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When to stop waking LO up to feed?

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?

 

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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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  • at our 2 week appt when DS gained back his birth rate the pedi told me not to wake him up at night.
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  • I would let her sleep but no more than 4 hours.  Try still feeding every 2-3 but don't wake her up at night.  We did this and my DS has been sleeping thru the night since 6 weeks. :)
  • I agree with PPs.  I was told with DS that I didn't have to wake him after he reached his birth weight, which took 3.5weeks due to some supply issues :(
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