Waking up to feed?

expecting-n-tx

Just curious if I have to wae DS up to feed. He has been gaining weight steadily and eats more often then every 3 hours during the day, so do I have to wake him up to feed at night he never goes more then 4 hours on his own any way. Thoughts?

slharbi1

If he had been gaining weight and there are no weight issues DO NOT wake a sleeping baby. I never woke mine and she consistantly gives us 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.

jess1984

dd is a small baby, but I've been allowing her to sleep up to 4-4.5 hours at night. She's been eating consistenly 10 times a day. We go for a WBC on friday so we will see if she is getting back to weight (she'll be 7days then) But the nurse at the hospital said not to worry about it, especially if they cluster feed before they sleep a bit longer. That's what she tends to do in the evening.

 

mrsseguin

Let your baby sleep.  He will wake up on his own.

Steph&Jay

Let your baby sleep! My doctor said once she was up to her birth weight then we could let her sleep and she could wake herself up! Now she will eat about every 3 to 4 hours through out the day and then will sleep 5-6 hours at night! she lets us know when she is hungry!

 

kimberly_ann81

I never wake up my baby at night to eat.  Sometimes during the day if he is sleeping really long, but normally he wakes up on his own to feed.

queenbone

My dr said not to wake him at night

chardonnay24

My pedi said that as long as A has reached his birth weight and is continuing to gain weight, it is not necessary to wake him to feed as long as he is eating 8 - 10 times a day. Right now, A eats every 2 hours in the day and goes 4 - 5 hours at night.

wishin&hopin2008

Once DD gained back her birth weight I don't wake her up at night. I let her lead the way.

dee1369

kimberly_ann81:

I never wake up my baby at night to eat.  Sometimes during the day if he is sleeping really long, but normally he wakes up on his own to feed.

This. My girl started sleeping 4-5 hours at night at about a week old and my doctor said that was fine (she's gaining weight like a champ). I wake her if she goes close to 4 hours during the day, but she generally cluster feeds in the morning and evening so she gets many feedings in through the day.