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Try to wake baby?

alyssa7alyssa7
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I feed Charlie every 2-3 hours during the day. It's 2:30 now and I haven't fed him since 9:30. DH and I have been trying to wake him up since 1:15 and he will not wake up. It's been over 5 hours since he's eaten. Should we continue to try to wake him or just wait until he wakes up? I feel bad not feeding him but I cannot for the life of me wake this kid up!
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  • love22love22

    I would wake him up especially because he is so young.

    take off his clothes and diaper

    wipe him with a cold wash cloth 

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  • SportyMrs.23SportyMrs.23 member

    I would wake him...newborns are so so so sleepy and they often don't wake up to eat even though they need to.

    Try a cool washcloth...or taking off his clothes...change the diaper..

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  • SportyMrs.23SportyMrs.23 member
    imagelove22:

    I would wake him up especially because he is so young.

    take off his clothes and diaper

    wipe him with a cold wash cloth 

    LoL...great minds think alike!

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  • alyssa7alyssa7
    I checked his diaper 3 times. This normally wakes him up and makes him mad. :) DH is now taking off his clothes. I'm not going to take off his diaper b/c we'll probably get peed on. :) Thanks for confirming what I was thinking: keep trying to wake him up.
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  • NorCalSuperwifeNorCalSuperwife
    Yep, keep trying. Aside from needing to eat in general, sleeping too long during the day can cause him to swap his days and nights. (tons of fun for mom & dad.)
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  • lunabeamlunabeam

    Ditto the undressing and the cool washcloth. It would particularly bother him if I wiped the bottoms of his feet!

    I had the hardest time keeping DS up long enough to feed when he was that young. GL!

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  • futrkingsleyfutrkingsley member
    If you can't wake him soon I would call the pediatrician very soon -- sleeping too long and being unable to wake a newborn are not good things.  I'm sorry!  Hope he wakes quickly!
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  • soon2Bkranzsoon2Bkranz member

    imagefutrkingsley:
    If you can't wake him soon I would call the pediatrician very soon -- sleeping too long and being unable to wake a newborn are not good things.  I'm sorry!  Hope he wakes quickly!

    I agree and would call just for peace of mind before they close for the day.

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  • alyssa7alyssa7
    After we took off his clothes he woke up and I was able to feed him. Its good to know I should be concerned if he kept sleeping (I didn't know it was something to be concerned about). I'll keep an eye on him.
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