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the 4 hour sleeping rule?

CgelskeCgelske member
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does this apply to during the night? if i feed him and put him to sleep around midnight can he go till 6 before being fed?
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  • AlilivAliliv member
    What is this rule?    I fed both girls on demand, so I'm curious what kind of rules there are.
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  • itkatydid@gmail.comitkatydid@gmail.com member
    if your LO is back to his birth weight don't wake him.
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  • dionnemd10dionnemd10 member
    early on yep the rule applies-for sure until your milk is in.    my little guy didn't sleep for more than three hours at a stretch at night until week 6!   but they know what they need when they need it!
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  • dacobbdacobb
    My pedi said not to wake him during the night. She said to only apply the 4 hours rule during the day. If he sleeps @ nite, let him sleep. If your BFing i would pump @ least once during the nite to keep your supply up. Sad
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  • sleepingbeauty825sleepingbeauty825 member
    imageitkatydid@gmail.com:
    if your LO is back to his birth weight don't wake him.
    This is what our pedi told me too.
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  • CgelskeCgelske member
    awesome! he's sleeping great at night for the most part and i was hoping i could just let him sleep. :]]
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  • MrsRebeccaMrsRebecca member

    imageCgelske:
    awesome! he's sleeping great at night for the most part and i was hoping i could just let him sleep. :]]

    Just be aware that if you are BFing your supply could suffer if you don't at least pump during the night.

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  • Mrs.PawsMrs.Paws member
    imageyankeebaby24:

    imageCgelske:
    awesome! he's sleeping great at night for the most part and i was hoping i could just let him sleep. :]]

    You have no idea how lucky you are. I'm so sleep deprived. 

    I second this.  We are lucky to get a two hour stretch of sleeping at night. 

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  • aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    On the advice of a nurse at the hospital, I feed every 2 to 2.5 hours during the day and wake him if necessary. This gets me about 4 hours of straight sleep at night.
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