Hi ladies, new here. I'm so glad to join you. Our daughter Carina was born on Tuesday, 12/28 and we are just getting settled in at home.
She seems to want to sleep all day and night. How often would you wake her up for feeding/changing? I've heard a few conflicting things and was wondering what the consensus is. TIA!
Re: Intro and a sleeping question
Congratulations!! Newborns are sleepy, and that is normal. A newborn will sleep, nurse and may have short alert periods while awake and calm. You should try to wake baby every two hours during the day and offer the breast, even if baby is still half asleep. If your baby is too sleepy try undressing her and changing her diaper, if this doesn't work let baby sleep for a half hour more and try again. If you can get baby to latch even if it for a few minutes that is wonderful! a baby that age can't eat much more than 1.5 ounces so a few sucks is all she will need!
At night you can let baby go 4 hours between feedings.... usually a young baby still needs diaper changes at night until about 3-5 months old, but changing can help wake them a little for nursing.
Let baby comfort nurse as often as possible and for as long as she likes, this will help establish your milk supply. It is best to not offer any bottles or pacifiers for 2-4 weeks so baby gets a good milk supply and doesn't get a bottle preference or nipple confusion.
I hope baby is latching well, and take good care of your nipples use lanolin after every feeding, a little soreness is normal but your breast shouldn't hurt and nursing should not be painful!
GOOD LUCK MOMMA! CONGRATS AGAIN!
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Little Rose is 2 1/2.
Hi Missy! Glad to see you here now
Sleeping all day and night is totally normal. It won't last forever so enjoy it while it lasts!
I wake my DS every 3 hrs in the daytime, and let him sleep as long as he wants at night. I'm trying to make sure he eats most of his formula in the daytime so he "should" wake less in the night time.
Congratulations mchupie!! So happy to see you here
For us, it was feeding every 2-3 hours. We never really had to wake him as he woke up on his own. Once he passed his birth weight by his 2w appt, we've been letting him sleep. (and he's still gaining weight just fine)
Carina 12.28.2010 | Aurelia 9.23.12 | Chart - Round 3