My LO is a week old today and my lactation consultant said since she has surpassed her birth weight now she can sleep for a five or six hour stretch at night as long as I am feeding every three hours during the day as well as two feedings that are two hours apart. Anyone else do this so early? I have been waking her at three to four hours at night to feed. Is it too soon to let her sleep?
I never woke LO up, but it was prob. 6 weeks before we consistently got long stretches out of her. I never woke her up though, just followed her lead, fed whenever she woke. If weight is following good line, and she seems well, that just may be how she is--she may be getting more milk during day hours than other babies who sleep less at night (my LO has been a really good nighttime sleeper, but has never really taken long naps, so took more frequent naps and nursed more frequently than some others, I think).
Around one week I stopped waking myself up. She has started to go 5 hours sometimes. She feeds like crazy in the evening. I don't pay attention to how often she is eating -- it probably works out to every 3 hours.
I never woke DD up during the night -- I was, and am, a strong believer in letting a sleeping baby sleep. When she was hungry, she let me know! She started STTN at about 2 weeks and I never worried about it. She still ate, and gained weight, consistently.
Do what makes you feel comfortable and your LO happy! You won't hurt her, I promise she will let you know when she is hungry during the night.
We let her sleep long stretches after her two week appointment, when the pediatrician said it was okay (she'd regained her birth weight).
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Re: EBF when did you start letting your LO sleep a long night stretch?
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I never woke DD up during the night -- I was, and am, a strong believer in letting a sleeping baby sleep. When she was hungry, she let me know! She started STTN at about 2 weeks and I never worried about it. She still ate, and gained weight, consistently.
Do what makes you feel comfortable and your LO happy! You won't hurt her, I promise she will let you know when she is hungry during the night.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.