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slv0606 · April 2013

Wake your newborn to eat?

I went to see my friend and her 4 w/o son yesterday...omg I miss a snuggly baby! Although it really did make me appreciate my 'big' boy and then I also wondered how in the world people handle 2u2! Anyhow, she was saying how for the first couple weeks she woke baby up to eat. Her aunt was appalled that she was waking a sleeping baby. My friend told her that it was her pedis advice.

I had to wake DS for the first few weeks to eat as well but mostly because he lost 13 ozs in the hospital and was having trouble gaining weight initially. The way my child houses food now you would've never known feeding was an issue LOL!

KatelynEA90 · April 2013

I had to wake DD a little because she was slightly jaundice and a total sleeper. I only woke her if she got to 3 hours without eating and only during the day.

I will probably do the same thing with my next LOs.

mle5d · April 2013

I did. DS didn't get back up to birth weight until around 3 weeks old, so we were waking him every 3 hours during the day, and sometimes I'd push it to one 4 hour stretch at night. Of course, just when we could let him sleep through, he woke up on his

ssimon621 · April 2013

I did the second night in the hospital. The first night she and I STTN and I woke up panicking because she didn't eat for 8 hours. The second night I woke her to nurse, which included getting her undressed because it was the only way to wak

nebraska84 · April 2013

I did all the time, I followed baby wise when LO was first born. I would wake him to feed him every 3 hours DURING THE DAY ONLY. He was never upset becasue he got to eat. I did not wake him at night every.

NatnDyl · April 2013

I don't remember, a lot of the newborn period is fuzzy now. But if the next LO is doing well weight-wise and my supply is ok, I won't wake to feed. I also would probably skip the MOTN diaper changes, I feel like I was changing diapers in the middle of the

jmccall79 · April 2013

I did not wake Ian to eat. He gained weight fine once I started him on formula after we figured out that I had no milk. If my LO was gaining weight fine and there were no issues, no I would not wake them to eat. If, however, there were weight

mkarns · April 2013

I did up until 8 weeks. I wont next time, as long as s/he meets the standards for weight. Im doing sleep TOTALLY different next time. Its all fun and games until you go back to work...

MrsLindinger0905 · April 2013

I did when we were in the hospital, per the nurses advice. By the time we got home she woke herself up every 3 to 4 hours so I never had to.

BrlRacnMomma · April 2013

I woke DD at night if it has been 4 hours since she had last ate. I only did this until she reached her birth weight again. During the day, I nursed her every 2 hours and would wake her up if I had to so she would eat.

Katechavez · April 2013

I would if the baby was losing weight and my MD said to. Otherwise, NO WAY! If that baby's sleeping, so am I!

jldubb0626 · April 2013

I did for a good 2 months with Eli. He was 3 weeks early and was super tiny so I had to make sure he was gaining enough. Once my ped said to let him start going longer, I adjusted accordingly. If the next time around I don't have weight issues, I probably

Mar5195 · April 2013

I didn't. My little fatty always woke up when he needed to be fed. He'd do a few 3-4 hrs stretches (but not often). I let that boy sleep.

NatesLady1309 · April 2013

I did not, but that's because I didn't have to. As a newborn, Addy almost certainly had colic and I nursed her all the flipping time because I didn't know what else to do with her. Sometimes our nursing sessions would be 30 minutes apart it was so bad.

firewife9278 · April 2013

nebraska84:
I did all the time, I followed baby wise when LO was first born. I would wake him to feed him every 3 hours DURING

2chatter · April 2013

DS was gaining, so I didn't.

Middle DD, oh my. I had to put cold washclothes on her naked-except-a-diaper body to get her to nurse. She loooved to sleep. She gained well in the end but it was a battle. I would do it agai

sunnyday016 · April 2013

With DD I didn't need to. She constantly demanded to eat for her first few months of life.

With DS I did because he came home on a 3 hour schedule (he was in the special care nursery for his first 5 days). I wanted him to get enough milk during t

I'mGonnaMarryYou · April 2013

mle5d:
I did. DS didn't get back up to birth weight until around 3 weeks old, so we were waking him every 3 hours during the day, a

Jeanine88 · April 2013

I did last time and I was crazy! I won't next time. Austin only lose 4 ounces in the hospital and had gained 1 lb by week 1. I'll probably just assess how the next one gains and go from there.

suitern · April 2013

I woke L for a few weeks until the pedi told us to stop. I will follow whatever advice the Dr. said to again. The said if he went longer than 4 hours during the day to wake him up so he would get on the right schedule. This rarely happened and

I'mGonnaMarryYou · April 2013

mle5d:
I did. DS didn't get back up to birth weight until around 3 weeks old, so we were waking him every 3 hours during the day, a

bethanyturon · April 2013

We never did. DD coslept so we had a lot of cuddle time and she woke up every couple of hours to nurse. Going 6 hours was amazing and rare...

HappyToBe2012 · April 2013

I had to wake DD up the first week we were home. She lost More weight than they wanted so we got put on a feeding schedule for a week or so. Once she started gaining weight we were able to stop. From then on I would let her wake on he

ryry1977 · April 2013

I might of woke them the 1st week if they slept too long. Overall I was not one to wake a sleeping baby. I will not wake any future babies either (unless it is needed).

hizah05 · April 2013

I was told I had to wake him every two hours to eat. He was less than 5 pounds leaving the hospital though. Fortunately it was never an issue. He woke up without fail for every feeding.

pennyandandy · April 2013

I never had to wake him up to eat, he did that on his own, but I had to wake him up during feedings, because he would eat for a few minutes and then doze off, and if I didn't strip him down and keep him awake he would be hungry again in 30 minutes and I w

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