does your LO wake up on their own to eat?

Re: does your LO wake up on their own to eat?

• momofcatan member

  July 2013

  Probably for the first week and a half this was us, now I still need to prod her while eating sometimes, but its not nearly the challenge it was. 

  
  

  
  

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• AZMagnini14 member

  July 2013

  Yes. My ped said not to bother waking our LO to eat since he was 10 lbs at birth and has been gaining weights steadily.

  

  
  

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• melissa0726 member

  July 2013

  DD was SUPER sleepy in the beginning.  The pedi said that we did not have to wake her to eat after we confirmed she was gaining weight.

  I do find that she tends to doze off too quickly (and then want to nurse again in 20-30 mins)  if she is swaddled and very snug and warm.  So I make sure she's just in a onesie or pjs (no blanket or swaddle) when I want/need her to get in a solid feeding session. 
  

   

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• daffy2k member

  July 2013

  In the beginning I really struggled to keep LO awake on the breast for more than 2-3 min.  I had to strip her down to her diaper for feeds until she was about 2 weeks old.  Now she'll stay awake long enough to get what she needs.  Her eyes roll back a little and a big gush of milk dribbles out of her mouth as she falls off the breast.  Whenever I see this I know I am going to get a good sleep, or she is going to have a successful nap where I can actually get something done. 

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