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Waking up baby?

RNmommy13RNmommy13 member
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My son is 2 weeks old. I was waking him on the rare occasion that he didn't wake up every 2 hours to eat over night. Well tonight we are at 3.5 and I don't know if I should wake him or not. I am pumping the side he won't eat on right now kind of waiting and seeing
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Re: Waking up baby?

  • hakettlerhakettler member
    I was told to keep waking my LO until they have regained their birthweight then you can let them sleep longer.
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  • tracij12tracij12 member
    hakettler said:

    I was told to keep waking my LO until they have regained their birthweight then you can let them sleep longer.

    This. But honestly I never woke at 2 hour intervals. With both kids I woke every 3-4 (they woke themselves in that window 99% of the time) until they were at birth weight and then never after that. DD2 is 5.5 weeks and we are going anywhere from 3-5 hour stretches overnight.

    I've thankfully had good supply with both kids so I also never woke to pump unless I was in pain from engorgement.
    Married DH 08.28.10
    Pregnancy #1: BFP 04.10.11 EDD 12.23.11 DD1 Born 12.4.11
     Pregnancy #2: BFP 5.12.14 MC 5.20.14 @ 5wk4d
    Pregnancy #3: BFP 11.1.14 EDD 7.5.15 MC 11.13.14 @ 6wk4d
    Pregnancy #4: BFP 1.31.15 EDD 10.5.15 DD2 Born 9.23.15
     
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