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Should I wake baby up to feed?

nimmunogirlnimmunogirl member
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My baby will be 4 weeks on Tuesday and last night and today, she figured out how to sleep. She slept for 6.5 hours last night and she is napping now. It has been 4.5 hours since last time I breastfed. We already had our 1 month appointment and the pediatrician has no concerns about her growth and he feels she is doing great. Is it ok to let her sleep?
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Re: Should I wake baby up to feed?

  • tracij12tracij12 member
    I would let her sleep!
    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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  • nopegoatnopegoat member
    I have always been told you only wake if they haven't gotten back up to their birth weight or if they are having growth issues. Enjoy your sleep!
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  • christina4436christina4436 member
    I would let sleep! If it's more than 8 I would prob wake up.
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  • NurseRiegerNurseRieger member
    Consider yourself lucky and let the baby sleep. You only wake a sleeping baby who needs to gain weight.
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  • kls12301kls12301 member
    Let her sleep but consider getting up to pump at least once. If you go more than 5 hours without nursing it can bring back your period and possibly lower your supply...
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  • tracij12tracij12 member
    kls12301 said:

    Let her sleep but consider getting up to pump at least once. If you go more than 5 hours without nursing it can bring back your period and possibly lower your supply...

    This is interesting. I've never heard the correlation between time between feeding/pumping and return of your period.....off to do some Googling :D
    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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  • NurseRiegerNurseRieger member
    tracij12 said:

    kls12301 said:

    Let her sleep but consider getting up to pump at least once. If you go more than 5 hours without nursing it can bring back your period and possibly lower your supply...

    This is interesting. I've never heard the correlation between time between feeding/pumping and return of your period.....off to do some Googling :D
    100% true. Once my baby started sleeping 5hr stretches at night aunt flow returned. Fertility also returns before the period so have another birth control method.
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