Hello everyone! My son has arrived! May 4th @ 11:05 am... He is healthy. I only have 1 problem right now. He hasn't eaten in about 5 hours. He just wants to sleep and he doesn't cry. Its not my breast, he just doesn't seem to be hungry. Is this normal? How can I get him to eat??
Thank you ladies. It just worries me because I didn't have this problem with my daughter but all babies are different. I am doing skin to skin when I try to feed him. He Did wake up and eat once. So he might just need more time. @noahs.mommy @rebamenendez14 @courtney.welsh
Like said above, they won't starve. They'll wake up if they're hungry. My mom had told me that my brother would sleep through the whole night right away but she was worried he was hungry so she would set an alarm every 4 hours to get up, wake him up, and feed him. The doctor said you don't have to. They're not going to waste away. They know what they want. Don't worry!!
My son was the same way and the lactation consultant told me to take his clothes and blanket off!! When they are too warm and cozy they will just sleep!
My son did the SAME thing. Let him sleep! He will let you know when he is hungry. You can also try feeding him when he wakes up for a diaper. I had to do that with my son if he was going too long without eating. But he would go about 5 hours without eating. He will eat! Don't worry mama! @tempysmomma