My daughter was a sleepy baby. Some sectioned babies are extra sleepy from labor and section. Wake her, undress her, tickle her. Bounce her. Keep her up and make her eat as much as possible and or comfort suck, like don't offer the paci, offer you only for now. She will be fine with that one 7 hour stretch but don't let her do it again or you will be back pedaling forever to catch her back up. She needs to have 6-12 diapers in 24 hours. And generally an EBF baby poops after every feed. Keep going so you won't be on weight check. It's annoying. My daughter was on weight check for 3.5 weeks. I had to take her for a weigh feed weigh every 2-3 days. Just save yourself the sanity. Wake her every 2 if her birthweight has dropped more than 11%.

Some pedis aren't really well versed with EBF babies so they may say 3-4 hours but you need to feed more often than that for now but always on demand. If she wants it more often than that, absolutely❤️❤️

Just remember, this isn't about being sleep focused...that's the least of your worries right now. EBF Babies need to recover birth weight bc breastmilk is more dense and caloric and composition enriched differently than formula, exceeding birth weight is more important than focusing on sleep patterns long term. Not only for growth but to increase your supply as she grows and her belly gets bigger. It's a whole different ball game than formula feeding ❤️

Once birthweight is met and gaining regularly you can let them sleep as they wish. That's just the tricky part people confuse letting them sleep with weight check.

You got this girl!!

I was told with my first to feed every 2.5 hours and to wake her up to feed her. I did that for the first couple of weeks and then stretched it to 3 hours once I got the okay from pediatrician. Not too long after that, I stopped waking her up at night, but stuck to the every 3 hours feeding schedule during the day.

My first baby, I always woke him to eat like I'd been told. And he was a terrible sleeper until at least 18 months. With my daughter, I just left her alone. She started sleeping through the night right away and has always been a great sleeper. And her weight was always healthy. My son was just going to be a bad sleeper. I know that. But I feel like I was almost sleep training him in the wrong direction. This time, I'll wait until the baby wakes up to feed her. Just my experience. Obviously, if you're struggling with weight gain and/or other health issues, wake your baby if it's been longer than several hours. But don't feel too bad about your baby getting a nice long stretch of sleep. I'm sure she'll be no worse off for it.

First of all-don't worry about the length of time she feeds. Some babies might take 10 minutes to drain the breast, some might take an hour. Secondly-my midwife did tell me to wake baby every 3/4 hours also when newborn so with my first I remember worrying he hadn't woken up after 7 hours so I used to wake him and feed him. I regret it now because he got so used to it he is only just starting to sleep through at 22 months! And continued night feeds up until 16 months. (Ebf) this time round I think as long as baby is gaining well I will let her sleep as long as she wants to sleep! I'm sure I forced mine into a pattern of waking frequently and it's been a looonnggg time with little sleep. Not that I mind because he's a little prince :)

Has she had a good amount of diapers? I know that can be a good indication of wether baby is getting enough and staying hydrated. Call her pediatrician. Maybe they can take you today instead of tomorrow.

I guess my question is, is it ok she just went 7 hours without food??

Gosh I feel like a horrible mom ??

My first born used to sleep 8 hours between each feeding, and I would have some people tell me to wake him to feed him. But my Dr said its fine, he will wake when he is hungry! :) I hope I'm that lucky this time around lol.

I agree with everything eweis said. Wake her and nurse her. If you need to undress her to kind of agitate her, tickle her feet, anything to help wake her up for a good feed. If she cries thats a good thing, you're not being mean- you're trying to nourish her. If she falls asleep before she gets to the other boob try some of these tricks. Good luck!

When we left the hospital she wasnt at her birth weight. She has her first dr visit tomorrow. After going 7 hours of not eating, she only fed for 20 mins on one boob. Gosh this girl makes me worry!!

But the general rule is to wake to eat till they have reached birth weight

Since you are nursing and sometimes sleepy babies can be slow to gain I would wake. When is your first weight check? (Usually 1 week old).

I just got a call that said her thyroid levels are twice the normal amounts....is that why she might not want to eat?? Ugh. Where's the Handbook on childcare?!! Lol

Lucky girl!! I was told the same as ?to wake them after so long...but who knows what's right...they're always changing rules on how things should be done.

It's fine if they have met their birth weight. Otherwise they need to be woken to eat every 3 hours. Mine was EBF and slept 10 solid hours a night starting at 4 weeks and still sleeps like a champ at 3 years. But I had to get up to pump 4 times a night bc our bodies can't go that long this early without stimulation or can suffer supply loss. First 3 mo are milk regulation period so you need to keep it consistent.

Has your baby met her birthweight yet? They typically drop 10% the first week

I think your supposed to wake the baby after 3/4 hours if the baby hasn't woken up yet to eat but I'm not to sure I guess. Your lucky baby sleeps that long :)