Too long between nighttime feedings?
My daughter is 3 weeks today, and last night she went 5 hours between feedings for the first time. We're breastfeeding and she usually wakes me up every 3 - 3.5 hours to eat at night. Is 5 hours too long to go without eating at this point? How long do you let your baby go between nighttime feedings? Thanks :)
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My babe has gone 5 hrs a couple different nights and never seemed to be a concern because she had already regained back to birth weight by 10 days. Doc said we should wake every 3-4 hours max and feed her but she doesn't stay awake so I gave that effort up real quick lol. I figure as long as she's growing I let her decide the schedule. It's a baby's world, we are all just living in it ?
Ugh these doctors kill me though. My ped told us Laura should eat every 2 hours - no excuses. This was AFTER she weighed her and found she was up to 9 lbs 8 oz (@ 19 days old). Laura weighed 7 lbs 11 oz at birth. So she's obviously beyond her birth weight. I just wish there was a bit more consistency in what doctors tell us!! But based upon all of your comments, I think I'll let Laura go 5 hours again in the future
My 11 day old went 5 hours last night. We too are Exclusively breastfeeding. I had to wake him up. He is usually up by 1.5 to 2 hours. I woke up at the 3 hour mark and pumped to keep my milk up. He was born the 21st at 8 lbs and 13 oz. We left the hospital at 8lbs and 3 oz. On his first appointment on Tuesday he was 9 pounds even. His doctor said she would be okay with him sleeping up to 5 hours because he reached and passed his birth weight.
DD is also 3wks today and has been doing 5hr stretches since we came home from the hospital. I have mentioned it at both her appts and her Docs were not concerned. Mind you, she only does this once a day, and it's usually the first part of the night, from about 9/10pm to 2/3am.
Except the past 3nights, now we're up every 1.5/2hrs. It's been a painful couple of days ?
According to my pediatrician, I do not need to wake my baby up every 2-3 hours any more since he went back to birth weight and is gaining weight properly. He normally goes between 2-5 hours between feedings at night, depending on how much he eats and how long I can get him to stay awake. :)
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Waking to feed?
My dd is a week old and I was told by her doctor to wake her every 2 hours during the day and 3-4 hours at night to feed her. For the first 3 days I did that and when I would wake her fit a night feeding she was fussy and usually wouldn't go back to sleep and would want to nurse constantly until about 9 am. I tried not waking her last night and she slept beautifully! She woke up around 6 hours in and ate then slept another hour or so and ate again. Is it ok to let her sleep?
Out of curiosity how long did your 6 weeks old sleep during the night/how long did they go between feedings??
I was told the American pediatric association changed their recommendations as far as waking baby to eat. Annoying that all doctors don't follow the same research!