To wake or not wake a newborn?!?

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Hi mommas!! I've heard so many different things, what have you experienced moms done? I am breastfeeding.... Should I be waking her every few hours or wait to feed her once she wakes up on her own??? Any info helps!!

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Feed baby on demand, baby will eat when baby is hungry.

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Never wake a sleeping baby lol, baby's will wake up when they are hungry.

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I always feed on demand but if they pass a certain amount of time (I think it's 4 hrs) I wake them and have them eat something. This is my 6th baby

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I am on baby number four going to breastfeed this one like i did all mine if baby is healthy giving good diapers ect ... dint wake baby he/she will tell you when there hungry but if baby is under weight not giving good diapers them yes wake baby

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It depends on the baby. How old is she? Is she at birth weight or higher yet? Is she jaundiced? If she's younger than 2 weeks you wake them (according to my ped) same goes if they aren't at birth weight or have jaundice

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I want my kids on a schedule so I wake them during the day but never at night.

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If they're at their birth weight and otherwise healthy there is no need. But I've also never had the chance, I've had babies that needed supplementing with breastfeeding and never needed to wake them up, they always woke up every 2-3hrs

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If she is feeling well I wouldn't wake up. It was my son he would only nursed for about 5 minutes at the time so we had to try to nurse more often because he wasn't getting enough at once.

To wake or not wake a newborn?!?

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