Can I let my ebf baby sleep all night??

Question

My LO will be 5 weeks tomorrow. I was told to wake and feed her every 3 hours if she’s asleep by my lactation consultant who hasn’t really been super helpful. She is short and doesn’t explain things well. This is my first time breastfeeding so I just need some other mamas opinions. I have been waking her to feed all night and feed very often during the day. She is back to birth weight and has plenty of wet diapers and averages one big messy diaper a day. The past week I have not set my alarm to wake her and she went 4-5 hours between a few nights, then 6-7, then last night she slept 8 hours. 
I have been pumping between Day feeds so I can keep my supply up and start a back to work stash. Will letting her sleep hurt her weight and development? Will my supply suffer?

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Nope. I work at a pediatric clinic and we tell parents to let babies sleep once they are back to birth weight. If you are having trouble with your supply, you could always pump at night as well, especially if baby is sleeping through the night

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No way. You can let her sleep! My first was like that - a great sleeper. My supply didn't get affected, and her weight gain was perfect. I was able to BF for 10 months.

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If she’s back to birth weight let her sleep! My ebf son is 4 months has literally never slept more than 3 hours and I feel like at this point I’d sacrifice a small animal to satan for him to sleep 8 hours

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Let that baby sleep! 😝 Since her weight gain is healthy, there is no reason to wake her at night. She'll make up for it by getting what she needs during the day. I did read that it can be helpful to cap baby's daytime naps to 3 hours, to make sure they're getting enough to eat during the day. So your lactation specialist may be half right. However, the last thing you want to do is create a nighttime habit where your baby wakes every 3 hours out of routine, long after they no longer need the calories. It's so awesome that your baby is sleeping long stretches, take advantage of it! Your nighttime supply may drop since it's no longer  needed as much, but your body will continue to make exactly what she needs ♥️

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My mom(who’s had 5 kids) has always told me if they’re hungry they’ll wake up let them(and yourself!) sleep!

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My doc just said not to let them go more than six hours or they'll get to the hangry pass and it's harder to soothe them... After two months she said if they'll go all night let them

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I personally wouldn't. I feed every 3-5 hours at night and 2-3 during the day. Your body produces the most milk at night so going all night will probably effect your supply. And to me my supply is more important than solid sleep.

Can I let my ebf baby sleep all night??

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