Do you wake your baby to eat?

Question

My daughter is 17 days old and will sleep in 5 - 6 hour stretches. I have been setting an alarm for every 2-3 hours but I slept through it once and she slept 5 hours. At her 2 week checkup the doctor said she’ll most likely wake up at night to be fed and that I don’t need to set an alarm. Well she just slept 6 hours. 
Should I keep waking her up? What do you do? I’m liking sleep but I don’t want her to be hungry. She’s gained 12 oz since birth.

Answer

If she has gained weight and feeds well when she does wake up, I’d let her sleep. I think it’s great she’s sleeping that well. 
If your doctor has concerns about her weight or advises you to wake her for feeds, go with their advice. But for now, enjoy your sleep Mama.

Answer

If my daughter sleeps a long stretch like that I try to pump during it so my supply doesn’t tank. It’s soo hard to motivate myself to wake up and sit with my pump though 😩

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As long as she is gaining and you feed her enough during the day let her sleep. The key for us that early was ensuring baby was fed at minimum 8 times/day. My baby is 8 weeks now. I wish he was still sleeping those 5 hour stretches 🤦🏼‍♀️

Answer

If she's gaining weight I wouldn't wake the baby. No point.

Do you wake your baby to eat?

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