When to stop waking baby up for food?

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When did you guys stop waking baby up to eat? And I mean day naps not through the night m She’s 7 weeks old. I stopped waking her up to eat and just let her sleep no matter what time of day. She’s usually up before 3 hours anyway but I don’t want her to be grumpy by waking her. She still doesn’t sleep through the night , longest she slept was 4 hours ...

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Le

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If she has made it back up to her birth weight, you let her sleep until she wakes for food day and night.

Ma

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I never did wake my baby up for a feed. As long baby is gaining weight no need to wake him/her up.

Sa

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I never woke my son to eat.

Ka

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I stopped at 5 weeks. I would wake my son up every 4 hours at night, but since he was gaining weight really good and seemed to want to sleep, I stopped. He started sleeping 6+ hour stretches after that (he's 4 months now and sleeps 9-12 hours at a time)

Sa

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When they gained their weight back. No more waking up after.

Sa

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My pediatrician said it was fine to let her sleep at her 1 week appt. I'd recommend checking with your pediatrician as they will know your baby best.

Ka

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If my baby doesn't wake by 2.5-3 hours I wake her up. My baby just sleeps 4-5 hours at night too and usually wakes up during the day around 2-2.5 hours. But if she doesn't wake up by 3 hours I wake her up. Mostly just so she doesn't get her nights and days mixed up. My doctor gave me the okay to let her sleep though and she'll be 4 weeks Wednesday

Me

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I never did

Ra

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Let her sleep. Especially if she's exceeded her birth weight (I hope she has at 7 weeks). My son is 6 weeks and slept through the night a couple nights ago. If you're breastfeeding your boobs will hurt like crazy but you can pump or hand express if you need to. Let her sleep!

He

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We never woke the baby