Do you wake your sleeping baby?

Question

My daughter is 8 days old and went 5 hours of sleep between bottles. Now she hardly slept last night because of bad gas and then we had her at the doctors this morning which she did not like. I’ve read that you need to wake the baby for their feeding every 3 hours, but I also feel like if she is staying asleep then that means her body needs it. Just want to know your thoughts and what you do

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Usually if they are back to their birth weight it’s okay to let them sleep but I’m not sure about that early.

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That early, yes, we absolutely woke her if it had been 4 hours or more. She had to get back to birth weight. Now that she is almost 1 month, we can let her sleep a little longer if she's sleeping, but we still aim for every 3-4 hours to feed her. But if she sleeps 5 hours during the night, we let her sleep. She tells us when she's hungry!

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Just depends on the baby. Consult your pediatrician.

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Def wake to feed this early. They can become hypoglycemic and be tired because they are weak . Keep her on a schedule and wake her up. You’ll need to feed often now to keep your milk supply up if you’re breastfeeding. Also keep track of the wet and dirty diapers to make sure she is getting enough.

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If they’re back to their birthweight you can totally leave them!! I woke my baby and then my doctor told me to just let him sleep. I so wish I had because now he doesn’t sleep 🤣

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I didn't wake him up for feedings since he was 3 days old. As long as you're getting dirty diapers, they'll wake up and tell you when they're hungry.

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If she is at her birth weight or past it I wouldn’t worry

Do you wake your sleeping baby?

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