Do you wake a sleeping baby?

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My pediatrician recommended waking my daughter (almost 3 weeks) every 2 hours during the day and keeping her up for 15 minute late before feeding. She said that would help increase the chances of her sleeping for longer stretches at night (like 3-4 hours instead of the 1.5-2 hours she’s sleeping now). But from what I’ve been reading, it’s recommended to let them sleep (as long as they have gained sufficient weight, which she has). I’ve read that waking them up during the day can cause them to be crankier/over tired at night. 
What do you do?

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If your baby is waking at night it’s because they need to eat, they’re hungry. Same way we wake up at night for a drink of water if we get dehydrated. I never woke my baby, or forced her to stay up. I followed her routine

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No I don’t.

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I’m not a parent yet but I was a nanny for a very long time and I have a degree in Psychology. I’ve always been taught never wake a sleeping baby or attempt to keep a baby awake if they are tired or going to sleep. Newborns need a lot of sleep and they will keep you up at night. I don’t think it’s a good idea to mess with their rhythm.

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I woke my daughter up every 3 hours to feed because that what the nurses told me to do in the hospital, and it was terrible most the time she would just fall asleep or would scream and cry and didn’t want to go back to sleep. My second I just let me tell me when he’s hungry which he woke up on the dot every 2-3 hrs. The first week he slept for 5 hrs straight so I woke him because the nurse said their sugar levels can drop easily so I got worried then.

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It’s not recommended to let baby sleep more than 2hrs at a time during the day.
I’ve not heard about keeping them up after a feed though

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As long as baby has surpassed birth weight and there aren’t any issues gaining weight, you can let them sleep. Babies wake up at night, it’s just what they do. 
You’re not obligated to stay with a pediatrician just because that’s who you’re seeing now. You can switch at any time if you feel you’re not getting good advice or advice that aligns with your views.

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After the birth weight was back, I fedon demand. My sil told me the same sugggestion you have. Tried it, baby didn't sleep loneg at night. He is almost 7 months, srill sleeps max 3 hr in a row at night.

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If you want to try it and see if it helps, then go for it. The doctor recommended it. If you don't want to, then don't. No harm done. Moms of multiples often have to wake up one baby to keep them on the same routine, so you know it's not going to hurt your baby.

Do you wake a sleeping baby?

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