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Waking your newborn for night time feedings

Ana
So the nurses told me for the first two weeks of life to wake the baby every 2-3 hours at night to feed but the pediatrician said to let them sleep, they will wake when they are hungry and waking them creates bad sleeping habits. I woke my 3 day old up tonight to feed and it feels counterproductive 

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