Newborns: Do you wake your baby up every 2,3,4 hours to feed or do you let them sleep for as long as they want then feed em when they wake up ? How do they react to this schedule are they really calm, fussy, sleepy, etc.. ?

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I've always been told you should never wake them up. They won't starve. It won't hurt them. Babies need sleep as much as they need food and they will wake up and eat when they're ready. Never wake up to feed.

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My kids pediatrician always said to never wake them up. He said they'd wake up when they were hungry. I never had a problem though as both of them were always up every three hours on the hour.

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If they're teeny tiny then wake them up. They should eat. 
Once they're over six weeks I'd let baby sleep

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If there are weight gain issues then wake them but baby is healthy weight just wait til they wake up

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Oh my gosh I've never ever woken a sleeping baby!!!

Newborns: Do you wake your baby up every 2,3,4 hours to feed or do you let them sleep for as long as they want then feed em when they wake up ? How do they react to this schedule are they really calm, fussy, sleepy, etc.. ?

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