Wake baby up for feeding?

Question

Do you usually wake baby up for their feeding or do you let them wake up on their own? My LO last ate around 3 hrs ago and is still sleeping. Last time he ate he didn’t even eat that much so I don’t want him to be starving. Should I wake him or let him wake up on his own?

Answer

I have had three kids and never woken any of them for a feeding. Babies eat when they’re hungry. This isn’t to be confused with a baby that is lethargic or non responsive, that’s different and should see a doctor ASAP. But babies, especially formula ones can go 3-5 hours between feedings.

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I've been told to try to wake baby up for feeding. My little girl loves to sleep 4-5 hours at a go but she wont wake up for anything Haha Idk how to get her up. The one thing for us that's usually a surefire is to put her in her crib.. she wont sleep there at all. But at a week old shes already above birth weight so lately I dont wake her up i let her tell me when she wants to eat

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Wake until they are back to birthweight. Then it’s more up to you. I wake every 2.5 to 3 hours during the day and then let her sleep during the night. Trying to encourage calories during the day so we get more sleep!

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I’ve heard not to let them go longer than 4 hours, but you really need to ask your pediatrician since it is really dependent on your baby’s situation. Our boy was four weeks early and didn’t wake on his own - the pediatrician told us if we didn’t wake him up he would starve to death because he didn’t know to wake up on his own.

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Both . If he goes longer then every 3 to 3 1/2 hours I wake him to change him an then I. Which case he is hungry

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You should wake them until they get back to their birth weight

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I feed on demand. Wake up during the day so we can have a stretch of sleep at night.

Wake baby up for feeding?

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