Waking to feed?

Question

My little boy hasn’t lost any weight since birth. He is now a week old (SO FREAKING SAD) but I was wondering if you wake to feed? The nurses told me its VERY important baby eats every two to three hours. But he spends most of his time sleeping. Any advice? Should i keep waking him to feed? Could I let him sleep until he wakes? (About four and a half hours at most)

Answer

Unless your baby is underweight or there is a health reason why you should wake him let him sleep. Your baby will wake when hungry

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My daughter is two weeks. I don’t wake her I let her sleep. Sometimes she sleeps 5 hours. She’s gaining fine and having enough diapers so I’m not worried. 
I sometimes have to pump though when it’s a longer stretch especially at night. Babies at this age need about 17-20 hours of sleep a day. 
Unless you’ve been told otherwise by your child’s doctor. Let him sleep. Enjoy the breaks of rest.

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I’d say only during the daytime. At night, let him sleep the 4 hours or so.

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I agree with waking to feed every 3 hours during the day just as you don’t want them to wake more often at night to feed. At night we stopped waking to feed after our 2 week old appointment when babies had passed birth weight and the doctor gave us the ok to let them sleep.

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You need to wake up newborns every three hours to feed. They shouldn’t go longer than that even if they’re asleep.

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