How long do you have to wake baby up every 3 hours to feed?

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I've been reading mixed reviews!

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My baby is 6 weeks and I wake him every 3 hours to eat during the day so that he gets most of his calories during the day. I found that if he eats more he only wakes up once to eat at night. I feed him at 10 ish and he wakes up at 3 am to eat and will sleep again till 8-9 am

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I still wake my 6 week old up every 3 hours during the day to feed to make sure he’s getting the majority of his calories during the day and not up all night.

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I never woke my babies up. Follow the recommendation of your pediatrician.

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Usually the rule is once they are back up to birth weight and gaining well.

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At my girls 4 week growth check her dr said I can start letting her sleep as long as she wants at night!

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I never woke her up. She is 7 weeks and she has slept 5 hours 1 time. Usually it is 1.5-3 hours and she is awake and hungry. She is a tiny baby though

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Birth weight is the divider but if you're not sure you can do a slow transition - instead of 3 hours, wake baby up at 4 hours for a week and then 5 for another week (if you get 5 hours straight ever).

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With my son we had to wake for a couple months before he was able to wake himself. My daughter is 5 weeks and we don't wake her anymore (think we stopped at 4 months) because she started waking herself. We woke her every 4 hours at night and 2-3 hours during the day until then though.

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My doctor said only wake them up during the day. We only woke them up until they seemed to be on a good schedule (about a month) so we have 2 more weeks with this one of waking her up

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Like other people have said, once they’re back up to birth weight. My 5 week old still wakes up every 3-3.5 hours to eat through the night, but I don’t wake her up.. I wait for her to wake up on her own.

How long do you have to wake baby up every 3 hours to feed?

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