To sleep or not to sleep?

Question

Question about letting a baby sleep through the night: should we wake our week old baby up every 3-4 hours to feed or let him sleep?

Answer

If they are only a week old, you need to feed them every 3-4 hours at night and every 2-3 hours during the day.

Answer

Thanks for the advice everyone! He’s already reached his birth weight so I’ll let him sleep tonight. Hopefully we’ll all wake up feeling a little more refreshed!

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If baby hasn’t gained back to birth weight then absolutely need to wake baby every 3-4hrs.

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I let them sleep so I can sleep. Unless they are premature or severely underweight.

Answer

I never woke my kids

Answer

If they’ve gained back their birth weight, there’s no need to wake them to eat.

To sleep or not to sleep?

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