What IS better?

Question

Help a first time mom out! I’m 40 weeks + 5 days, BUT I’m wondering, is it better to wake your baby to eat, or let them wake up on their own? I’ve heard different things and wanted to know what’s really best?

Answer

Follow babies ques, and minimum every 2-3 hours in the beginning. Read up on cluster feedings/growthspurt, and paced bottle feeding if doing bottles.

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I usually wake mine every 3 hours until they show signs of gaining weight. Once they do that, if they are happy and healthy, I begin letting them sleep longer stretches (probably 4 hours at the longest) without waking them at night. We'll nurse every 4 hours for a month or so, then move to 5 hours if they'll sleep that long and just gradually work our way to longer night stretches. I feed them on demand during the day to ensure they are eating well and full before bed time.

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As you get to know your baby you’ll see what works best for you. I fed my son on demand and he woke up on his own every 3/4 hours for the first couple weeks. He started to sleep long hours 5/6 early like 4:5 weeks and I didn’t wake him to feed. I don’t wake sleeping babies lol but you’ll learn as you go mama what works for you. This was 14 years ago and I’m hoping this babe is the same.

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You wake them to eat every 2-3 hours if they don’t wake on their own until they are back up to their birth weight. Then you can let them sleep.

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@GlowGPT please help me with this topic!

What IS better?

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