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Foodie03
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Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
This last week DS has been sleeping great. I think we may be onto some kind of schedule.
Last night he slept from 8:30pm and didn't wake up to eat until 3:30am. Thats 7 hours!! Should I have woken him up to feed him before this? When does that whole "don't let them go 4 hours without eating" end? DS is 1 month old tomorrow.
Edited to add: he is eating about 23-25 ounces a day.
Message edited 5/6/2008 7:50:28 AM.
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NewlyMrs
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I never had to wake her. My ped said since her weight is fine, no need...she'll wake you
ETA: at night we are up to 6hours sleep
Message edited 5/6/2008 7:55:21 AM.
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luvmiboy
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by NewlyMrs
I never had to wake her. My ped said since her weight is fine, no need...she'll wake you
ETA: at night we are up to 6hours sleep
Mine too! He said wake during day not at night!
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I never did. They were both average weights at birth and there was no need to. If your newborn is sleeping 7 hours for you, that is a blessing!!!!
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
as long as he is back to his birthweight i was told you didn't have to wake him.
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by dottiemchugh
I never did. They were both average weights at birth and there was no need to. If your newborn is sleeping 7 hours for you, that is a blessing!!!!
Same for me....your one lucky mamma!!
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dm24angel
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I never woke him to feed during the day unless he went past 5 hours, at night, NEVER.
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bicosi
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I NEVER, EVER woke my kids. If they are hungry, they WILL wake up! lol
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nylisa
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by bicosi
I NEVER, EVER woke my kids. If they are hungry, they WILL wake up! lol
I did the same with DS.
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08BabySurprise
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by architectnycity
as long as he is back to his birthweight i was told you didn't have to wake him.
My ped told me the same thing. As long as he is gaining wake I do not (and have not) need to wake him.
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GoldenRod
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by bicosi
I NEVER, EVER woke my kids. If they are hungry, they WILL wake up! lol
Same here.... if they are hungry, they'll let you know! 
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Lucky
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by bicosi
I NEVER, EVER woke my kids. If they are hungry, they WILL wake up! lol
Exactly
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Kelly9904
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Posted by dm24angel
I never woke him to feed during the day unless he went past 5 hours, at night, NEVER.
I agree!
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Foodie03
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
Great to hear that you all let your DC sleep until they woke up to sleep. DS is above birth weight (which was big to begin with) and growing/eating fine. Let sleeping babies sleep then!!
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Lillykat
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I was told to never wake my DD to feed her as it will encourage them to wake during the night for food. The only reason I can think of to wake your child for a meal is if they are underweight - they will wake and let you know if they are hungry.
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DmarieK
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I only woke my DS maybe the first week...at the most.
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salumunz
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I only woke her the first week if she was sleeping more than 4 hours during the day. I never woke her at night.
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WhatNow
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
First rule of Motherhood is
NEVER WAKE A SLEEPING BABY!
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RM23
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Re: Whe do you stop waking a newborn to feed him/her?
I agree, they will wake up if they are hungry. Let him sleep and enjoy it!
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