Waking baby to feed in heatwave

Not sure if anyone else’s baby is the same but since this heat has started my baby has started sleeping through the night. I’ve woke him the last couple of nights as I didn’t want him to get dehydrated but also hated the thought of waking him in such a deep sleep, would you let yours sleep through if they aren’t waking for the feed? He’s 2 months and last feed is usually between 9-11pm x

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Did you try a dreamfeed?

My Daughters slept through the night from 2 months old and never had a problem with hydration. She drinks a bigger bottle first thing in the morning when she wakes but other than that she’s fine x

am I right in saying a dream feed is feeding them still asleep? If so for some reason even if I tried this my baby just wakes up instantly 😂🙈 xx

that’s amazing thank you xx

@incognito yes, it is. I feel you, mine also wakes up straight away, or sometimes she wakes up after thinking it’s play time 😂

Look at the soft spot on the top of their head - if it's sunken they're dehydrated if it's not then they're ok. The doctor told us that trick which may help whether or not to wake them

omg🤣😂

thank you! X

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