Has anyone else slept through a feeding alarm for their newborn??

I feel like such a terrible mom!! I'm so exhausted and even with pumping my partner doesn't help feed the baby at all. so I literally never get a break 24/7.. I realized on a couple occasions I overslept the alarm by an hour so she just didn't eat for four hours straight.. which isn't terrible, at least I don't think so? but this morning I completely so that through two different alarms so my baby didn't get fed for 6 hours straight. 😭😭 am I alone and making this mistake at least once??

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You are doing an amazing job

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Your little one will be fine.
I wanted to click on ‘I have too momma’ and mistakenly clicked on the next option. Kindly ignore.

We’ve all been there
You need support too

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I always slept through the alarm but luckily never slept through the baby alarm lol

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she's 13 days today 🥹

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thank you I needed that 😭

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If it makes you feel any better I never set alarms… I figured if he was hungry he’d let me know cuz he doesn’t know what it is and would think he’s dying. So I never once set alarms and he turns 1 in 3 days 😂

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Similar to Bella I also never set alarms and just waited for my daughter to wake up hungry.

She’s an incredibly gorgeous, healthy, wonderful almost 4 year old now.

Don’t be hard on yourself Mama - you are doing a wonderful job, your daughter obviously had a nice full tummy and was cosy enjoying her sleep. If she’s hungry she will cry. I’m glad you got some rest too as that’s just as important xxxx

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Baby will tell you if they are hungry! So if baby also slept through that period it's not a big deal! I never set alarms, I only ever fed on demand even from day 1. As long as baby is growing don't sweat it

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You wouldn’t be able to sleep through the (when hungry) baby crying - so unless advised for a specific - I wouldn’t be setting alarms.
The baby comes with its own built in alarm 😅

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You must be exhausted tho :(
I hope someone you trust can take care of the baby for a few hours to let you just sleep - you need to sleep at some point in order to keep going.

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If she was starving, she'd wake up screaming for sure.

If she's gaining weight, I wouldn't stress out too much. It happens.

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