Night feedings

Hey mamas! FTM here of a 3 month old, are you still waking your babies up during the night after about 4 - 4.5 hours for feedings or just letting them sleep until they wake up? It’s a debate her dad and I are having- he says we should be but she’s gaining weight and eats 4oz bottles apx every 2.5-3 hours during the day. Photo of our little one so our post doesn’t get lost💖
Thank you all!!!

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I wait for my son to wake up to feed

My baby was a nicu baby and his doctor allowed us to stop waking him up at night (he still wakes every 2.5-5 hours) he’s 2.5 months old

Hell no 😂 As long as babe is gaining you should be good!

I wait for my 2 month old to wake up. Some nights it's every hour or two, some nights she goes 4-5 hours solid. They know when they're hungry

My baby has been going down for 6 -8 hours sometimes but she is a huge baby at 2.5 months and she has been drinking about 6 ounces before bed doctor said let her sleep no problem with her weight gain

Let baby sleep girl and get some good rest! I would have killed for that if mine did that! If your baby thriving with weight then you are all good! They will let you know when they are hungry for sure!

Hey that’s okay too! Self care momma!

Hey - My babe is 3 months old.

Doc told us no need to wake him for feeds as of 3 weeks so long as good nappies and gaining well bc sleep is so important to cognitifd development.

I was paranoid and if he even whimpered I would stick a boob in his mouth (dream feed) and he would run wake up about 6 hours after going down.

I stopped doing the dream feed last week - he stays down for 5-7 hours

I’m told this won’t last long, and the 4 month regression is coming so I’m tryin to enjoy these stretches while I can.

Second time mom and nurse - unless medical reason to do so, don’t need to wake baby. They’ll wake up if they’re hungry.
Sleep is important for them, and you. Usually they just shift to taking in more calories during the day. The important thing is the calories over 24 hours, not making sure they eat around the clock.

Hey!
Your babe is the sweetest!

As long as they’re gaining weight and the doctor has no concerns, SLEEP MAMA!

I stopped waking my son to feed after he hit the one month mark.
When he’s hungry, he tells me!

Let them sleep.

They need the sleep for cognitive development,

Our pediatrician told us at 3 weeks no need to wake him anymore for feeds

I stopped waking my LO basically as soon as her doctor said we could feed on demand! She started sleeping through the night around 7 or 8 weeks and currently sleeps from 9-9:30 until about 8am.

As long as baby is gaining weight and having the correct amount of wet diapers let that baby sleep 🥰

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circumcision

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He doesn’t copy actions, point, clap etc. He doesn’t react when being spoken to, or to his name. He actively avoids eye contact.

He was so unresponsive to sound that we just had his hearing tested concerned he was deaf. They found that he could hear so he is just choosing not to react to any noises or sounds.

Has anyone else had similar experiences with their little ones? Should I be raising this with the health visitor and ask to be assessed for neurodivergent issue or a social communication problem like autism?

I don’t want to just slap a label on him, but I do feel that there are real concerns. All opinions welcome!!

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When did you start to introduce your baby’s routine? Do they just have a night routine or full day routine? Wondering when I should start this e.g naps at the same time everyday.

Any routines you have that work for you, please let me know them with timestamps. my baby is 6 weeks and just wondering when we should start them?

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Bed time tips for 8 week old

So I literally cannot get my 8 week down to sleep before 11:30pm every night no matter how early we start our routine. We tend to do bath every second night but every night consists of feed, up to bed, into pjs, book, feed to sleep. We could start this routine at 7 and it would still be the case of not selling til 11:30.

She doesn’t nap during the day well, we get a 30 minute in the morning, and a 1 hour in the afternoon only if I’m out the house. She’s never distressed when she’s awake all that time, quite the thing being nosey and having cuddles. She’s EBF and her feeds all through the day are LONG and last from 30-45 mins each feed.

Any tips/advice recommended on how to get to bed earlier or just how to get her to sleep in general.