Waking up baby for feeding - sleeping a lot in heatwave

How do you wake up your baby if they need to be fed?
With the heatwave my baby (5 weeks) is sleeping a lot at the moment but want to wake every 2-3 hours for feeding so he doesn't get dehydrated (and so my b00bs don't get too engorged!), but I am struggling to get him awake enough to feed 🙈
I have tried a nappy change and nappy free time but doesn't seem to have made a difference.
Any tips?

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We struggled to wake up my 4,5 week year old last night for the same reason. The only thing that worked was a cold wipe on his toes and small tickles

My baby is bottle fed but when we struggled to feed him at the beginning our midwife told us to tickle his feet (rub them gently) that always did the trick for us x

Yeah I wake my 4 weeks old to feed a
Every 2-3 hours in the heat. Sometimes more if we are out and about in the heat. It's also a good idea to offer boob when your boobs start to get a little full and uncomfortable anyway.

Try rubbing a wet wipe on baby's tummy and chest and then blowing on it. The cool air should help wake him up.

I also find if my little one is being sleepy when I want him to feed I'll hand express a little milk straight onto his lips or into his mouth. That usually wakes him up when he realises the boobies are available 😂😂 xxx

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Does this nappy look to big?

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