Waking up
Does anyone wake their baby up at the 2 hour mark like is recommended and get them to stay up? I do if it’s he’s due for a feed and the 2 overlap, cause he won’t wake up himself if he’s on me. But he was asleep for 2.5 hours as we were out and as we got home I woke him for a feed as he was due and he went straight back to sleep on it. I’m of the mindset of he clearly needs the sleep but don’t want to create a rod for my own back as he’s usually really good in the night (hope I haven’t jinxed myself by saying that)
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It’s only recommended to wake them up every 2 hours until they’re back at their birth weight.
Once they’ve got back to that weight you don’t need to be waking them up for feeds
You won't make a rod for your own back. Babies change all the time. They may sleep well through the night now but there are plenty of sleep regressions to come over the next 2 years. Let your baby sleep and they will wake when they are hungry. They are more likely to then stay awake because they've had the amount of sleep their body is asking for.
You only need to wake to feed for the first week until they are back up to their birth weight. By now it definitely isn't necessary... X
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