Waking baby for feeds (EBF)
Hello, my baby is 4 weeks old and EBF.
I woke up last night and realised baby was still asleep after 4 hours. Should I be waking him to feed/nappy change, or do I count my blessings and wait for him to wake me up when he’s ready?
He’s way past his birth weight now, so not concerned about that, but obviously he still has a tiny tummy and I was concerned he was likely sleeping in a soiled nappy.
I very much doubt this will be a regular occurrence but would like to know what to do for next time. Last night we chose to wake him up 🤔
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I would ask your health visitor but after they have gained sufficient weight it’s usually fine. Mine occasionally sleeps 6 hours once during the night then gos back to 3 hours. He won’t do it often xx
In my opinion you're good to let baby sleep - they will let you know when they're hungry/uncomfortable. They're cycling through sleep cycles like once every 30-45 mins so they have ample opportunity to wake up if there's anything bothering them.
I would just let them sleep if your happy with their weight gain will be absolutely fine and enjoy that stretch of sleep 😂
I personally wouldnt- we are lucky if we get an hour at 2.5 weeks lol its killing me!
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