How early is too early to let my infant sleep through the night?
blackrayne6 asked:
Last time I talked to my doctor, my daughter was 3 weeks old and my doctor told me I should not let her go longer than 4 hours between feedings. However, my daughter is now 7 1/2 weeks old and sleeping up to eight hours at night, and I love that, but feel guilty for not feeding her. But she isn’t fussy and is still getting 7-8 feedings every day. Is this okay?
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Last time I talked to my doctor, my daughter was 3 weeks old and my doctor told me I should not let her go longer than 4 hours between feedings. However, my daughter is now 7 1/2 weeks old and sleeping up to eight hours at night, and I love that, but feel guilty for not feeding her. But she isn’t fussy and is still getting 7-8 feedings every day. Is this okay?
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Don’t feel guilty, enjoy it! I let my kids sleep, they would wake when hungry. Your daughter will def. let you know when she is hungry! congrats on your daughter!
She is fine! My boy has slept through the night since he was 6 weeks old. I have an old fashion pediatrician and he believes in the old saying to never wake a sleeping baby. As long as she is thriving then she is fine.
I would say she’s fine if she’s sleeping that long and isn’t fussy in the mornings. If she’s hungry enough she’ll wake up in the night still. I can only hope my little guy is like that at 7 weeks!
no its not.. i am not bragging but my daughter slept through the night after a couple weeks at home.. but they will wake up when they get hungry. she will be fine.. enjoy it when she does sleep through the night
I would let her sleep. She will wake if she is hungry. Relish this time because it may not last but then again it may. It’s safe to let her sleep. Congrats on your lil one!
Its totally okay!! If she isn’t waking for a feed she obviously isn’t hungry so why wake her and force feed her? You wouldn’t force yourself or anyone else to eat when they weren’t hungry.
Trust your gut and don’t feel guilty. Each baby is different and if she is sleeping 8 hours straight then get some sleep yourself!!
Usually once a baby is 4 weeks old IF there has been a consistent weight gain you can let the baby sleep. If your baby had trouble gaining weight you might want to wait a bit longer or at least go for weekly weight checks if you are going to let her sleep.
“My newborn wants to sleep all the time! Should I wake him to nurse?”
Yes, if he doesn’t wake on his own. Many newborns are very sleepy in the early days or weeks and may not exhibit hunger cues as often as they actually need to eat. Newborns should be nursed anytime they cue hunger, but at least every 2 hours during the day and at least once during the night. Once your baby has established a good weight gain pattern (at least 4 ounces per week, for babies under 4 months), you can stop waking baby to nurse and let him set his own pattern.
“My baby just started sleeping longer at night. Do I need to wake him to nurse?”
If your baby is younger than 4 weeks, then it is a good idea to wake baby at least every 4-5 hours at night to nurse if he does not wake on his own. If your child is older than 4 weeks, you can allow baby to sleep as long as he wants at night as long as he is peeing, pooping, and gaining weight within normal parameters.
You are so lucky! But this may change so enjoy it while you can. My kids went through phases. Two weeks sleeping through the night, two weeks of getting up once to eat, two weeks of getting up twice..and so on. She will let you know when she needs you!
The Real answer to your question is that a baby will only fall asleep if she/he is full, and will wake up if they are hungry or have made a mess. they tend to sleep for 4-5 hours but 8 hours is great. and more sleep for you.
So enjoy.
Thanks.
Let her sleep!! If she is sleeping that long, that means her body is ready to do so…and do a happy dance while you’re at it. You’re one of the lucky ones.
Also, unless your daughter had weight gain/thriving problems, the notion of feeding every 4 hours no matter what is very outdated and no longer followed by most doctors. Don’t feel guilty in the least.
My daughter is 11 weeks old now and has been sleeping solidly through the night since she was about 1 month. Our doctor said that we had to wake her up if she slept too long too. I felt guilty because I thought that I wasn’t being good to her, feeding her around the clock. But I just started to trust my gut (and hers!) and stopped getting paranoid about the whole sleep vs. food thing. You’ve got to trust that your baby will tell you and that you will know if she needs something like food. I’ve been trying to do that more now rather than waking myself up every three hours to feed a sleeping baby and we are all much happier because of it!! And our pediatrician said she’s perfect. Good luck and good sleeping!!!
It goes by weight, and not age. call your pedi and ask. at 8 weeks my daughter was sleeping 6-8 hours too. she was 11.5 lbs. My feeling is that if shes sleeping, shell wake if shes hungry. call the doctor though to be sure.
It’s not too early – definitely enjoy it while it lasts! Also, even if she’s feeding every two hours during the day, it’s worth it if you get a great nights sleep. Just try to make the first and last feeds of they day big ones.
My boy was sleeping through from about 6 weeks and I thought hallalujah how lucky were we?…. but now he’s 3 months and he has started waking once during the night for a feed. Hopefully it’s just a growth spurt and he’ll go right back to sleeping all night again in a week or two.
If she is having enough milk in a 24 hour period, let her sleep as much as she wants. My daughter started sleeping through the night (11 hours) at 8 weeks. Enjoy it while you can as my daughter started waking at night again when she was 6 months old!
When my daughter was just a couple of weeks she would also sleep through the nights… I thought we had to feed her every 4 hours as well and I would wake up the little sleeping beauty and feed her. When we went to her next check up I asked her Ped. and she said let her sleep… if she is hungry she will definitely let you know. She has slept through the night pretty much ever since… except when she is teething.
Enjoy little mama!