https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:44:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings/page/2#post-2665530 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:46:46 +0000 Tidybee 2665530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Never! I always abided by the the rule that they wouldn't let themselves starve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings/page/2#post-2665507 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:56:23 +0000 Charm54 2665507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nooo never!</p> <p>(Except when DD1 was in the nicu for jaundice/dehydration, but once she came home and I started supplementing the dr said to let her sleep). Both my girls sttn very very young 🙏🏻 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings/page/2#post-2665480 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:38:57 +0000 catlady 2665480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had to wake DD. I currently try to make sure DS eats at least every 3 hours during the day but that's mostly because he is up so much at night and I am trying to make sure his days and nights aren't mixed up (his weight isn't an issue). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings/page/2#post-2665478 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:26:01 +0000 mdf106 2665478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I did wake during the day. I think I stopped around when I went back to work at 6 weeks, although they did not need much waking during the day past maybe two weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings/page/2#post-2665450 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:21:27 +0000 catomd00 2665450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but mine both regained birth weight by 4 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665447 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:20:39 +0000 MrsBrewer 2665447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I think I woke DD up for the 1st week. But then after that I let her sleep!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665445 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:20:31 +0000 sapphire 2665445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: wow, waking for months is a long time. We only woke to feed for a max of two weeks and only at night. She was a great sleeper even despite that, fully sleeping through the night by 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665433 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:06:09 +0000 youboots 2665433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but DD was admitted to PICU for dehydration at 5 days. So we woke to feed for the first 6-8 weeks. Whatever the LC recommended. If I did not have a babe with similar issues I would let them sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665426 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:55:40 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2665426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the tips. If I'm remembering correctly, we woke up LO1 for a long time. I think like 4 months during the day, and during the night we tried to let her sleep. I was wondering whether my constantly waking her up to get her on a schedule totally messed with her sleep because we had long episodes of her waking up every hour or so when she was a newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665384 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:30:34 +0000 Truth Bombs 2665384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With both kids I woke every 4 hours at night mainly to help establish my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665380 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:24:08 +0000 Pumuckl 2665380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wake them and both gained fine. My boobs leaked a bit in the beginning but then adjusted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665369 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 14:10:07 +0000 Mrsbells 2665369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: the rule I follow is wake them up to eat until the get back to their birth weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665357 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:17:39 +0000 Adira 2665357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for both. With my oldest, he was a little jaundiced, so I had to wake him every 2-3 hours to feed him. Once he reached his birth weight, I stopped waking him overnight, but I would wake him during the day if it got to be around ~4 hours since his last feeding. I think it helped to prevent him from confusing days/nights. And I did the same thing with my youngest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665349 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:08:35 +0000 Anagram 2665349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did for LO1, but didn't for LO2. Having said that, LO2 woke up pretty frequently on her own until around 6 weeks when she started having slightly longer stretches. The first 6 weeks, I think she would wake about every 4 hours on her own. So I remember feeding her around 11 pm, then again around 3 am, then again around 7 am.</p> <p>That's pretty good though. I was able to sleep 11:15-7 am with just 1 3 am feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665341 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:42:26 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2665341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did in the hospital. She was back at her birth weight on day 3 so her pediatrician said we didn't need to wake her. She woke plenty on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665337 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:39:39 +0000 Meowkers 2665337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No never. But DD was a good sleeper and a good eater. We didn't have problems with her gaining weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665151 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:42:53 +0000 mamainthesun 2665151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never woke him! But he never had any weight gain problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665139 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:38:45 +0000 BabyTsMom 2665139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never woke my LO up but he naturally woke up every 3 hrs or so anyway. On the rare occasion he slept longer, I didn't wake him up. I didn't have a great supply anyway so I never got uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665136 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:33:33 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2665136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: if you didn't wake her, did she eat more when she woke up? Wondering how they make up the calorie intake if you don't wake them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665133 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:07:15 +0000 KT326 2665133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to wake every 90 minutes because he lost so much weight in the hospital. We did this for about two weeks and then stretched it to two hours.</p> <p>It's hard to say whether or not you will need to, every baby is different. I would get advice from your pediatrician once LO is here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665130 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:25 +0000 LilSprinkles 2665130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. DS has always been a good sleeper, so I never woke him. At the beginning, he woke up once. By the time he was 4 months, he slept though the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665111 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 23:09:52 +0000 PawPrints 2665111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Reusable nursing pads. Life was very very damp for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665099 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:09:56 +0000 maddyz 2665099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 we did every 2 hours for the first week because he was jaundice. LO2 not really, he woke pretty often on his own, but we let him sleep 3-4 hours when he wanted to.</p> <p>Both babies were at their birthweight again almost right away and my milk came in easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665081 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:12:50 +0000 SweetCaroline 2665081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: no, I did not and DD was a slow gainer. The Dr. did not advise me to wake her up. I pumped if I had engorement issues (I also ended up with oversupply issues). I would do it all the same again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665068 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:36:51 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2665068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those that did not wake to feed, how did you handle the engorgement? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665066 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:25:49 +0000 thepicklemonster 2665066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, every 3 hours during day and every 4 hours at night. He wasn't gaining enough and it took almost 4 weeks to get back to birth weight. Once he was back at birth weight and gaining well, we stopped waking him up at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665059 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:58:51 +0000 catgirl 2665059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - DD was born a month early and was jaundiced. Then it was to help keep her figure out day vs. night and to help with my crazy engorgement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665058 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:57:31 +0000 Rocker2014 2665058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, doctor's orders due to a birth weight on the low side. Pretty sure that ended somewhere between weeks two and three. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665047 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:41:16 +0000 FaithFertility 2665047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, until they reached birth weight and looked good at 1 month check up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-wake-your-newborn-for-feedings#post-2665046 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:40:20 +0000 sapphire 2665046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes until her jaundice resolved and was back up to birthweight. It's individualized for each baby - recommebd listening to your ped for your child's situation. </p>