https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 12:19:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201629 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:43:44 +0000 littleveesmommy 201629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @thehistoryofus, once LO regained her birth weight we didn't wake her to feed. She was a hungry and sleepy baby the first few weeks and got up every 1.5-2 hours during the day to nurse then went right back to sleep. At around 4 weeks she was sleeping up to 3 hour stretches at night and I never woke her. I also stopped changing Lo's diaper if she does wake in the middle of the night to nurse - just pick up, nurse and back down. Much easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201626 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:25:41 +0000 pinkcupcake 201626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was a sleepy baby in the beginning, so I'd wake her up every 2-3 hours to feed. Once she regained her birth weight though, the doctor gave us the OK to let her sleep as long as she wants. At that point, I never woke her up (day or night). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201435 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:08:17 +0000 mediagirl 201435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to let her sleep more than 3 hours at a time during the day. It's SO HARD to wake a sleeping baby, though!! She's only 2 weeks old and I've decided not to wake her every two hours at night anymore, I can't handle it. If she sleeps 3-4 hours at a time at night, so be it. The better for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201431 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:01:18 +0000 cyneswith 201431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan on waking my baby during the day for feeds, and feed-on-demand at night (possibly waking him for night feeds until he hits 8 lbs? I dunno, I'm a first time mom.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201428 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:52:12 +0000 skibobrown 201428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made sure my baby was awake at timed intervals to eat for the first few weeks. Initially I would wake her every 3 hours during the day, and at least every 4 hours at night to feed (I was establishing my milk supply). After a couple of weeks I stopped waking her at night b/c I figured it was most important for baby and me to both get rest at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201362 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:22:23 +0000 Sammyfab 201362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age they can still have their days and nights mixed up so I would wake after a 3 hr nap (~4 hrs between feeds) but I would never ever wake at night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201355 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:11:19 +0000 loveisstrange 201355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never had to wake LO to eat. She makes herself known when she's hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201351 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:02:32 +0000 Mrsbells 201351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when she was 4 weeks old I did wake her to feed. she ate every 3 hours. Now she is 9 weeks old and I wake her during the day every 3.5 to 4 hours, otherwise she will sleep all day and not sleep at night. I let her sleep all night though unless she goes past 10 hours and then I wake her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201333 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:45:31 +0000 cvbee 201333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped waking him to feed at 3 weeks, when i learned he gained a pound in the previous week. He is 10 weeks tomorrow and thriving with a nurse-on-demand schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201330 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:43:28 +0000 T.H.O.U. 201330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once she regained her birth weight I did not wake to feed. I only woke her from naps if they were over 3 hours so that she would understand the difference between day/night sleep. </p> <p>At some point (maybe around 3 months) I stopped changing diapers in the middle of the night too. Makes it so much easier to just get up and nurse and put back down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-lo-to-feed#post-201327 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:39:04 +0000 BeachMama 201327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually by the time I get my 4 week old to feed, changed, and back to sleep again 2 hours have gone by and I don't want to wake her up 5 minutes later to start the process all over again. I figure she'll wake if she's hungry, or I'll wake her if it's been more than 3-4 hrs during the day. Do you wake your LO to feed? </p>