https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:42:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285423 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:37:48 +0000 Rosie Girl 285423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let them sleep! If they are hungry, they will wake :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285414 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:29:05 +0000 SugarplumsMom 285414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We learned pretty early on to let her just sleep. She's consistently gaining weight and has regular diaper changes so it was never a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285332 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:47:34 +0000 plantains 285332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never wake her up, she wakes up when she is hungry. She is a chunk though so I'm not worried about weight gain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285326 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:44:07 +0000 Minnie_Girl 285326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285301 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:30:41 +0000 heffalump 285301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo was born big so it was never really an issue. Even in the hospital the nurse once told me she'd wake me up in two hours and four hours later I woke up myself freaking out that I was starving my lo. The nurse said that she saw us all sleeping and wanted to let us sleep and my lo was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285291 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:26:07 +0000 pinkcupcake 285291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got the OK to let LO sleep through the night around the third week. Until then, I fed her every three hours (she was a very sleepy baby and could sleep up to 6 hours if I had let her). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285280 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:19:14 +0000 tequiero21 285280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i do wake up my girl cuz i want her on similar schedule as my boy. i feel bad. i think she could go longer if it wasn't for him. but for you, i'd let her wake u up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285070 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:04:46 +0000 sunny 285070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pedi told us once LO reached her birthweight again we didn't need to wake her to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-285018 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:55:02 +0000 Sweet T 285018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never have! Number one rule in our house is "Don't wake the baby!" :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284972 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:45:00 +0000 stargal 284972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think my pediatition oked to let him sleep at 3 weeks old. in the early early days she said to wake him up after 5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284139 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:32:18 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 284139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to wake up LO for the first two months or so, but he was teeny tiny so it was a matter of getting to a good weight first. Lots of people advised me to let him sleep, but my gut was that he needed the calories. I would ask your doc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284135 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:29:35 +0000 loveisstrange 284135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would never wake C. She slept her first 7 hour stretch at 2 weeks old and I just let her go. They won't let themselves starve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284130 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:26:24 +0000 chopsuey 284130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I let Lo sleep and never wake her! Sleep is precious </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284119 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:22:50 +0000 Weagle 284119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never woke LO up to eat. Before 2 weeks she would wake us up every 3-4 hours and she was gaining weight like a champ. At 2 weeks she started stretching out her sleeping, and we never woke her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284049 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:21:35 +0000 GrapeCrush 284049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We let DS dictate when he wanted to eat at night. Once he started sleeping through the night we didn't wake him for feedings or diaper changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284045 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:18:58 +0000 mamabolt 284045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never had to wake her, she would wake on her own when she was very tiny and by the time she was 10 days old had established that she was eating on demand and gaining well, so our pediatrician said to let her eat when she wanted and sleep when she wanted! But if your LO had had some issues gaining, I can see why you would need to keep waking her, do you have any idea how she is doing with that recently? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284038 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:13:42 +0000 Mrsbells 284038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to wake her up at night until she was about 2 months old when I started bottle feeding her pumped milk and she started sleeping through the night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284031 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:09:51 +0000 banana 284031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only woke to feed during the first few weeks. Now that she's gained lots of weight I let her sleep as long as she wants. She's been sleeping 8 hrs at night and shes 5 weeks old! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284026 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:07:15 +0000 Mrs. Pen 284026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told to always let the baby sleep!!</p> <p>Cobi sometimes takes 3 hours naps (like this morning) and I know it will throw off his afternoon nap - but obviously if they're sleeping, they need it! ENJOY IT!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-284018 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:04:17 +0000 Amelieisme 284018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is about the same age...5 weeks on Friday. He had problems regaining weight initially and I was told to wake him to eat. He usually would wake up on his own before 3 hours was up anyway so I stopped setting an alarm. A few times he did sleep like 5 hours or so without waking and I would feel slightly guilty about it. However, his 1 month appt was today and he has gained 1.5 lb in 2 weeks so my doctor gave me the go ahead to let him sleep and just feed him when he wakes up. Have you had your 1 mo visit yet? If your baby is thriving, you should be able to let her sleep. If not, don't beat yourself up for skipping one feeding! We are all human afterall and it isn't going to change much based on one missed feeding :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-283937 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:07:16 +0000 Honeybee 283937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would let her sleep! I was never instructed to wake my kids to eat, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-283936 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:05:36 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 283936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pediatrician said during the first couple weeks to only wake them up to feed them if it has been six hours or more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-283935 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:03:53 +0000 Andrea 283935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 4 days over due and always a good weight so our pediatrician said to just let her sleep, even when she was a few days old! DD would sleep between 4-5 hrs at night, even as a newborn, so I thought I had to wake her up but our doctor said no. I fed her a lot during the day so I guess that was enough for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-283924 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:55:46 +0000 LouLouBelle 283924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped waking at 4 weeks when she had gained tons of weight and pedi gave us the green light. I wouldn't wake her if I were you!</p> <p>Eta- if she has gained enough and is thriving, of course! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-your-lo-to-feed-or-let-them-sleep-thru-the-night#post-283921 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:54:01 +0000 aMohror 283921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt terrible last night because I let my baby girl go 4 1\2 hours with no food. My alarm went off but I don't even remember turning it off! She is 5 weeks old and since she was born I'm always waking her up to feed thru the night every 3 hours. In the beginning she was super tiny so I had to make sure she was eating enough. I asked the doctor when she was 3 weeks if I could go longer at night and he said my 3 hours was good and to never go longer than 4 hours. She hardly ever wakes up on her own to eat so I know she would probably sleep thru most of the night and sleep sounds so amazing to me! Last night was the longest I have slept straight thru since she was born. </p> <p>So my question is do you wake your LO or justt let them sleep? Again, she is 5 weeks :) </p>