https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:37:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1205913 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 11:48:04 +0000 daniellemybelle 1205913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! We ended up seeing a LC yesterday who said we could go up to 4 hrs if she just fell asleep. I think she will sleep better on our new plan too so hopefully it will all work out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1205231 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:51:13 +0000 DillonLion 1205231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you dont want to wake her, then pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1205215 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:42:53 +0000 sarac 1205215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless her weight is just very low, I'd skip it. You know her best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1205122 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:51:30 +0000 AprilFool 1205122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you don't want to wake her then don't. Trust your gut mama. She's gaining ok now and there is nothing wrong with supplementing. </p> <p>I would let the baby sleep and pump instead, since you're up anyway. 45 mins is not a long enough rest for either of you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204928 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:15:15 +0000 littlek 1204928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another idea to help with supply is pumping if your LO is sleeping extended hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204887 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:06:51 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1204887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: I beleive this is how I lost my supply.</p> <p>My supply was always low, but LO started STTN at 10w old and boom- lost my supply. </p> <p>So, I'd wake her and feed her at every chance I got.<br /> Then again---once they get back to their birth weight and plus some, you're good to go. You don't have to wake them to feed anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204866 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:59:32 +0000 birdofafeather 1204866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what @junebugmama: said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204722 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:17:07 +0000 littlek 1204722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: Good point!!! I didn't think about that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204701 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:08:25 +0000 MamaMoose 1204701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She doesn't need to wake, but your supply needs her to eat every 3 hours. So if you want to cut out supplementing you needt to keep her on schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204682 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:03:09 +0000 sslm 1204682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do agree with @junebugmama: though, if you're looking to stop supplementing then I would wake her, otherwise you're body won't start producing more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204678 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:01:36 +0000 littlek 1204678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's her weight? If she isn't a peanut, then I'd suggest letting her sleep. LO weighed 4.5 lbs at birth and I would wake him to feed him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204675 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:01:10 +0000 junebugmama 1204675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're supplementing and don't want to, then you need to wake her up in order to increase your supply, otherwise your body will decrease not increase, unless you pump instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204673 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:00:12 +0000 edelweiss 1204673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ditto. i would let her sleep unless there was a serious medical issue. our ped advised us at the beginning to feed every 3 hours and i regret waking LO up for those feedings. sometimes i couldn't even wake him up anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204672 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:00:01 +0000 sslm 1204672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's her weight doing? I know you're supposed to start the clock from when they start eating, but I always did it from when she stopped and never had any issues with M's weight or my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204657 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:56:30 +0000 Smurfette 1204657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would let her sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-want-to-wake-her-to-eat#post-1204628 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:47:52 +0000 daniellemybelle 1204628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I am supposed to be feeding LO every 3 hours, but it kills me to wake her up right after she goes to sleep! She takes a long time to eat, and fights naps, so by the time I get her down, I should be waking her up to eat again. Case in point: She ate from 8:30-9:30 (40 min of nursing &amp; then a bottle since we're supplementing) and then was awake until about 11. It's now 1145 &amp; I know she should be back up by now &amp; eating but I feel like newborns need their sleep! What to do? </p>