https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1299161 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:45:40 +0000 MrsTiz 1299161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dojo: ditto!</p> <p>I can tell if he's just awake and getting comfortable or if he's awake and is going to get even more awake..so I wait it out and see if he'll go back to sleep or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1299124 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 07:46:39 +0000 littlecasita1122 1299124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After he was a week old, I stopped waking him up and waited for him to start fussing since he reached his birth weight. When he was about 4 months old, I started to let him cry for a few minutes before getting him as sometimes he would fall back asleep again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1299039 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:07:56 +0000 dojo 1299039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can usually tell by the way he sounds if he's going to settle back to sleep after fussing for a few minutes or if he's going to escalate into crying. So I usually wait a few minutes to be sure I don't go in a grab him when he will just put himself back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1299021 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:37:07 +0000 erwoo 1299021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it's about that time (which was every three hours back then) I would get up to nurse to avoid a total meltdown. Then it might get hard to get him to settle down. When he got older I had an internal clock to get up at 4am every night to nurse. So weird! It happened with both of my boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1299014 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:18:40 +0000 QBbride 1299014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get up and feed him right away. He doesn't want to stay awake at night, so when he wakes I know it's because he's hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298922 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:56:51 +0000 shopaholic 1298922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto: @birdofafeather: I nurse when I hear fussing. Waiting would usually lead to full-blown crying and harder to get back to sleep. A few minutes of nursing and she was back out fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298868 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:24:29 +0000 Grace 1298868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always waited for a real cry. When LO was in our room, she did a lot of grunting and noise-making and didn't always wake up. So I waited for the real thing. Now, it depends on how long it's been since her last feed. If it's only been an hour, I wait 3-5 min to see if she'll go back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298846 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:12:03 +0000 birdofafeather 1298846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When cosleeping for the first 5.5 months, pretty much right away. After she moved into the crib, we would wake a couple minutes. But she's never been one to wake and party for no reason. If she woke up, she ate and went back to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298759 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:30:47 +0000 pl0508 1298759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as he fussed ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298742 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:18:10 +0000 sera_87 1298742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now I wait 10 minutes. Back when we were cosleeping he'd stir/fuss and be fed right away. It's easier when all you have to do is roll over instead of actually getting up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298730 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:09:36 +0000 Ra 1298730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wait it out for 5-10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298724 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:00:29 +0000 Ash 1298724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as I hear him fuss, I get up to feed him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298717 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:54:53 +0000 Sapphiresun 1298717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feed as soon as she fusses. I just feel like getting her more worked up makes her harder to get back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298654 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:17:14 +0000 delight 1298654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to get to her as soon as she starts fussing so DH doesn't get woken up. A few times I was too tired to get out of bed quickly and she fell back asleep, so I probably should just wait it out. I also sleep with ear plugs though (am I a horrible mom?) and I wonder to myself how many times she gets up in the night and I don't actually hear her. I just cannot sleep at all if I don't have my plugs in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298615 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:39:51 +0000 sslm 1298615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on how old baby is! When she was teeny it was as soon as she fussed. Around 4 months I'd let her fuss for a bit bc sometimes she'd settle herself. I still do that now (8 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298605 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:27:21 +0000 Foodnerd81 1298605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she was teeny, as soon as she fussed. Once she was over a month I would wait a few minutes to make sure she was actually awake before feeding her. Now at almost five months I wait at least five- ten or for crying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298593 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:19:10 +0000 Mrs. J 1298593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he got back to birth weight and was gaining well, we stopped waking him and just wait for him to fuss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298589 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:15:52 +0000 Running Elley 1298589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feed her when she starts fussing as long as I gear her at that point. I'm also always nervous about her waking up her brother. It's a lot more difficult to get him back to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298581 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:05:51 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1298581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she starts fussing, I feed her.</p> <p>But her sister's room is right next to ours and I am terrified of her getting woken up, so I tend to baby right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waiting-until-baby-actually-cries-to-feed#post-1298570 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:59:00 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1298570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At night, do/did you wait until your LO was actually crying before feeding, or did you get them up when they started fussing? </p>