Too long between feedings?

Karina - posted on 08/10/2009

My daughter was the same way.....since she was 2 mos. Slept for 10-12 through the night and I wondered the same thing, if I should wake her up to eat. The doctor told me to wake her up but other moms told me that if she was hungry she would wake up earlier, so I let her sleep and she would wake up happy and ready to eat. She's 1 now and her eating habits are good. I agree that if you wake her up then she will start waking up in the middle of the night. I say we consider ourselves lucky that our babies sleep through the night.

Emma - posted on 08/08/2009

HI i know hgow that feels my little one does that to.

Rachael - posted on 08/05/2009

My 3 month old is exactly the same, she sleeps 10-12 hours a night. i was very worried at this also, being a first time mum. But everyone told me it was perfectly fine, as long as shes getting the recommended meals in her awake time. So i stopped worrying and i'm now enjoying the sleep time instead of lying there thinking should i wake her!!!
enjoy :)

Mabel - posted on 08/05/2009

U're so lucky dear. I strongly advise that you enjoy your sleep and thank your stars that you dont have to wake up every 30 mins to feed your baby.It can be really stressfull.

Elizabeth - posted on 07/30/2009

I agree with the other people. As long as she gains weight and nothing else is wrong let her sleep.

Michelle - posted on 07/30/2009

Enjoy the sleeping baby! It's perfectly fine, and mine was doing that too at that age. She didn't suffer. Her weight and height didn't either! She was in the 75th percentile for both!

Mel - posted on 07/30/2009

no its perfectly fine as long as she is gaining weight and making up feeds during the day. just be greatful and enjoy the sleep. mine was the same sleeping 10-13 hours from one week old shes now 15 months and sleeps 8-8

Yosra - posted on 07/30/2009

Be thankful to your child .......mine started to wake up at night which is giving me very hard time!!!!! he's 8 months now. What can I do?

Erin - posted on 07/21/2009

Yep, I had the same worry when my daughter started sleeping through the night at 7 weeks. I asked her pediatrician and she said not to worry about it and just enjoy it, she'll let you know if she's hungry.

Erin - posted on 07/21/2009

By 3 months my daughter was sleeping 12 hours overnight and gained weight perfectly (she's actually a really big baby - 9kg at 5mths). As long as she's still taking the recommended number of feeds during her wake times and gaining at a steady pace I wouldn't wake her!! As long as she's otherwise-healthy she will let you know when she's hungry (or having a growth spurt and needing some extra feeds). Don't worry :)

Abbie - posted on 07/21/2009

As long as she is gaining weight and not over eating I wouldn't wake her either. She'll let you know.

Stephanie - posted on 07/21/2009

I would agree with the others...your baby will surely let you know when she is hungry! So just be thankful that you have a good baby and that she started sleeping through the night at a very early age.

Krista - posted on 07/21/2009

If there's one thing I've learned is that you NEVER wake a sleeping baby. Babies have the ability from birth to let you know when they're hungry. If she's hungry, she'll wake YOU.

Missi - posted on 07/21/2009

i agree with pp, she will let you know when she's hungry. i would let her sleep.

Erica - posted on 07/21/2009

Both of mine started sleeping through the night by 2 months. Trust me your baby will let you know when she is hungry!!! If you wake her up to feed her you are gonna be training her to wake at night. That would be a bad idea. As long as she is thriving she is fine!