Should I wake my baby up?

[incogneto]

My DS is 6 days old and has been asleep since half 6. He drained a 3oz bottle then and went down and hasn't really roused since.

Should I wake him for a feed now? Sorry I'm new to this so I don't really know

I had a small baby who would sleep all night if I let her - woke her at two for a bottle and she would sleep til 10. Still not a big eater and a great sleeper. If you are worried wake up. Six days they need to feed or will dehydrate.

Wind tips! We have windy babies :) if you can get wind up your kids will definitely sleep better... Try:

Fairly vigorous back patting while held over shoulder ( I never did this strongly enough, husband was good at it)
Leg cycling/ knees up to chest gently and moving side to side
Ice cream cone rotations / sitting up and circling from waist

One of those will probably work for your little wind producer

@incogneto I'm afraid I don't. I was feeding an 11 day old the other day with terrible hiccups, he also refused to be parted with his wind! Some babies just don't wind.

My baby girl did just one 6/7 hour stint at around day 6 - HV said not to worry if it’s a one off if there’s a wet nappy and everything else is “normal”.

For wind I would second sitting them up supporting under their chin with your hand, and rotating them, then rubbing & patting their back. This is what my family member who’s a midwife always does and it always seems to work. Pushing their knees into their stomach helped mine with wind from the other end too. There’s lots of videos on YouTube you could have a look at.

Agree with sitting the baby supporting their chin with your hand and rubbing plus gentle taps on the back. My daughter suffered terrible wind as a newborn. Sometimes it could work to stand up and hold her up against my shoulder, careful with the head, and then gently bounce myself up and down. Not always though. Try gripe water, it might work for you, alternatively there are wind drops the doctor can tell you to get. Those are a right pain though as they require refrigeration.