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If DS is sleeping through the night -should I wake him to feed him?

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Holymoly321 · 13/12/2005 16:37

DS is now 12 wks and miraculously, for a couple of nights before last night he slept through from his 11pm feed right through to 6-6.30am. He would normally have a 3oz bottle at around 3-4am. This was great for me and DH, and then last night he slept right through from 7pm to 6.50am - which was totally miraculous (and I'm not expecting it to be the same tonight but we can always hope!). My question is this - should we go back to waking him at 11pm for his fifth bottle of the day or let him sleep on? I'm concerned that he wouldn;t be getting enough food every day if we did this. Today I've upped a couple of his bottles from 6oz to 7oz to make up for the lack of his bottle last night and he took all 7oz. Sorry for long thread!

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mythumbelinas · 13/12/2005 16:41

no, don't wake him .. it's great he's able to sleep longer .. and i'm sure u'd appreciate it too

nailpolish · 13/12/2005 16:42

no! dont wake a sleeping baby!

enjoy!

MIstletAOU · 13/12/2005 16:43

No smiling, leave him to it - if he is sleeping through at night then he is getting enough to eat during the day to carry him through.

  • my ds is nearly 5 months and has never yet slept through!
MerlinsBeard · 13/12/2005 16:44

no never wake them if they sleep !!!!

if he is hungry he will wake

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Holymoly321 · 13/12/2005 16:44

I know it seems crazy for me to be even posting this - I thought I would be over the moon with him sleeping through even if it turns out to be a fluke(and I am - don't get me wrong!) - but as a 1st time mum, was just a bit concerned about him missing out on essentially 9full oz's of milk.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 13/12/2005 16:45

Dear god no! Why would you???

nailpolish · 13/12/2005 16:46

you worry if they sleep
you worry if they dont...

dont worry about worrying though, its in the job description

your baby must be a very contented baby, smiling

laundrylover · 13/12/2005 16:49

Hi smiling - it's completely normal to worry when they first sleep through and I remember lying awake for hours though it was a lot later than 12 weeks .
Get some sleep while you can in case it doesn't last and as everyone here says NEVER wake the bloody thing if it's asleep!!

hotmulledwinemama · 13/12/2005 16:52

I wouldn't wake a ff baby. Apparently, when they get to about 11lbs - metabolically (sp) they can through the night without a feed. So if this is a new trend in sleeping be grateful and perhaps up the feeds during the day so enough formula is taken.

Wouldn't give this advice if you were bf as it may effect the milk supply. My dd was very sleepy and I didn't wake her enough - I now realise - this effected my milk supply and gave up bf earlier than I had wanted BUT it is bliss having a baby that sleeps.

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Holymoly321 · 13/12/2005 16:53

THanks everyone - I'll just count my blessings and let him sleep. Although he's had his second set of jabs today so I'm not expecting to get much sleep at all tonight - last time he was grizzly for a week! thanks again to you all

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 13/12/2005 16:54

. I wouldn't (and didn't) wake a bf baby either Not at night anyway.

dulwichmummy · 13/12/2005 21:14

Massively envious of all with sleeping through babies - mine is 8 months and only manages it rarely .....

PrincessPlumPuddingHead · 13/12/2005 21:18

uhhhhhhhhh

that would be a NO

expatinscotland · 13/12/2005 21:20

no way! enjoy it. you are indeed very blessed.

if/when he's hungry, he'll let you know it.

santabops · 13/12/2005 21:39

NO

myturn · 13/12/2005 21:40

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Easy · 13/12/2005 21:42

DO NOT WAKE HIM!!!!

We all spend the first few weeks praying for the babe to sleep thru. If you wake him I will personally come and throttle you.

FGS, get yourself to bed early and make up for the sleep you've lost so far.

GemgleBells · 13/12/2005 21:47

Don't wake him! If he was hungry he'd wake you. My Dd also sleeps 11 hours at night (and as she's 11 weeks I'm pretty smug). Just accept that we're both very lucky and give sympathy to those who's babes still aren't sleeping through.

LIZS · 13/12/2005 21:57

Noooo! If he is naturally sleeping through his feeding pattern will adjust to match.

THOMCATsForLifeNotJustForXmas · 13/12/2005 22:11

Hi smiling. My daughter was a freak of nature with regard to her sleeping, initially anyway, and went through the night at day 8!
I never woke her and she's a very heaqlthy, happy 4 yr old child now.

GemgleBells · 13/12/2005 22:15

And I thought I was jammy Thomcat.

nailpolish · 14/12/2005 08:28

hi smiling, did you get a good nights rest?

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Holymoly321 · 14/12/2005 09:50

Hi all - well last night DS went to bed at around 6.30 (he'd had his second set of jabs and was tired and grouchy) after a 7oz bottle and slept through until around 4am when he woke up - but as he wasn't doing his 'I'm hungry' cry but just his 'I'm awake in the middle of the night' cry, we just gave him back his dummy and he went back off to sleep. He awoke around 5 times after that donig the same thing, and we gave him back his dummy each time. He went through until around 7am when I gave him 7oz bottle - he only took around 6. So fingers crossed that this is a permanent change in sleeping habits! I do indeed feel very blessed!

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spruceylucy5 · 14/12/2005 10:02

Make the most of it because I found with dd once you actually get used to their routine, they change it

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