Do I need to wake my baby?

[SisterA]

Hi, just wondering if anyone can provide any advice. My baby was just born on Monday and have been feeding on demand. We only started getting some better latching yesterday. Last night he fed a lot - generally every couple of hours for at least a half hour. He last fed about 4 hours though and is still sound asleep. My instincts are telling me to leave him. He's finally learned how to latch properly and I know the last few feeds were really good but equally you know. He's new to this and so am I and I'm not sure what to do. Also one of my breasts is really desperate for him to wake up! As I offered it to him after last feed but he wasn't interested so it's waiting for him now...

Morning and congratulations!

I'd say leave him to it if you are feeling full you could maybe try hand expressing some milk out or have a warm shower to relieve some of the pressure.

When he does wake up give him the fullest side first.

Thank you @msgro I mean I maybe jumped the gun because he just woke up and is feeding now. I think I tend to wake up just before he does like my body just knows! But it's so good to get second opinions when it's all so new!

I just wanted to say congratulations too

@JiltedJohnsJulie thank you so much! I'm so lucky!

Congratulations :) I remember waking up very sore a couple of times when my ds unexpectedly slept longer than usual. I did find after about six weeks though everything settled down, and I had less painful mornings. Breastfeeding him was a real joy though, I hope you get that too :)

@katmarie it's good to know it should hopefully resolve itself over time. I'm just being very vigilant with it all. I did end up having a blocked duct but worked on it and relieved it so also in a way that was reassuring.

Still getting used to things and learning. A bit of uncomfortableness but already once a tiny bit of initial pain after he latches the feeling is indescribable. All very exciting!!!

No! Get some sleep while he is! Hand express a bit to release the pressure if you don't have a pump, or have a nice warm bath and watch it leak in rivers

My boobs always woke me before baby did! A biological alarm clock! Congratulations and well done for persevering x

My second baby was a sleeper, I was advised not to let her go longer than 6 hours between feeds. She then slept through the night at 7 weeks. You sound like things are going well enjoy your baby.

Hi For such a new baby, max 2 hours during the day, 4 hours at night. It won't be like this for long, your baby will start taking the lead. That's from the the start of a feed, not the end. If I'd had this advice and not the shite my hv insisted I followed I could have avoided a lot of hassle and hospital trips with my first dc.

How is his weight?