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Infant feeding

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Would you wake him?

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fiveweeksandcounting · 10/05/2010 20:30

DS is 6 weeks today. He has fed today at about 3am, 5.30am, 8am, 10am, 1pm, 3.45pm and then about 3 times from then until 6.15 ish. He has now been asleep since 6.30. I don't know whether to wake him as he normally clusters for most of the evening then has a bottle of EBM at l1. If I wake him at about 9pm to feed him and then he has his bottle at 11 does that sound ok?

I know it sounds like I'm feeding to a routine but in actual fact, they are dictated by him although I don't feed solely on demand as I am paranoid about his weight and my supply so don't like him going more than 3 hours absolute max between feeds and am very happy for it to be less as he's only about 8lb from 6lb 7 at birth although now gaining well since his tongue tie was snipped at 3 weeks.

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thisisyesterday · 10/05/2010 20:42

i wouoldn't wakt him, he'll probably wake of his own accord soon enough
he might just be getting more efficient at feeding and not need to cluster feed any more.

mum2JRC · 10/05/2010 21:27

I wouldn't wake him. By looking at how often he has fed through the day you've got nothing to worry about and he might just be wanting to catch up on a long zzzzz.

ohnelly · 12/05/2010 11:18

I wouldnt wake him - he will make up for it later when he cluster feeds

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