My 8month old has been ill and not had much appetite. She hardly takes any solids so I've been breastfeeding her as much as possible because I'm worried about dehydration. She had a very short and restless nap this morning (normally naps 45 mins) and was desperate for a nap at 12.30, but then woke an hour later (she normally naps for two hours from 1pm). She then fell asleep after a I tried to give her a breastfeed at 2.30pm and has been asleep since then. So, she's hardly had any liquid in her since 11am when I last successfully breastfed her.
I normally wake her at 3pm (if she hasn't woken herself) for a feed, but thought I'd leave her today because sleep will hopefully help her recover. But I'm anxious about her dehydrating, so should I wake her now and breastfeed her or should I let her wake whenever she chooses?
ANY WORDS OF WISDOM MUCH APPRECIATED.
BTW - She has never been a demand fed baby as she's never been very demanding of food and milk, so I've always had to offer her milk as opposed to wait for her to let me know she wants food.