Called HV to discuss my sons dry nappy in the night...to be told i need be waking him for feeds......?

[Sheyes180]

I posted earlier this morning about a dry nappy,all ok hes weed,but i called hv to discuss.When i spoke about his sleep times she said i need be feeding him evry 4hrs,so the last 3 nites hes gone down between 8-9pm then gets up around 2-3am then 5ish then awake at 7am,she said feeds need to be evry 4hrs?
Wt do you all think,i feel hes starting to settle at night so have let him wake me am i doing wrong?
First time mum so shes mad me flap a little xx

How old is baby? I thought you only needed to wake to feed until they regained birth weight... or weight issues

Depends how old he is

How old is he ?If he’s putting on weight, you don’t need to wake him.
At what time does he eventually wee ?

I had to wake my little one every 3 hours until he was about 3 weeks. Once he had surpassed birth weight and no longer jaundice I was told to stop. I certainly wasn't waking him once he was sleeping through at about 3 months (isn't sleeping through now but that's a whole other story)

Depends how old he is. I only woke mine for the first couple weeks until he was gaining a good amount of weight again.

OP says in her other thread that he's eight-weeks-old today.

I wouldn't be waking a sleeping baby unless he was underweight

What did you want her to say? If you’re happy with him sleeping and he’s weeing then I’m not sure what outcome you were hoping for - HV has obviously heard that something doesn’t seem right to you so has offered a solution. Personally I wouldn’t wake.

My 9 week old didn't wee overnight and I called 111 - doctor told me that if she is having at least 6 wet nappies 24 hours and is otherwise well it's fine and nothing to worry about.

Personally I wouldn't wake a baby unless they needed a feed as they were dehydrated/sick/weight concerns

My son was the same from around 10 weeks only until around 20 weeks- he just didn't wee overnight until 730/8am.

But he would then fill 2 nappies in like and hour and a half. If it's like that I wouldn't worry and I wouldn't wake him.

If baby is 8 weeks and no weight issues I definitely wouldn't be waking them to feed. I also got told its the wet nappies over 24 hrs- didnt matter when they were.

Thanks all yes 8 weeks 2day.when she said wake him for feeds proper threw me and called my mum in a panic ha!hes put on weight since day dot last weighed 12lb 5oz that was jst over a week ago,HV is due to come tues so ill pick all this up with her.i just panicked n was thinking im finally gettin some sleep to be told wake him x

When i discussed his nappy...she picked up on the length of time he was asleep after his last feed before he went down for the night

If he's regained birth weight and is putting on weight then I wouldn't wake him to feed. How much milk is he taking in a 24 hour period?

I would not be waking the baby.... when baby wakes, try and do a long feed, both breasts, stroke their face to keep awake....

I never woke mine. He always woke when he needed milk and slept through from about 7 weeks. Never had a dry nappy though.

I might have tried it if he was consistently dry overnight and wasn't gaining weight well.

The dry nappy thing happened frequently when my daughter was a similar age up to around 12 weeks, on nights when she slept through (happened a lot at that stage, sadly not anymore!). She'd barely wee all night but would fill her nappy quickly within an hour or two of waking up. Since the mother of all sleep regressions she fills her nappy within a few hours again and needs changing every night, which I put down to the fact that she's awake a lot. So I wouldn't worry about it if you're getting plenty of wet nappies through the day and baby is gaining weight. I certainly wouldn't be waking him to feed if he's sleeping well!