Would you wake for night feeds at 11 weeks?

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My 11 week old is starting to sleep longer at night (6-8 hours). However she’s not drinking more formula during the day. She drinks anywhere from 40-100 mL, every 2-3 hrs but the daily total is usually 600 ml or a bit less. Based on at least 150 ml/kg she should be taking almost 700 mL per day so I’m worried she’s not drinking enough. So far she is following the 10th centile curve and our HV is not concerned although she was only sleeping 4-5 hours at a time last time she was weighed. Would you wake her more frequently during the night for feeds or just leave her to sleep?

Maybe you could take her to get re-weighed and ask advice from health visitor.

I believe if they are following their centile curve, and have reached birth weight, the consensus is you do not need to wake them. Hopefully someone else can confirm (or not!) this.

As pp said. As long as following curve I wouldn't worry. As long as wet and dirty nappies I wouldn't worry either. My lo was well above the average but still carried on being on her curve.
Enjoy it. Maybe add a dream feed if your worried

I wouldn't wake them no

Not unless you've been told it's medically necessary - we did have to wake DD to feed, but that was at a few days old, not 11 weeks.

No I would t wake her at night as long ash she's gaining weight she will take what she needs

If she's on the 10th centile she isn't going to drink the recommended guideline that is for a baby on the 50th centile.

I never woke when during the night the 98th centile one more the 20th centile one. There were no health concerns so I let them sleep at night but ensured they fed regularly during the day.

If they're happy and feeding well during the day, then no! You may just end up with a grumpy baby you'll struggle to resettle. Enjoy the quiet time!

Thanks all for the advice! I won’t wake her and see how we get on. She has another weight appointment with the health visitor but not for another month.

I was basing the 700 mL target on her weight (4.6 kg x 150 mL) rather than the average on the formula tin. The HV also told us to make sure she has at least 600 mL per day but yesterday she only took ~500 mL. She does have a bit of a cold which could be affecting her appetite.

If you breast feed you have no idea how much they have consumed you just base it on whether they are bright and alert during the day, plenty of wet and dirty nappies.