She is 3 months old and gaining weight fine.
The only reason i wake her is because my breasts get too full and hurt. Otherwise I would let her wake on her own.
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#1 by Mommy Content on January 7, 2010 - 9:01 am
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After a while it will. But I must ask, why are you letting your baby sleep that long of a stretch? I hope your baby is an older baby and doesn’t require as much milk. Also is your baby sleeping on his/her stomach or back. This would explain why he/she is sleeping for such long stretches if the baby is still very young.
#2 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 7, 2010 - 11:21 pm
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It can depend on how old the baby is. My ped. recommended that I feed my daughter every two hours for the first few weeks; to actually wake her up in the night. Supply doesn’t completly regulate until around month 2-3 and then as it goes it will adjust to major changes. IE: your kid sleeps 6-8 hours at night; your brain will produce more milk in the day when your kid is awake. It’s a fairly non-worry balancing act. If you are worried. Wake up every two hours or so and pump, then store the milk. It all works out.
#3 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 9, 2010 - 2:02 am
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Maybe, maybe not. When my baby was born, she slept for 6 hours at a time during the night, and I haven’t had any problems with my milk supply at all (she’s 8 months now). I think if you’ve had supply issues in the past, or are beginning to have them, it would be best to wake her up. Otherwise, I’d enjoy the time to rest.
#4 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 12, 2010 - 4:40 am
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I let my three-month old sleep from 9pm every night until about 6 or 7am every morning, which is the first time she wakes up. I don’t have any problem with my milk supply decreasing – but I do have to feed her IMMEDIATELY in the mornings because I am in pain!
I feed her often throughout the day as well. If you think your supply will decrease you can pump in the middle of the night, but then again who would want to do that. I don’t have any problems and I go all night without feeding.
#5 by baby supplies on January 12, 2010 - 8:57 pm
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Overall no it will not decrease the amount you make at each feeding.
Breast feeding is a supply and demand type thing. If your baby isn’t eatting at those hours then your body will gradually not make milk during those hours, the rest of the time will be business as usual … but if suddenly your baby starts waking again demanding milk, your breasts will meet the demand.
That’s also a great way to get some in the freezer, when you wake in the mornings, you will be a little more engorged than usual. You can feed baby and then pump some milk for storage.
Good luck!
#6 by Mommy Content on January 14, 2010 - 10:37 pm
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Of course it will. But as long as your baby is still nursing lots during the day they’ll be getting what they need. Well your night time supply will decrease. Your body is an amazing thing. If you stop nursing at night you’re body will get used to it. Then in the morning it will know it’s time to nurse again and here comes the milk.
Just make sure your baby is getting enough during the day and they’ll be fine. In my experience DON”T WAKE A SLEEPING BABY. You’ll shoot yourself in the foot if you start waking up your baby to feed. They they get used to it and then you’ll have a fight when you want them to sleep through the night. Nurse on demand and don’t watch the clock. You’re baby will nurse as long as they need to and for as long as they need to. If you follow a book then you’ll feel like a failure. Go by what your baby needs and wants. There will be days he nurses all day long. There will be times when a quick drink is all he wants. Just do what your baby wants and follow his ques! Good Luck!
#7 by Mommy Content on January 17, 2010 - 12:36 am
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“If your baby is younger than 4 weeks, then it is a good idea to wake baby at least every 4-5 hours at night to nurse if he does not wake on his own. If your child is older than 4 weeks, you can allow baby to sleep as long as he wants at night as long as he is peeing, pooping, and gaining weight within normal parameters. “
#8 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 17, 2010 - 12:41 pm
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By 3 months it’s fine to let baby sleep 6-8 hours if that’s what she wants to do. As long as she is still nursing often during the day, your supply will adjust. (You may be engorged/leaky for the first few days of not waking her, but you WILL adjust.)
#9 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 18, 2010 - 11:14 am
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yes it will.
i don’t know way exactly but the body for a woman and of the baby is made to give and take milk every 4 hous…so is you will best feed every 4 hours you medicaly can brestfeed one year little more or little less. So, changing thise make your body understand that he needs to make litle milk, and even more litle…until will stop,. And the same with your cild he will learn that he needs to eat at a special time(morning) and he will be hungry morning.
#10 by Mommy Content on January 21, 2010 - 6:07 am
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your body will make what it needs
#11 by baby supplies on January 22, 2010 - 1:20 pm
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Your body will adjust. Once your baby has regained their birth weight you do not need to wake them to feed, feed on demand. My daughter is 14 weeks old and sleeps for a 10 hour stretch at night and I actually have an oversupply of milk. Pump if you need to relieve yourself but don’t wake her it will mess up her sleep cycle and she won’t get enough “deep” sleep.
#12 by lawschoolmommy.org on January 22, 2010 - 6:16 pm
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If your baby is gaining weight fine than you do not need to wake him or her to nurse. Your baby is getting what he needs during the day. Your milk has changed to meet your babies needs for his age. For me at 3 mths my milk was starting to feel like it was decreasing (because of less full feeling in breast) but do not worry your body will adapt to your babies needs. Even though I felt I didn’t have enough milk, my baby was gaining fine and I was lucky to nurse him until he was almost 1. I wouldn’t pump, because that will only make your milk supply increase to more than your baby needs. Enjoy your sleep.
#13 by baby supplies on January 24, 2010 - 4:20 am
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My son started sleeping from 9 to 7 in the morning when he was 3 months old and to avoid engorgement due to the missed feedings, I would just pump it out, and (you may or may not choose to do so) store the breastmilk in the freezer for when I had to go out and leave him with some one. There is nothing wrong with letting your baby sleep as long as baby is gaining good weight.
Pumping out missed feedings is a good way to maintain your supply, or increase it if you like.