My Daughter Sleeps All Night

It seems to me that it is a little early to go so long without eating while she is still so young. I breastfed my son for over a year and am breastfeeding my daughter now (4 months old)and didn't have this problem with either, but one technique that might help you is what I would do to try and get them to sleep longer. If she goes to bed at like 9pm, feed her right before bed and put her down. Then when you go to bed (for me it was like midnight, I am a night owl) go in and with the lights real low, just be ready (boob out!) and carefully take her out of bed while she is sleeping and put her on the breast. She will barely even wake up, if at all but will suckle. Then I would burp them on my shoulder (also, half asleep) and then just place them back in bed. I read about it in a book, it is called a "sleep feed". That way, you are still promoting the sleep pattern (all night), but not worried about her going so long without eating. She might then still sleep until 5am from there, but at least it's one less feeding you are missing, and you want to keep up your milk supply too. Good luck!

I would wake her to feed, it is a little too soon to sleep that long of a stretch. 4-5 hour stretch would be more normal. Make sure the latch is good and she is getting plenty of milk. A baby that is not getting enough to eat tends to get sleepy. If she is feeding well during the day and gaining weight steadily, just wake her about 1am and feed her. Just change her diaper, that usually works. Don't hesitate to call La Leche Leauge for more assistance.
Good luck, and keep up thenursing. Remember most breast fed infants have different sleep patterns and weight gain patterns.
T.

Hi M., I was worried when my daughter started sleeping through the night too but that was at around three months. At that age the doctor said it was OK. At the beginning she wanted to sleep all the time and I was told to wake her up every two hours to feed her (she's always been small and was born 3 weeks early). I'm not sure about your situation; you may want to just check with her pediatrician.

No way. I have two daughters, and I do not agree that you should wake them up. No way no way no way. If she is gaining weight right at her 1 month check up, leave her alone! She will let you know if she is hungry. If it makes you feel better check with her doctor. But if she is gaining weight enjoy the break and she will be fine.

K.

This is a hard question because every one has a different opinion on it. My daughter was sleeping through the night at 5 weeks also, and probably sooner if I would have let her. While in the hospital I was instructed to wake her every 2 hours to feed, then I read a book that said we need our sleep so let them sleep. I finally decided that it was important to not only me but my daughter as well for me to be rested. She goes to bed around 9 and gets up at 7. She has a consistant weight gain and is very healthy. I think as long as your daughter is healthy and gaining weight then let her sleep. I have always heard 'NEVER WAKE A SLEEPING BABY' :) hopefully this helps

My son was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks! I loved it. If your baby's gaining weight well, then I would just enjoy it. I'm jealous, my 4 month old is still waking up 2-3 times at night :)

Lucky you! Two of my daughters slept through the night at 7 or 8 weeks old, and believe me, they were never malnourished. (The third woke to eat until she was a year and a half, which almost killed me.) I'd enjoy the full night sleep and NOT wake her, and just make sure she's eating plenty during the day and gaining weight as she should be.