Night feeds

[MummyKP]

My LO is 17 days old and she's a very settled and content baby. She's gotten herself into a good little nighttime routine - last feed at 10, then wakes around 2:30 and 6:30 for her next feeds (give or take half an hour). Change, feed, wind and settled back down takes 30-40 minutes. Last night, she fed at 10 for 20 minutes, and when I put her down she was a little unsettled, so she had another 5 minutes on my boob and then settled down for the night between 10:45-11ish. She normally wakes between 2-2:30 after this, but last night she didn't wake until just gone 3:30am, and even then she weren't crying starving, she stirred for a little while in her basket and then I got her out myself to feed at 3:45am. Is this too long for her to go without a feed? I only ask because when they're first born they say they need to feed every 3-4 hours, but my supply seems quite settled now and she has her own little routine so I don't want to go back to setting an alarm every 4 hours to wake her to feed. Can I just carry on as we are and feed on her cue at night as this is what is working for us and her routine suits me down to a T considering how young she is!

 

[RaquelDee]

Absolutely carry on as you are and feed based on her cues. I would assume that her stomach capacity is now bigger so she is needing to eat slightly less frequently at night. I'd only set an alarm if she isn't a good feeder and you are concerned about her weight, otherwise it sounds like you are on to a good thing. They are so variable at this point that in a few days or weeks time she might be back to 2am wakings again, so just enjoy the extra sleep while you can!

 

[Literati_Love]

Absolutely let her sleep unless there are concerns about her not gaining enough weight! Enjoy the extra rest.

 

[tallybee]

I agree, don't wake the baby - enjoy some extra sleep lol I wish my lo would sleep that well

 

[MummyKP]

She's gaining plenty of weight so I'm going to carry on as we are. She goes 4-5 hours in the night but the day is a different story, but I'm happy with that for now lol.