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Last bottle already at 8:30!

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AnnaRebecca
I’d try to stretch out the daytime feeds a bit, even if it’s just that he gets his bottle 15 minutes later than usual. That way you’d have an extra hour by the end of the day and could give the last bottle at 9:30/10 pm. I wouldn’t wake him up again around 12 am.

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  1. Iza #2

    You should indeed check how long they can go without feeding. I remember that in the first weeks/months (?) they weren't allowed to go longer than six hours without feeding due to blood sugar levels. But I'm not sure if this still applies at three months. I'd call the baby clinic or postnatal care or something similar.
  2. Olivia-Anna #3

    That's great!!

    My little girl is not even 2 months old yet and she usually sleeps through the night too!
    About 8, sometimes 9 hours.
    I give pumped milk from a bottle after she has breastfed.
    I never wake her up, I personally don't really understand why some people do,
    if she sleeps through the night, doesn't that mean she's satisfied?

    Had a check-up last week and the pediatrician gave me a disapproving look when I told him,
    until he weighed her.
    Since her weight was fine, I was allowed to continue doing it this way.
  3. Marieke #4

    Isn't it lovely! I'd just let him sleep. A baby will definitely wake up when they're hungry, and if they're growing well, there's really nothing to worry about! Don't rely too much on other people's stories; every child is different, and you know your baby best, so do what feels right for you! And it's totally fine that he's already sleeping through the night; there are babies who sleep through at 2 months! Enjoy being able to sleep through again!!!
  4. Petra Guest #5

    Enjoy it! Our Lisa is almost 12 weeks now and has been sleeping through from half past ten in the evening until eight in the morning (then I often have to wake her up). I also asked about this at the baby clinic, and it wasn't a problem at all. In the past, it was indeed not allowed due to blood sugar levels; they thought that wasn't good, but now they have different insights.

    Trust your own judgment; you're the best one to see what your baby needs, and if they're happy sleeping for a long time, just enjoy it.
  5. Bobo Guest #6

    That's right, mine has been sleeping through the night from day 1....
    Gets 5 feeds, at 7-11-3-19-23, and the 23 one he drinks while asleep and doesn't wake up again until 7 the next day, sometimes not until 7:30.
  6. elsie Guest #7

    just do what your heart tells you to do. my little girl does that too. nice, isn't it.
  7. Mommy-Of-Nyana #8

    Our girl turns 6 weeks old tomorrow..
    and she already slept 4 hours straight between feeds from day 1 at home, and now she's sleeping through nicely too... I give her the last breastfeed at 8pm and then she doesn't wake up until around 4am, so that's 8 hours of sleep! Then she feeds on both sides and sleeps through until 9:30-10am, which I think is great Now I'm trying to stretch her time a bit so she eats a bit later in the evening and doesn't wake up at 4am in the morning
    Just follow your gut feeling.. they told me if you wake them up at night, they need food; if they don't wake up, they just don't need food and won't wake you either!
    At first we tried this with Nyana in the hospital, but if she's asleep, she's asleep and you can't wake her up with a stick!! So I just let her continue sleeping blissfully!!

    Love
  8. Anonymous Guest #9

    I was also worried at first. I breastfeed my daughter (almost 3 months old) from one side around 9 PM, then she doesn't wake up until 5 AM for another breastfeeding session, and then she sleeps until 9 or sometimes 10 AM.

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