kellysomer
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I am a bit worried about Morgan... he is now 3 and a half weeks and everyone says he should be feeding every 3-4 hours. He just isnt interested, he is happy and healthy but only feeds 5 times a day, he will go up to 6 hours without feeding in the day and up to 6 and a half at night. HV and Mw's have told me i must wake him up and get him to feed regularly and bf newborns should feed 8-12 times a day!!! i do appreciate this but now am now not sure if i shoud wake him as a) if i do he isnt hungry, he refuses to feed and gets very upset and hard to settle back to sleep and b) surely if he is asleep he cant be hungry otherwise he wouldnt be happy and asleep? When he is hungry he feeds like a dream.
He is now just about back to his birth weight but he looks huge to me and healthy, he is very long and skinny but on the 25th centile so fine and is gaining weight.
Should i continue to be led by him and feed when he asks for it or should i wake him and try every 3 hours?
Your opinions on this would be great... i dont know what to do....
He is now just about back to his birth weight but he looks huge to me and healthy, he is very long and skinny but on the 25th centile so fine and is gaining weight.
Should i continue to be led by him and feed when he asks for it or should i wake him and try every 3 hours?
Your opinions on this would be great... i dont know what to do....