Do you wake your DC to feed if it's been 3 hours?

[LexyLou]

It just took me hours to get DD down for a nap. I had her in the Bjorn but every time I tried to take her out (after 30-40 mins in it and her dead asleep) she would wake up and scream. I finally got her to fall asleep with white noise in her crib but now it's almost 3 hours since she last ate. Should I wake her to keep her on a schedule or let her sleep since she's so hard to get down to nap?

BTW, she has colic and is a very high needs baby.

[stasztk]

How old is she?

[Noelle]

I would tweak EASY at this point and let her go 4 hours in between...she may wake up on her own to feed before that point too 

[Critter]

I totally agree with Noelle.  My pediatrician told me not to ever wake up my baby to feed him.  When he's hungry, he'll let us know (and boy does he! :shock: ).  We were on a 4 hour easy very early on (by 2 months old) because that is what HE wanted.

[dd2flick]

Here is my question. My dd felicity, is 10 wks old and LOVES her sleep during the day and only wakes once at night!. The only thing is I have to wake her from every naps!!! She does not seem that hugry when I wake her. Usually she is awake, I bf her she goes down within a space of an hour. Sometimes it takes a while to settle, othe times it dont take so long. (depends on whether 2yr old is co-operating and whether I have missed sleepy que). Felicity is a child that seems happy to go the distance. now my question is do I put her on a 3.5/ 4hr routine in the hope she wakes herself from her naps ready to feed.
dianne

[Noelle]

Felicity is a child that seems happy to go the distance. now my question is do I put her on a 3.5/ 4hr routine in the hope she wakes herself from her naps ready to feed.

This sounds like Zoe too, though after 2 weeks she was on straight formula.  I think it is perfectly ok to let her go 3.5-4 hrs.  Don't be surprised if you still have to wake her - I did with Zoe.  I do recommend waking her at the 4 hour mark though for the sake of EASY and since she's is a bit young yet    :wink:

[Critter]

I would definitely go for the 4 hour EASY.  She'll even herself out eventually.  At some point her little internal clock will start ticking  :wink:

Ask your pediatrician about waking her up.  I am just curious to know what he/she says.  Mine is of the opinion that as long as the lo is gaining weight, then don't be too concerned.  There are times when Luke goes 5 hours b/c he's sleeping (like during a growth spurt).  I didn't see how old your dd is, but if she is so little then waking her up might help reinforce daytime vs. night time.  The best advice I can give is to do what works for YOU and what makes your baby happy.