Is it okay for my 2.5 month old breastfed baby to sleep 6 hours through the night?

Question

She has been taking her late nap right before bed time. Yesterday she sleep for 3 and half hours before I woke her up and tried to feed her, I felt like I was force feeding her. She than woke up 3 hours later. Tonight I allowed her to continue sleeping and she is going on 4 hour nap. Should I wake her or let her sleep? I know she can go up to six- eight hours though the night. Should I allow this or will it hurt her?

Answer 1

I asked my doctor the same question when my daughter was 2 months old. He said by this time my milk supply was well established and if she is sleeping to let her sleep. Actually he said I would be a fool to wake her up. When she is hungry she will wake up and let you know. Trust me! I would let her sleep and either try to get some stuff done or relax and enjoy...

Answer 2

ever heard the saying "let sleeping babes lie"

this is where it comes into play. if your baby wants to sleep let her. she will wake up when shes ready to eat. nobody wants to starve and she is no different! if you get worried then check on her but i wouldnt wake her up to feed her. she'll wake you up when she's ready!  

Answer 3

It's usually fine at that age.  Just make sure that she's gaining weight and she'll be fine.  Enjoy the extra sleep for you!

Answer 4

sounds like you are doing something right.  dont worry about it. unless your baby seems to be sick, take advantage of this.  there might be a time when your baby doesnt sleep for long periods at a time.  then you will look back and wonder why you questioned this gift. lol.  she will wake up and eat when she is hungry. just relax.  you are doing a great job.  

Answer 5

i breastfed my daughter until she was a little over a year, and when she was tiny like yours she slept a lot too. i just fed her when she was ready. people told me (you know, that unwanted, unasked for advice) to wake her up and feed her, but i never did. and she is perfectly healthy today. :)

i'm glad you're nursing btw.

edit: well, let me change my answer a little bit. i did wake her up a few times.. but it was in the beginning when my milk was still coming in like crazy, and my b***s would get all hard (ouch!!), and i would just wake her up, lay her beside me in the bed, and she'd go right back to sleep nursing. :) god, i miss it.

Answer 6

Let her sleep, she will wake up when shes hungry. Honestly, it wont cause her any harm.

Answer 7

Sure

Answer 8

sounds pretty normal to me your actully pretty luky my son is 7 months old and his naps are 20 minutes long and still wakes up in the midddle ofd the night to eat i dont think it will hurt her unless you notice shes losing weight  

Answer 9

Let her sleep, I never woke up my baby to feed.  You are pretty much training her to wake up in the night when that is the last thing she wants.  If she is desperately hungry she will wake up on her own, and if she is extra hungry in the morning after 6-8hrs of not feeding thats fine too, she'll just drink more from your breast.  My daughter was about 11 months old before she started sleeping through the night, so thank the heavens that your little one is starting now!  And its not uncommon or anything, many babies start younger.  I was just unlucky....really unlucky.  Trust me, you dont want to be training your daughter to wake up.  After 11 months of being woken up in the night I was ready to go cuckoo!

Good luck!! :)

Answer 10

If she is sleeping, don't wake her.  She will wake when she is hungry, and she won't starve while she's sleeping.

This is advice my mother gave me.  I didn't listen to her at first because I worried like crazy (of course!) but I finally relaxed and learned to enjoy the time while she was sleeping.  This is a very good thing!  Hopefully she'll continue sleeping through the night this well!  If not, just enjoy it while it lasts.

Congrats!