So long as he wasn’t premature and is gaining weight and your health nurse hasn’t advised otherwise I’d let him sleep.

If your baby is putting on weight and the maternal nurse has no concerns re the longer sleep enjoy the bit longer between feeds.

Yes there is a saying ‘never wake a sleeping baby’. But I have twins. And when one woke up by himself I always woke the other one up too. Because I was breastfeeding both at the same time. I I wouldn’t have woken the other one I never be able to sleep.

I was always told to never wake a sleeping baby as they will wake up when they are hungry. Enjoy your sleep if your baby is sleeping, that’s great. But if you are concerned, please speak to your GP.

Check in with your doctor or health nurse but in general if a baby was not underweight/premature and is steadily gaining weight there’s no need to wake them for feeds.

Never wake a sleeping baby! They will wake when they need too. As long as they haven’t lost too much weight

I was always told to not wake a sleeping baby, I’ve got 4 children and never woke them up for a feed, I noticed mine slept longer at night as well as long as your keeping up with the feeds your doing now and try topping up that helps too

Always seek professional support for reassurance and guidance.

Check with your GP or baby nurse about this. One of my children once stopping nursing used to sleep her hunger off according to my GP and was going backwards at a rate of knots because I was only feeding her when she woke naturally. Had an uphill battle to get her to take a bottle but I had a fantastic GP and she is still alive so I can tell her tale.

I let all mine lead with their feeds -I wouldn’t wake him up and let him let you know when he needs his feeds.

Never wake a sleeping baby at night. They will wake if they are hungry and bottle fed babies will always sleep longer. My first baby slept through the night once he had recovered his birth weight – he was bottle fed as I had lots of milk but no goodness in it, so I had no choice. He absolutely thrived and slept through the night once I fed him at 10pm – he would wake between 6-7am. so I got a good night’s sleep as well.

“Never wake a sleeping baby” if he is sleeping he is still thriving. My grandmother had 13 children and she always told me this. Don’t worry he will put on weight, as long as he’s sleeping longer you should be happy. I wish you all the best with your beautiful new Bub.

If it’s night time, let bubs sleep, he’ll wake up if he needs to, but now that he’s starting to get older, he may start to sleep for longer periods. Formula is more filling and heavier than breast milk, so he may be feeling fuller for longer.

At this young age I say yes wake for feeds.
As it was explained to us until your baby is a bit older than a few weeks they will basically be doing eat sleep repeat!

I was discussing this with some other mums recently. I woke my baby up to feed, and he has been gaining weight like a little champ and has more than doubled his birth weight now at 4 months. But he has been exclusively bf, and I have heard that formula tends to fill babies for longer. The other mums had the mantra of never wake a sleeping baby, which works/ed for them. It’s worth speaking with your GP or the nurse who will do home visits. I was encouraged to wake and am happy with that choice for me.

Newborns who sleep for longer stretches should be awakened to feed. Wake your baby every 3–4 hours to eat until he or she shows good weight gain, which usually happens within the first couple of weeks. After that, it’s OK to let your baby sleep for longer periods of time at night.
When unsure, always check with the nurse or doctor

Best to seek some professional guidance about feeds and weight.

If he is meeting wet nappies and weight let him sleep. A baby will wake when hungry

If he is steadily gaining weight and has plenty of wet nappies, then there is no need to wake him. Please ask your maternal and child health nurse. They are the experts with these questions.

I have never had to wake my babies to feed. I think if they are gaining weight and overall are healthy then they may not need to be woken.