My 3 month old baby has been sleeping 7-8 hours overnight. Should I wake him for feedings or let him sleep? He’s been gaining weight and has enough wet diapers but it feels weird to let him go so long without eating. He usually eats a lot right before bed so I think he’s full but unsure

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If he’s gaining weight properly there is no reason to wake him for a feeding.

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Agreed. Metabolically, at 14lbs babe has enough fuel to get through the night. They’ll wake if they need to and it sounds like yours doesn’t so rest up, mama! This is great news!

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Seriously.. don’t wake them up. Get all the sleep before the many sleep regressions. 😩 growth spurts.. wanting to roll over / sit up / talk, teething..

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Our pediatrician said we could stop waking him every 3 hours for feedings overnight when he regained his birth weight (around 2 weeks old). Felt super weird but the sleep is good for their development and, like my doctor friend told me to calm me down, babies are very good advocates for themselves when they’re hungry.

At 10 weeks, he’s up to a pretty long stretch at night (a few times almost 10 hours). The pediatrician said it’s fine and keep doing what we’re doing. He just gets his calories in during the day.

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Just enjoy it. (Agree with the others on here so far that this is fine if he's gaining weight, etc)

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Lucky you 😅😅😅😅😅 mine still needed a dream feed at 11 months. That’s when he started sleeping 8 hour stretches. With the dream feed. (No it wasn’t habit)

Just count your blessings 😅

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Exact same situation with my first—dream feeds at 11 months old for the best chances of having a decent night's rest.

Pregnant with #2 and am soooo hoping I get blessed with a good sleeper because my first was absolutely not a good sleeper. It's much better now at 2 years old—he wakes up once, rarely twice, only occasionally now.

OP, you have been blessed by the sleep gods!!

Nope, don’t wake them. A 7-8hr stretch is fine at that age if they are meeting milestones.

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Let him sleep! You are a very lucky mom to have a baby this young who sleeps through the night!

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How did you get him to sleep that long? PS - a mom struggling with sleep deprivation

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