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saraH
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Moms of preemies.
did you/do you have to wake your DC to feed him/her at night?
our ped told us to wake DD every 4 hours at night to feed her. And most nights we have to wake her up and she is not hungry.
We go back in a few weeks and I'm hoping he says to let her sleep if she is sleeping.
TIA
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Re: Moms of preemies.
nope! I never woke my boys... if they were hungry they would wake.. i didnt want to pattern them to wake up if they didnt need it.
BTW my preemie boys were on the same weight as a full term baby the whole time..
THEY WILL TELL U IF THERE HUNGRY!!!
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Moms of preemies.
Yes in the beginning. At one point we were practically force feeding him until he got the hang of it. An immature sucking reflex is a tough thing to deal with.
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| Posted 1/12/08 7:31 PM |
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Karen
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Re: Moms of preemies.
yes, in the beginning we had to every 3-4 hours.
once DD had her 2 week appointment and they were happy with her weight gain and that her jaundice was gone - we are able to let her sleep.
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| Posted 1/12/08 7:46 PM |
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CellarDweller
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Re: Moms of preemies.
We woke DS every four hours for probably the first three weeks or so. Then he got the hang of it and starting waking by himself.
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| Posted 1/12/08 7:48 PM |
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Re: Moms of preemies.
We were told to wake him but he usually woke up on his own and was looking to eat. After a few weeks, we were told that we could let him sleep.
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| Posted 1/12/08 7:53 PM |
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saraH
happy birthday sweet kate!
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Re: Moms of preemies.
thanks all!
she is a good eater when she is hungry. we went through the su ck/swallow/breathe issue while she was still in the nicu. it was very frustrating.
she is almost 4 months now so i think we should let her go.
thanks again.
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| Posted 1/12/08 9:18 PM |
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jmf423
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Re: Moms of preemies.
Yup...we did and at about 6-8 weeks we were trying so hard to wake him at night to feed him. He had finally got the whole drink/su ck/swallow thing down and was drinking well during the day. I told the dr. that I was having a hard time waking him and they gave me the OK to let him sleep up to 8 hours. Well, the 1st night he slept 8 hours and has slept through the night ever since!!! Good luck
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| Posted 1/12/08 9:28 PM |
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Re: Moms of preemies.
Our pediatrician told us that you only have to wake them until they reach their birth weight. That was never a problem for us since DDs woke every few hours to eat throughout the night in the beginning.
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