Hi Anita,

As long as she is gaining weight, I say let her sleep! I HIGHLY recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth to understand biological sleep rhythms and how/when they evolve/mature. It gives great guidelines for sleep development and ideas on how to teach your baby/child to sleep better. I've used it since my daughter was born (she will be 3 next month) and she is one of the best sleepers I know.

Love

I let my children sleep! lol. They woke up when they were hungry. I'm a mother of 4, and all 4 are healthy children. Let your baby sleep. Your baby will let you know if he/she's hungry......

One thing I learnt with my babies - if they are asleep, leave them!  I was told with my first as he was so small I had to feed him every three hours - including over night!  My mum came to stay with us and told me not to  be crazy, but to let him sleep if was sleepign well, as it was causing me a lot of stress.  I wished I had the sense to do it earlier.  If your baby is hungry she will wake up and ask for it, unless there is some particular reason they want her to have more feeds, leave her be!

Oh yes, I would let that lil mama sleep. If she was hungry, she'd let you know. But I wouldn't let it go on too much more than 7 or 8 hours without waking her up.
Peace.

Both my girls slept through from approx seven weeks, I mentioned it to my Baby nurse and she said "lucky you". She reassured me that as long as bubs were putting on weight and growing then do not interfere, "you will only make a rod for your own back", she said. Babies mostly say when they are hungry. Not all bubs fit the book and some have their own beliefs. Both girls are now very good sleepers and never had any sleep issues. So if bubs is eating and happy when awake, I would say, no worries. I mean seriously, we dont all eat at the same time, or the same amount, why should baby, let her sleep, she sounds very contented.

Best Wishes. Winnie.xx

My daughter slept very long hours too back in the days when we were advised to feed every 4hoursFrom about when she was six weeks old. Daytime was easier to feed her every four hours but the 10 pm feed I never woke her just let her sleep until she was ready .She quite soon got into this routineand was soon sleeping through the night.As soon as she was not needing so much sleep inthe daytime I would put her down to sleep mornings and try to keep her awake until bed time after the 6p.m. feed  and if she wanted a top up 10pm I would give it to her.She was 9lbs 2ozs at birth and was told she was a sleepy baby.She still is and yesterday we were talking and when I looked at her she had fallen asleep in the middle of conversation,Don't worry I soon woke her as she had to pick up her two boys from school. It is no secret that she is on minti and she is nell 18

At this stage, I believe that babies are supposed to be woken every 4 hours..I believe that ( according) to my doctor who told me that once a baby reaches 12 pounds, they can sleep longer at that point..I would definitley get your docs advice on this however

let her sleep during the night thats a great habit to get into. why wake her every four hours? especiallly during the night. there is a pssoibility that if you were to do that then she would sleep  the 7 hours straight during the day.

i know what option i picked when my boys were babies. they are now 28 and 25 .

let nature do its course. it would be different if she wasnt gaining any weight or losing weight

cheers annie

Im just repeating what everyone has said, if she is gaining weight leave her to sleep, enjoy as bubs will probally change her sleep patterns if your unlucky like me and start waking whnen you least want her too. Enjoy and congrats on your bub and the fact you get good solid sleep.

Nicky

Absolutely let her sleep!!!!!!!  I bet she makes up for that missed feed during the day, so enjoy having your nights to yourself and getting some real sleep.

Obviously, if your daughter is not putting on weight, or is excessively sleepy, you might need to start waking her to feed, but why try and fix something that isn't broken (so to speak).

Dear Anita,

If you little lady is putting on weight and reaching all the expected milestones there is no problem. Have her weight checked regulary and if there is no issue, then count your blessings and enjoy this time of your life, trust me it passes very quickly.

Cheers, Miriam

if your lucky enough to have a little one who sleeps let them, it's good for them and great for you. your right if your little one was hungry they would wake up. as long as your little one isn't losing weight or not gaining and is still content to feed during the day i would relax and enjoy your rest.

Let her sleep and enjoy it... She would wake if she was hungry.  I am sure that she is getting a good feed and has a nice full tummy.  They change their sleep patterns as they grow older, so enjoy a decent rest while you can.