DD sleeps all night

[jessiehannan]

and she is 9 weeks old. I am a little worried that it will decrease my supply.
She sleeps for a 7 hour stretch, but nurses for an hour or so before bed. If she goes to sleep at 7:30 she gets hungry at 3. I will feed her then, and she will get hungry again at 6, and she will nurse on and off for the next 2 to 3 hours. She doesn't wake up if her diaper needs changed either. I am just wondering if it is going to be an issue. We co sleep if that makes any difference.

[dewoman81]

My dd was just like that. She slept for 6-8 hour stretches from the beginning and that is what she does now. It did not hurt my supply, but I know it can for some. I would enjoy the sleep now it might not last.

[whitnessforhim]

If you stay home and nurse her during the day I would just imagine your supply will adjust to her needs, making more in the day and less at night.

I'm jealous..DD still wakes 2-3x a night to nurse. Sometimes more. She's 9mo.

[jessiehannan]

I don't mind feeding her at night, but I guess since she cluster feeds before bed and in the morning it won't hurt my supply. I wake up all the time though, cause I worry that she is hungry, even if she isn't making any noise or stirring.

[Amy_G_]

If she's nursing a lot during the day and tanking up before sleeping, 7 hours is a good amount and nothing wrong with that. If she were to drop off her growth curve and you had a worry about weight, then waking her up to eat would be recommended, but I doubt that is your problem.

oh, and don't worry, in a month or two she'll change her pattern just to confuse you!

[pumpkinhead7]

I agree with everyone else. As long as she's still nursing every 2-4 hours during the day, this shouldn't affect your supply. Enjoy the sleep!

[jessiehannan]

At her two week appt she was 1 ounce short of a lb over her birthweight, Her 2 month check up is next week. I think she was 9 lbs and 4 ounces at a month, and now she is at 11 lbs. I am not worried then!

[bfmomworries]

mine has been giving me long night stretches for quite some time too (shes 12 weeks now). I was worried about my supply, so if I found myself waking up in the middle of the night to use the restroom or check on her, I try to go down and pump some. I figure it helps the supply for when she does pull the crazy changes on me, but also provides me with some extra for the freezer stash when i return to work (and won't want to wake up to pump anymore, LOL)

[PeacefulMom]

Hey enjoy it while it lasts, usually once the teething kicks in you wonder where your good sleeper has gone!

[jessiehannan]

I can always hope she is like her big sister and big brother, teething didn't phase them much at all. I am enjoying the sleep now that I'm not waking up all the time to make sure she isn't hungry. :)