Should I feed my baby or not?

My moto is NEVER WAKE A SLEEPING BABY, they will wake when they are ready, when your baby starts chuntering, dont immediatly get up and make a bottle wait 10 minutes to see if they fall asleep again, if they start to cry a little then give them a bottle. Just cos they have stirred doesnt mean they immediatly want feeding. Hence I think you are doing the right thing

Seems you are doing just fine. Your baby will tell you if he is hungry. This could actually be your opportunity to get some sleep... he needs sleep too.

If you feed him when he goes to sleep and then again when he wake up hungry at 4:30 he may eat a bit more in the day time, but that cant be a bad thing as long as he looks happy and healthy.

Babies are very fidgety at night and wakes up lots of times, just because their sleep system is different to that of an adult. If you can teach him to back to sleep without needing you, then you are on to a winner. I couldn't so mine (2 and 3) still wakes up and needs me to cuddle them back to sleep.

There is no need at all to wake a sleeping baby, but you are a new mom and I remember what that feels like... worrying about doing everything exactly how you are supposed to, without knowing exactly what is right.

Your baby will actually wake up and fuss when he needs something. Be it food or a new diaper or both. at 3 months you can start molding his schedule a bit more, if he wakes up hungry than by all means feed him. Otherwise you are doing just fine.

Congrats on your healthy baby! Enjoy motherhood, and try to get some sleep ;)

Yeah.. during the day time if baby sleeps over 3-4 hours wake him for a feed. dont feed them while they are still asleep just play with them for a while till they are alert then feed them.. if you feed them while sleeping they will only have a small feed and go back to sleep. however at night time, let them sleep for as long as they want.. my baby is only 4 weeks old. he has his last feed at 12am and wakes upp around 7am or 8 if im lucky. yes he moans and groans in his sleep, but i dont feed him unless he actually wakes up and cries normally.. and this is completely fine to do this.. if they are hungry they will wake up fully, and its good it will get baby in a routine of what is day time and night. :)

A newborn should not sleep through the night, but at 12 wks, it's ok. It's also a good thing for him to be able to comfort himself and go back to sleep. My little one started sleeping through the night at about 6 wks. We'd feed him at 11pm or midnight and he'd make it to about 4am and we'd go back to bed for a couple more hours.

You're a good Mom, keep up the good work! :-)

dont feed him unless he cries out.. i also bottle feed and live in a 2 storey house also so wat i do is i purchased a small hot water flask and i bring that along with me upstairs at night and however many bottles i feel i will need during the night and the formula up with me it makes life easier., i just prefer to make fresh bottles instead of use a bottle warmer which u could invest in one if u wanted..

There is certainly no harm in what you are doing, a truly hungry baby would not fall back to sleep so easily.

Babies usually don't need to be fed every time they are a bit unsettled, having said that you know your baby's appetite better than anyone else here knows.

youre doing the right thing, if he wants a feed, he'll let you know =)

only exception to this is if his weight isnt going up enough, but your health visitor will point this out to you when he gets weighed next, in which case you may need to wake him up for feeds, but its about now that they start sleeping longer at night.

Our pediatrician said to do exactly what you are doing. If he is hungry, he WILL cry out for you. babies can be very restless sleepers, kicking around, turning, trying to roll in their sleep, so its very normal for him to shift around in his crib. unless he cries out, let him sleep. he will tell you if he is hungry.

could always ask your doctor or get in touch with midwife of someone like that they are likely to know more than people on here