What to expect when the baby is born??

Question

How many times during the night would the baby wake up?
Please I need advice from all mothers.
This is my first child
Thank you so much

Answer 1

Let me start out with...Every baby is different.

Your baby needs to awaken about every 2-4 hours for feeding and changings. This is the normal range, but most often it is about every 2-3 hours. If your baby is waking more often than every 2 hours, then try laying him/her in a different position, adding or removing clothing or blankets. Newborn babies like to be wrapped tightly or swaddled.

If these don't help, try burping him/her. Walk and lightly bounce him/her to help releave a tummy ache or gas. Humming while holding him/her also helps.

If your baby is sleeping through 4-5 hours, you need to wake him/her evry 2-3 hours for a feeding during the first few months. They need to be fed every 2-3 hours to stay healthy.
Your baby's tummy is the size of his/her fist. If he/she is formula fed, then feed him/her every 3 hours, if breastfed, then every 2 hours.
Formula takes longer to digest than breastmilk does.

Try to get the book "What to Expect - The First Year" it contains all the information including:
A Month-to-Month Guide
What Your Baby May Be Doing
What You Can Expect At Each Doctor Visit
Feeding Your Baby Month-to-Month
What You May Be Concerned About
What's Important To Know

It's like having a Baby Manual or Baby Instructions.

I just recently bought the book for my daughter, who's 15 and expecting a baby in October. There are three books in the series.
What To Expect When Your Expecting
What To Expect The First Year
What To Expect The Toddler Years (takes you to 3 years old.)

Answer 2

Each child is different and it will depend on many factors. Generally a newborn will wake up to be fed every 2-3 hours at which point they often need to be changed. Many parents go through a lot of time and money making a baby room but you probably won't use it much till their a little older. Keep the baby in the same room in a bassinet so you can easily reach, comfort and feed them. This will let you sleep a little bit more and trust me you will be looking for every oportunity you can get to have just 5 more minutes. If they sleep in the bed with you you may get less sleep since their movements will wake you up and your movements will wake them up. Also as most people say and you've probably already heard make sure you take naps whenever the baby sleeps or you'll never get any sleep. If you use cloth diapers the baby will need to be changed every 2 hours to avoid rash and infection. A disposable diaper can be kept a little longer but on an infant they should still be changed every 3 hours becuase the newborn baby's skin is very delicate. Just make it a habit that when you wake up to feed the baby you change them first and then feed them.

Answer 3

Well some babies tend to wake up more than the other take for instance my 3. When I had my 3 year old, she was the best sleeper sometimes she would not wake up.Other times she would wake up only if she rolled over into a corner and couldnt get out. But now my twins were completely different One would wake up about every 2-4 hours get fed and go back to sleep. But the younger one loved to play. She would sleep during the day and want to play at night If you put her in a bed she would fuss until she was out and playing. S you see all babies are not the same. It just depends. and bye the way congrats. I hope your little star will shine on They really are wonderful

Answer 4

First of all... Congratulations! Second, all babies are different, so there is really no set answer on this. Expect to be getting up anywhere between 2 to 6 times per night, as newborns (especially) will usually wake up every 2-4 hours, day & night, for various reason. It could be the diaper, hunger, sudden involuntary movements that wake them up, too hot, too cold, or they just want some cuddle time, etc. When they wake up & are crying inconsolably, there's a good chance that it's gas. Simethicone drops are a wonderful thing. If they can't burp it out, it's the other end...this works well, when the baby is lying on their back, take their feet & push their bent legs up towards their chest, it puts their body in a better position for releasing that gas.

Answer 5

All babies are different. You'll learn the pattern soon enough.

Depending on what your baby weighs will depend on if you're going to have to wake it up to feed it if it sleeps through the night (some docs want you to wake the baby every 3 hours or so to feed if it is very small or underweight in the beginning, but that is very rare).

If you are lucky, you will only have to get up about 3 times. I wasn't so lucky. My son was up about ever 3 hours. I even took him to the doctor thinking something was wrong with him because he never slept! They say sleep like a baby so I'm thinking he's going to be sleeping all the time and he'd sleep for an hour and be up 3!!! I was dog tired and needed sleep badly!

Make sure in the beginning that you do lay down and try to catch some zzz's when the baby is sleeping. Once you see the pattern, if it sleeps a little more then you won't have to...but if it's one like mine, you'll grab those hours any time you can get them!

Good luck!

Answer 6

entirely depends on the child - I needed to wake my first born up to feed her while I was still in the hospital because i would be getting sore and nurses advised her eating at least once every 5 hours. Within a couple of weeks after getting home she was regularily slepping 6 - 7 hours straight every night. She is lucky she was born first.
My second child was as different from my first as possible. For the first three months of his life he ate every 2 - 2.5 hours and took about 45 minutes to an hour to nurse. I never got more than an hours sleep at a time. I took him to the pediatrician who assured me he was healthy and normal. He was thriving so it was certain my milk was sufficient. When he wasn't eating he was colichy and screamed at the top of his lungs for several hours a day. Had I known where to send him back I may have done just that. But we survived and he is now seven and I am glad I kept him :)
Now I am well aware my two children were both at extreme opposite ends of the spectrum and likle 95% of children fall somewhere in between.
Good luck to you and may you be so lucky as to have a good sleeper!

Answer 7

With every baby it is different. Some new born babies sleep through the night but some babies don't sleep at all until they see the sun early light in the morning. The only advice I would give you would be to be prepared with colic medicine because most babies don't sleep because of it. Have alot of patience. My baby didn't sleep much the first couple of weeks and it was very tiring for me because I went to school but there was nothing that I could do but keep the baby warm and comfortable. Hopefuuly my advice helps you!

Answer 8

Every child is different but most wake up at least 3 or 4 times a night. But who knows you could be one of the lucky ones whose child sleeps all night, but do expect an early wake up. Their little metabolisms have to be fed frequently and as their stomachs are so small, etc. plus they have diaper changes, almost every time they eat in the beginning.

Answer 9

Well each baby is different. My first only woke up about 2-3 times/night until he was 6 weeks old, then he started sleeping all night. My 2nd woke up every 3 hours until he was about 20 months, he still wakes up 1-2 times/night, and he'll be 3 in December.

Answer 10

I would expect to be awake a few times a night to feed and change the baby. Get sleep when you can. Take all the help that is offered and don't try to do too much! That's the mistake many people (including myself) fall into.

Get lots of rest, drink lots of water and good luck! Also, I would stock pile diapers and wipes. That way you dont' have to deal with running out once the baby comes along. I started buying one pack a week when I was about 4 months along. Believe me, I had A LOT of diapers and wipes, but it was nice to not have to run to the store all the time!

Good luck to you!