To wake or not to wake?

[butterfly_warrior]

Until recently Sam has been very much in a pattern of feeding very four hours, with a long stretch over night.

Yesterday he suddenly decided to go for an even longer stretch over night (used to wake around 6am, I got him up at 7:20 as I needed to go out). He got all out of routine yesterday, had his last feed at 8pm and then slept until after 6am (normally last feed around 10-11pm).

Now... I expected him to wake up for another feed around 10:30. It's now 11:20 and he's still asleep!

He had his 4 month immunisations last night, and I'd put it down to that except that it started yesterday morning.

What would you do - wake him up or wait for him to wake up himself?

Meanwhile... I've put a load of washing on to see if a noisier house might not encourage him to wake himself...

BW

[visitor1]

I was always work on my rule of 'Never wake a sleeping baby'....LOL

[Reborn]

Sounds like a growth spurt. My ds does the same. I agree 'Never wake a sleeping baby'

[briggsy's girl]

Sam is awake and BW is off tending to him now... i think he's just trying to keep mummy on her toes!

[nic]

Maybe let him sleep BW. Especially if he continues this for a few more days into the weekend (that is when you take your medication isnt it)
We had a stage where DS would be asleep when I had to take DD to school, so I would have to wake him, and it would set the tone for the rest of the day....a cranky bubba lol..

oops, just noticed your update!

Nic

[butterfly_warrior]

He woke at 12... Barely managed an hour of awake time before he was desperate to go back to bed.

I think it might just be a combination of growth spurt and immunisations... When DH woke him this morning he was quite difficult to wake and me stroking his cheek (usually wakes him up and gives me a smile) just resulted in some harder sucks on his dummy, so he really, really did NOT want to wake up.

I'm thinking growth spurt and immunisations combined. I just hope he's not going to be too far out of his regular routine tonight - but it's DH's night on duty tonight. Yep, Nic, zombie-meds tonight.

BWB

[Beautitude]

DS was very sleepy after his 2 month immunizations and a bit off his food. He is having his 4 month ones at 4pm so we will see what happens this time. I would say its coz of the immunizations. Just monitor him and see how he goes.

[Jakabella]

I remeber when Bella first slept through.. she was "due" for food and I was like Do I? Dont I?
Well I didnt and now she sleeps from 7pm till 8 am evey night straight through... so I would say Never Wake A Sleeping Baby!!
Hope he keeps up the big sleeps!!

[Lady-bug]

The 2 month needles were the ones that affected DS the most, he slept a lot after them. But I agree with the others, never wake a sleeping baby. Its probably going to all change again tomorrow anyway!