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Is it safe that my 8 months baby started sleeping 12 hours straight at night? or shall i wake her up to feed? she doesn't eat much & is breastfed only

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Depends: If she is thriving on this schedule, enjoy the change. I usually don't let them sleep more than 8-10hrs without a feed until they hit 10 lb, but if the kid is growing well and robust during the day, let her be.

Dr Pappas agreed

Answered 10/6/2013

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