 [ Symptoms ] should i wake my baby for feedings [ Disease ] i do not recommend waking babies for nighttime feedings because you want them to sleep however i would suggest you wake them for night feedings in their first couple of weeks if they have not yet gained back their birth weight babies tend to lose 10 of their weight after they are born also if they are sleeping more in the day than the night i do suggest waking them so they do not go more than four hours without eating overall i suggest not waking babies at night so they can find their own sleep schedule and you generally do not have to wake them in the day either because most will wake on their own if you notice that the baby is sleeping for longer stretches during the day then i would start waking them in the day so they do not get night and day mixed up