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Waking Him for Every Feed

A Clock Taped Above the Cot

We work from a sheet above his cot, feed times down one side. When his turn comes, I unwrap him, sit him upright against my shoulder, and talk until his eyes open properly. Tickling his feet helps. Changing his position helps. Some mornings he still drifts off twice before finishing.

My sister keeps the second half of the night; her handwriting fills the sheet's other side. Between us, no feed depends on memory. At each visit I can show the specialist how the week went, instead of guessing from tired impressions.

The Paper on the Wall Does Not Change

The hospital sent us home with a feeding plan and one medicine, both with their times written down. They stay exactly as set. We do not skip a feed because he looks peaceful, nor stretch it because a neighbour means well. If anything on that paper needs to change, his doctors will change it after checking him themselves.

Trouble We Will Not Sleep On

Some signs end all routines in this house. Breathing that struggles or stops for moments. His mouth or face going blue or grey. A feed refused again and again. Fever while he is still under one month old. Shaking that looks like fits, or a body gone limp and impossible to rouse. Yellow spreading across him while he sleeps through everything. Any of these means hospital straight away, whatever the hour.

His First Doctor Beyond the Newborn Weeks

Months from now, his care passes to a doctor for babies and older children. Families here can look through the child specialist listings for Dinajpur when that stage nears. I will ask the neonatologist when to make the handover, rather than choosing the timing myself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I wake him for feeds, or wait until he cries?

Wake him. That was the hospital's instruction for so small a baby, and it stands in our house. I will ease the routine when the specialist says his weight and feeding allow it.

He drops off halfway through most feeds. Should I keep mentioning it?

Yes, every visit. How long he stays awake during a feed is part of what the specialist is watching. My written sheet beats my memory, so I carry it each time.

Can my sister come into the chamber with me?

She does half the night work, so her account matters as much as mine. I plan to take her along and let her describe her stretches.

How will the specialist judge his progress between visits?

Mainly by weighing him and by the feeding pattern we report. Weight gain in a baby this small is slow and uneven; only repeated checks show the real direction.

When does this waking routine finally end?

I do not know, and I will not guess. The specialist decides after examining him across a run of visits. Babies ease out of it at their own pace.

If he cannot be woken properly one night, should we wait until morning?

No. A baby who cannot be roused goes to hospital that night, not after breakfast. The same goes for struggling breathing, refused feeds, or fever at his age.