Yup, this is scheduled " non-feeding". The baby is already sleeping "through the night" (5.5 hours qualifies). If the mom does this she is in danger of losing her milk supply, due to engorgement. I would tell her that she was doing a good job as she was and to answer her baby' cries. (And you can tell her I said that!)

Gail Hertz, MD, IBCLC, FABM 
Author of The Little Green Book of Breastfeeding Management
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> On Jun 14, 2014, at 10:32 AM, BRENDA MCCREA <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> A patient had an infant born with a weight of 6-15. The infant is 3.75 months old and now weighs 15-4. The baby is breastfed and sleeps up to 6 hours at night.
> Her family doctor informed her to start night training as the baby could sleep up to 12 hours at night. So the mother was advised when her baby wakes up to just let him cry and not breastfed him. 
> Has anyone heard of this as I feel this is like scheduled feeding?
> Thank you
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