1.How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?
2.How long should I breastfeed my baby?
3.How do I properly store breast milk?
4.I can't get my baby to stop crying! what can I do?5.what's the single most important thing I can do for my baby?

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Accepted Answer

in first six months the minimum weight gain should be 500 mg per month and it can go up to 1 kg per month also.
the urine output should be more than 6 to 7 times per day. the child should sleep after taking feeding.
meet the doctor for weight assessment.
if the above criteria is achieved then the child is having adequate milk intake.
if the growth of the child is proper there is no need to worry about the sleeping pattern/ feeding as well as the stool frequency of the child 
you have to give only demand feeding to the child that is whenever the child feels hungry you can give milk to the child 
and the child will take the milk according to the need and then will leave the milk. 
if the child is taking more milk you can offer milk in more quantity with intermittent burping . 
there is no need to to go for fixed feeding pattern.
also there is no need to wake up the child from sleep if the weight of the child is within normal limits .
also if the weight gain of the child every month is normal then no need to worry regarding the pattern of breastfeeding 
the recurrent stretching / curving of the body again and again as well as uncomfort / making grunting sounds as well as hiccups as well as colic pain all are due to gas in the intestine and stomach.
it is very important that after giving milk to the child you
 should keep the child in upright position and do burping for 15 to 20 minutes(irrespective that you hear the burps or not). gas in stomach causes hiccups.
do not keep the child back on the bed after 1 burping because one time burping will 4not remove all the gas and if the gas is not removed properly it goes into intestine causing abnormal distension and that will lead to colic pain again and again.
keep the child in upright position whether you hear the burping so5und or not and also it is not important that you will hear the sound when the child removes the air from the oral cavity.

1.How do I get my baby to sleep through the night? 2.How long should I breastfeed my baby? 3.How do I properly store breast milk? 4.I can't get my baby to stop crying! what can I do?5.what's the single most important thing I can do for my baby?