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#AskTheExpert My three month old daughter sucks her thumb. Should it be discouraged? Also what is the maximum feeding time interval recommended for a breastfeeding three month old?
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Janani ViswanathanMom of 2 children3 years agoA. Babies suck their fingers for many reasons. She might have discovered her fingers and she is trying to explore it with her mouth by sucking or she may be hungry or it soothes her paining gums due to teething or when she feels insecure. In any case you do not worry. Keep her fingers always clean and remove it from her mouth whenever you can and try diverting her attention with other toys. She will slowly outgrow it.
Babies have very small tummies. So at a time they can hold only a small amount of feed. So their feeding pattern will be like less amount of milk at more frequent intervals like every two hours. This will gradually increase as the baby grows older. After few months they will feed more at one go and the time gap between feeds will also increase. Your baby will generally know how much he or she wants and turn away from the breast or show some resistance which u should note and stop feeding. Follow baby's lead. After feeds burp the baby well. If the baby had over feeding then he or she may spit up or vomit which can indicate you that the baby is taking more than needed milk. On an average your baby should be peeing anywhere between six to ten times a day which means the baby is taking feeds properly
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