Hello Doctor, my baby is 1 month 15 days old today, pls let me know how many times he should be fed and the duration. He is exclusively on bm. Also, how much weight he should gain till date now. His birth weight was 3.325 kgs and weight at the time of discharge was 3 kgs as he had jaundice 2 days post his birth. Thanks Doc:)

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ExpertDr Laxmi Chavan-SawantAyurvedic Gynaecologist 3 years ago

A. breastfeeding should be done every 2 hourly for first 15 days and after that you should feed baby only on demand let the baby sleep had bi breast feed only when baby is sleeping for more than 3 hours

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