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Mom of a 3 yr 11 m old girl3 years ago

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hello dr. Can a 2 month 10 days old go 5 hours without eating at night? or shoup I wake her up within 3 hours??

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ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Dear mum, there is no need to wake up your baby for feeding. You can feed your baby on demand that is whenever baby wants and how much baby wants. If baby is active, alert and passing urine more than 7 times in 24 hours then feeding is sufficient.

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