Hi My baby is 1 month 7 days old nowadays he is taking milk only for 10-15 minutes only and during that time also he is sleeping, sometimes he used to wake up within 1 or 1:30 hours if he dint wakeup i will wake him up. number of times he urinate is about 10-14 times based on each feeding. please let me know whether feeding is sufficient for him as he sucks only for 15 mins.

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Dear mum, feeding pattern varies from baby to baby. Some babies feed for shorter duration and some longer duration. As long as baby is active, alert and passing urine more than 7 times in 24 hours then feeding is sufficient.

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