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Guardian of a 1 yr 11 m old boy1 Year ago

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my 15 days newborn baby sleeps for 4-5 hrs and it creates gap of 4-5 hrs between 2 feeds. Is it okay if baby takes next feed in 4-5 hrs?

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ExpertDr Laxmi Chavan-SawantAyurvedic Gynaecologist 1 Year ago

A. During first two months you should maintain a gap of two hours between two feedings. But after completing two months it is advisable to feed your baby only on demand and do not give any forceful feeding on particular timings The feeding should be done atleast 10 minutes. tc

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