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Mom of a 3 yr 6 m old boy3 years ago

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My 3 and half months baby sometimes going more than 5 hours between the feeds. Such stretch he will cry out of hunger, and denies breastfeed at that time. He accept the bottle immediately if I pump out and feed with bottle. Is it normal?

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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl3 years ago

A. Yes you can pump out and feed with a bottle that’s a good idea maybe your child is not convincingly getting feed from your breast which is why the child is comfortable with feeding bottle because the flow of the milk is much better when it comes to a feeding bottleWrite Your Answer Here

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