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Mom of a 1 yr 9 m old boy1 Year ago

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my 5 months and 11 days old baby didn't take proper feed he takes only 5 feed 24 hours... night 1 feed day 4 feed..his birth weight 2700 now he is 6.2 kg...I'm worried about his feed and also take one side feed only

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Ankita MehtaMom of a 9 yr 11 m old girl1 Year ago

A. but yes as child is taking feeds from single side only, you need to offer feeds especially from less preferred breast first, when child wake up from sleep or hungry Enough.

Ankita MehtaMom of a 9 yr 11 m old girl1 Year ago

A. hi but as we looking at your child weight gain,it is too good so you should not worry about your child feeding pattern,it is ok for babies to take Feeds within few minutes don't stick to timings and frequency, your child is growing really well

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