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Mom of a 3 yr 7 m old boy3 years ago

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my baby is 1.5 month old..in past he is demanding feed after every 3 hrs at night but from.past 2 days he is not following this pattern he is slept and demanding feed after every 5 hrs. IS IT OK?

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Shaista TarannumMom of a 16 yr 6 m old boy3 years ago

A. maam at this stage you have to feed the baby atleast once every 2 hours. 5 hours is a very long gap. even if he is not demanding you have to taje him in your lap and feed him . even if he is sleeping it's OK. he will drink in sleep itself. eat well and frequently breastfeed.

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