My baby is 3 months old now and henis stretching his sleep during night for 4 hours or sometimes 5 hours long also. should I wake him up at night also for feeding in every 2 hours? My baby is exclusively on breastfeeding since 3 months.

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. dear mum no need to awaken from the sleep baby should be fed on demand whenever baby wants and how much baby wants if passing urine 6 to 8 times in 24 hours is active alert and gaining adequate weight then feeding is sufficient

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