my baby is 8 days old and sleeps continuously for 5 6 hours without feeding, I tried to wake him up but does not open the eyes and is lot sleepy. Also for all feeding today he was half asleep. is it normal?

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. dear Mum until your baby regains the birth weight you should breastfeed baby every two hours even if it means awakening baby from sleep by tickling toes or gently removing the cover

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