My baby 's wake time is hardly 3 to 4 hours . sleeps immediately after putting him on feed. I have to rub his ears, legs, hands for latching. Is it normal

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ExpertDr Laxmi Chavan-SawantAyurvedic Gynaecologist 1 Year ago

A. yes it is normal. baby after birth may sleep for about 18 to 23 hours also so nothing to worry and you just have to keep care about feeding your baby every 2 hourly by waking the baby

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