my baby when he was between 2-3 months old..he sleeps for about 4-5 hours continuously after feed in night. but as he reached 3-4 months age.. he sleeps for 40-50 mins in a stretch then demand for feed and sleep again.. why this is happening. he is on exclusive breastfeeding. and feed for about 10-15 mins then fall asleep. I read babies at this age should sleep for about 6-8 hours

1 Answer

Nihita mittalMom of 4 children3 years ago

A. good evening what your baby is doing is known as comfort feeding I would recommend you to try to increase the duration for feeding at one time and therefore try to increase the time interval between two feeding sessions

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