We have a 1week old newborn. She sleeps a lot, we’re not able to feed her for every 3 hrs as doctors suggested . Sometimes she sleeps continuously for 4.5-5hrs . Please suggest ways to set a routine of feeding her for every 2-3hrs . Thanks

1 Answer

RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl6 months ago

A. It’s ok if the child is sleeping then u do not need to feed the child and if the child is up then feed every 2 hours as suggested by the doc so this is how u should continue to feed the child and that’s how u need to proceed with this

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