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8days old not asking for milk
My child is 7 days old and is a 36 week gestation. He is not crying in day for milk. I wake him up every 2 hours and trying to feed mine as well as top feed. If its mine he won't burp. If top feed he does burp but out of 30 ml he only takes 20 ml. How to ensure he ia getting enough milk and he is growing?
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1.Baby should pass good quantity of urine 5-6 times/day
2.baby should suck breast for min 15-20 mins
3. If top up feed baby should take 150 ml/kg / day milk in devided feed ( 12 feeds i.e every 2nd hrly or 8 feeds i.e every 3rd hrly)
4. Baby should gain weight 20-30 gms /day .
Above are the clues/guide to give sufficient milk to ur baby.
Burping for 15-20 mins after each feed is necessary.
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