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How many times to feed baby

2022-08-20 14:32:20
My baby girl is 10 days old, her birth weight was 2.6kg, I feed her every 2 to 2.5 hour gap using breast and formula milk, but my baby is fussy sometimes and when I feed her again she is alright, should I feed her more often and not between 2 to 2.5 hours.
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You can feed every 2 nd hrly, or whenever baby cries for feeding. Breastfeeding should be given ad Libitum

Answered2022-08-20 18:42:09

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