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Breastfeeding aft 3 month
Hi how many hours once breast feeding should be given in baby after 3months. And how much duration should it be given.
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A child takes his quota of feed in the first 5 to 10 minutes of feeding session.then the baby might suckle for the next few minutes.max upto 10 ;anything more than that is not required.if the child passes stool 3to 4 times and urine 8 to 10 times a day and sleeps for 30 minutes or so and on regular weighing is showing a steady weight gain.then it's ok.after 5 months you can decrease your frequency of feeding or add top feed if you feel the child is not fulfilling the above given parameters.
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after 3 months a child should be taking 8 breast feeds per day at least.each lasting for 10 to 20 minutes.
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if you plan to start top feed please give either formula or full cream and start after 6 months of age.
give top feed by katori chamach.
avoid bottle feed.
take care of your body and diet to maintain good milk output.
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Dr. Amit Agarwal
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As and when required by the baby.. babies are not machines which requires intake at fixed hours. Kindly make sure your kid is passing urine every four hours and gaining weight
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