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Feed for 2 hours
I delivered my baby on Jan 30 at 33 weeks 3 days. The born weight of baby was 2.3 kg and doctor advised me to feed baby for every 2 hours. I followed the same and it has been a month now the baby weight is 3 kg.
Now should I still continue to feed the baby for 2 hours. If yes till how many months we should feed for 2 hours.
And what happens if we don't feed for 2 hours?
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As your baby is still 4 weeks old frequent feeding (2-3hourly) should continue till at-least 8-12 weeks of age. Afterthat when baby reaches comfortable body weight and is more than 3 months inter-feed duration can be increased.
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels) can occurs if you don’t feed frequently.
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
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Till 1 more month feed baby evry 2 hrly . For weight gain u shld feed
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