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My new born baby sleeps straight 5 hours its is compulsory to wake my baby for feeding every 2 hours?
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Try to wake the baby every 3 hours to make sure the baby is not sick. If he is active when awake, taking feeds, passing urine and potty and weight is ok, there is usually nothing to worry. Visit a pediatrician for check up
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Even though demand feeding/ responsive feeding is recommended, during newborn period baby should be fed every 2-3 hrs. Otherwise there will be decrease in blood sugar level and inadequate weight gain.
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But weight should be in a rising trend
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It is feeding on demand but after 2 to 3 hours you should wake up the baby.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
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Dr. Jyothi
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes....you have to wake the baby every 2-3 hrs for feed
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Dr. Siddharth Kumar
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Yes, the baby needs to be awaken every 2 hours to be fed be it night or day....Babies do sleep for prolonged hours in newborn period but make sure the baby is being fed every 2 hours.
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