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If you are also one of these women, then this article can be helpful for you. Pediatrician Mohit Sethi has shared a video on this topic on his Instagram handle. The doctor has given correct information in this video. Let us know this time-

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When to feed milk to children younger than 6 months?

Pediatricians say that it is necessary to feed milk every 2-3 hours to newborns and children up to 6 months of age. This means that feeding should be done approximately 8-12 times in 24 hours. By frequent feeding, the child's weight increases and there is no shortage of water in the body.

How often to feed at night?

Many times parents think that if the child is sleeping at night then it is not necessary to wake him up and give him milk. However, doctors say that the gap of feeding at night should not be more than 3-4 hours. If the child is sleeping for more than 3 hours, wake him up gently and feed him milk. This does not reduce blood sugar and hydration.

From when can the feeding gap be increased?

After about 1.5 months (6 weeks) of age, if the baby is healthy, the baby is gaining weight properly and the baby is born full-term, then the night feeding gap can increase slightly. Nevertheless, feeding should be continued frequently during the day because the baby's stomach is small and he gets energy only at short intervals.

Which babies need to be fed more often?

Pediatricians say that in some situations, more attention is needed in feeding. As-
In case of babies born with low weight, premature babies or babies suffering from jaundice, it is very important to feed babies every 2-3 hours, even at night, so that they can recover quickly and their weight can increase properly.

Pay attention not just to time, but to these things too

According to Dr. Sethi, feeding should not always be done by watching the clock. Also identify the child's hunger cues. Like licking lips, making sucking movements, crying, putting hands in mouth etc. If the child does all these things, then understand that he is hungry, in such a situation feed him milk immediately.