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New Born Sleeps For Long Hours Even After Being Fed For Small Time, Gulps Formula Feed Even After Being Breastfed. Worrisome?

my 6 week old baby breastfeed only for 5 minutes and then sleep for 4 5 hours at stretch ..and in night sometime 7 8 hours at a stretch...Due to which sometimes when she keeps on crying even after breastfeed i have to feed him formula feed so that he is not empty stomach and sometimes she gulp down 60 ml 90 ml even after breastfeed....and she breast feeds 7 8 times a day only not more than 5 minutes.....Should i be worried?
Mon, 1 Oct 2012
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Hi..meha.., whether the baby sleeps or awake, you need to breast feed the baby
every 2 hours once..you need not hesitate to wake up or wait until baby wakes..
you must breast feed it frequently...

Take care..
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New Born Sleeps For Long Hours Even After Being Fed For Small Time, Gulps Formula Feed Even After Being Breastfed. Worrisome?

Welcome to HealthcareMagicForum Hi..meha.., whether the baby sleeps or awake, you need to breast feed the baby every 2 hours once..you need not hesitate to wake up or wait until baby wakes.. you must breast feed it frequently... Take care..