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Weight loss of new born at 13 days
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I have a new born 13 days ago. Her weight at time of delivery was 3.4kg. i started having breast milk from day 4. But my daughter sleeps a lot and will not feed while sleeping. She needs to be awake. Hence my feed is generally at interval of 4 hours. And at night i will feed her at 12 am and then next feed will be 7 am.
Now my baby weighs 3.1 kg at 13th day. Is this ok or something is not right?
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Feed her once in 2-3hrs in morning and a gap of 4hrs can be allowed in night.
Beyond 4hrs may lead the baby to dehydration and inadequate weight gain..
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
You need to feed the babies every2-3 hrly day and night.
Babies do not cry for feeds, so you need to feed them regularly.
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Babies sleep for more than 18 hrs, so wake them and feed.
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Dr. Lokanadha Reddy
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14 yrs exp
Bangalore
Give feeds every 3 hrs atleast. Up to 8 to 10 feeds u should give. Initially 10% wt loss is normal and acceptable for most babies. But do changes as above.
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