Signs of poor feeding in newborn

First days

Your newborn baby's belly is tiny. Your baby does not need a lot of milk with each feeding to be full.

Your baby may want to eat as often as every 1 to 3 hours.

Frequent feeding helps increase your milk supply and gives your baby practice at sucking and swallowing. You may be able to hear your baby sucking and swallowing the breast milk.

Most babies who are getting breast milk should not be fed infant formula in the first few days.

How often should a newborn feed on formula

If you are concerned about meeting your baby's needs, talk to a lactation consultant or your baby's nurse or doctor. They can help you address any breastfeeding problems and figure out the best way to meet your baby's needs.

First weeks and months

As babies grow, their bellies grow too.

Your baby will gradually be able to drink more breast milk at each feeding.

Over the first few weeks and months, the time between feedings will start to get longer. On average, most exclusively breastfed babies will feed every 2 to 4 hours.

Some babies may feed as often as every hour at times, often called cluster

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