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Suggest The Dosage Of Enfamil For A Week Old Baby
Question: Our baby is one week old. As per doctor's advice, we have been feeding the baby 30 ml Enfamil approximately every couple of hours. Sometimes the baby is hungry within 1.5 hours after feeding. Our question is at what point should we increase the quantity of Enfamil ? Also is the feeding frequency of every couple of hours appropriate ?
Brief Answer:
Feeding on demand is the best
Detailed Answer:
Hello there XXXXXXX thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic.
A one week old baby has no control over its demands for food or its hunger reflex. It's tiny stomach will fill and empty with astonishing rapidity. Having to feed the little guy every 2 hours is quite normal for the first few weeks of life.
Most newborns need eight to 12 feedings a day — about one feeding every two to three hours.
Look for early signs of hunger, such as stirring and stretching, sucking motions and lip movements. Fussing and crying are later cues. The sooner you begin each feeding, the less likely you'll need to soothe a frantic baby. When your baby stops sucking, closes his or her mouth, or turns away from the nipple or bottle, he or she might be full — or simply taking a break. Try burping your baby or waiting a minute before offering your breast or the bottle again.
As your baby gets older, he or she will take in more milk in less time at each feeding.
I hope this helps my friend, let me know how I can help you further.
Vinay
Feeding on demand is the best
Detailed Answer:
Hello there XXXXXXX thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic.
A one week old baby has no control over its demands for food or its hunger reflex. It's tiny stomach will fill and empty with astonishing rapidity. Having to feed the little guy every 2 hours is quite normal for the first few weeks of life.
Most newborns need eight to 12 feedings a day — about one feeding every two to three hours.
Look for early signs of hunger, such as stirring and stretching, sucking motions and lip movements. Fussing and crying are later cues. The sooner you begin each feeding, the less likely you'll need to soothe a frantic baby. When your baby stops sucking, closes his or her mouth, or turns away from the nipple or bottle, he or she might be full — or simply taking a break. Try burping your baby or waiting a minute before offering your breast or the bottle again.
As your baby gets older, he or she will take in more milk in less time at each feeding.
I hope this helps my friend, let me know how I can help you further.
Vinay
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