Newborn feeding interval

My 15 days old baby is sometimes feeding less than 2hrs.. N the amount is not consistent. Is this a concern or shld jus feed him based on his feeding wants? Also how long do you let the baby burp or sit upright before putting him back to bed? Cos my confinement nanny only burps him like a few mins and then will put him down already, say that’s enough.. if try to carry him longer, she will say don’t make it a habit, else baby will need ppl to carry nxt time. But sometimes we see our baby spit out abit of milk while he sleeps, which she says is normal for baby to spit out milk cos their stomach is shallow. Which is correct??

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For neonates (less than 1 month), their feeding is about every 3 hours as a rough guide, but in truth it can be very erratic and they may want feeds earlier or later than that. It is fine to feed on demand but the rough amount should still equivalate in the first month to about 8 feeds of 65ml per day in total. As they reach near the full month some babies may even require more than this amount (for eg 70-80ml 8x/day). Regarding regurgitation of milk, your baby may have taken in too much air while drinking and this can cause colic which in turn causes regurgitation. Try to burp your baby more frequently in order to reduce this.

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