Bathing and feeding

Hi mummies. My baby is 12 days old. I realise today that he has been waking up every 1. 5-2 hours for his feeds. Each feed he is drinking around 60ml. In the beginning, his feeds were every 3 hours. May I know if he is cluster feeding? I also want to check if I should bath baby everyday? So far we only bathe him twice. And whether to clean baby's tongue w a wet cloth?? Lastly just to share, my baby was bottle fed in the hospital. Because of this, he doesn't want to latch on me. Can anyone share any useful advice on how to reverse this? I wished he tried latching... He always gets impatient and push my breast away

Skye chua

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Do you mean every 1-2 hours for his feeds? It might also be that he is ready for an increase in milk, you can try increasing 10ml to see if it helps him sleep longer? I bathe my baby every morning and a wipe down every evening. I do also clean his gums and tongue with a sterilize wipe (after being taught by my nanny), but different professionals will advise differently whether or not cleaning baby’s mouth is required. If not done right, it may cause baby to throw up. Regarding latching, I learnt to just keep trying. If they are hungry, they will eventually drink from the boobs. Are u bottle feeding breast milk right now? If not, your supply may be slower, regular latching and some pumping might help to increase supply.

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