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Burping your baby

How often should I burp my baby during feedings?

After your baby finishes on one side, try burping before switching breasts. Sometimes, the movement alone can be enough to cause a baby to burp. Burp your baby every 2 to 3 ounces (60 to 90 millilitres) when you start bottle-feeding. Some infants need more burping, others less, and it can vary from feeding to feeding. If your baby spits up a lot, try burping more often.

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Counting baby's feedings

How do I count the time between feedings and how long should I feed for?

Newborns may nurse for up to 20 minutes or longer on one or both breasts. As babies get older and more skilled at breastfeeding, they may take about 5–10 minutes on each side. Count the length of time between feedings from the time your baby begins to nurse (rather than at the end) to when your little one starts nursing again. In other words, when your doctor asks how often your baby is feeding, you can say ""about every 2 hours"" if your first feeding started at 6 a.m., the next feeding was around 8 a.m., then 10 a.m., and so on.

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Breastfeeding your baby

How often should I breastfeed my newborn?

Newborn babies should breastfeed 8–12 times per day for about the first month. Breast milk is easily digested, so newborns are hungry often. Frequent feedings help stimulate your milk production during the first few weeks. By the time your baby is 1–2 months old, he or she probably will nurse 7–9 times a day. In the first few weeks of life, breastfeeding should be ""on demand"" (when your baby is hungry), which is about every 1-1/2 to 3 hours. As newborns get older, they'll nurse less often, and may have a more predictable schedule. Some might feed every 90 minutes, whereas others might go 2–3 hours between feedings. Newborns should not go more than about 4 hours without feeding, even overnight.

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All about mastitis

How can I get rid of mastitis fast?

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Comb your breast in the shower 🚿

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All about baby colic

How do i know if my baby is colic? And what to do if I spot signs of colic baby?

Cause: The cause of colic is unknown but suggestions include indigestion, allergies or trapped wind. During a colic spell, a baby: - has high-pitched crying or screaming - is very hard to soothe - can have a red face or pale skin around the mouth - may pull in the legs, stiffen the arms, arch the back, or clench fists Treatment: There is no cure for colic but various techniques may offer some comfort: Assess the infant’s general health, crying, stools, feeding, and any suspected foods or milk that lessen or worsen crying. Ways to soothe your baby: - Consider a warm bath or tummy massage for the baby. - Take offers of support to have a break. - If necessary, make sure the infant is safe, warm, dry and fed and leave the room for ten minutes if the parent needs a break. - White noise such as washing machines may help to soothe the infant. - A pram or car journey may help as well as walking with the infant in a sling or cuddling the infant. Stress is a phase that will pass usually at 3-4 months.

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Importance of a baby feeding tracker

Why is it important to track my baby’s feeding pattern?

By keeping a track of your baby’s feedings, you can troubleshoot much easier and be constantly updated about your baby’s health. You’ll also get to know the baby’s feeding pattern and the days he/she nurses frequently or days when he/she nurses very little. Our feeding tracker also gives you an option to choose what side you fed on and by tracking, you can make out your baby’s favoured breast.

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Baby feeding tracker

What is a baby feeding tracker?

Feeding Tracker helps you record all the details of your baby’s eating habits. It is a feature that helps track all of your baby’s feeding in one place, monitor the time you spend nursing, how often your baby is feeding, which breast he/she last fed on, and much more. It is designed to give you complete freedom to easily keep tabs on everything related to breastfeeding, pumping, and feeding.

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Washing hands after diapering your baby

Should I wash my hands after every diaper change?

Yes, you should for hygiene. You will ve doing alot of other daily activities. It is just like you washing hands after every washroom visit.

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