🍼 Feeding · From 3 days to 9 months
📈 Growth spurts: the 3-6-9 rule
Growth and feeding changes do not follow a proven universal 3-6-9 calendar.
The survival protocol
1. What to prepare
Respond to hunger cues and offer feeds without forcing a fixed volume or schedule.
2. What to check
Use growth review and feeding assessment if intake or weight gain worries you. Persistent distress or illness should not be dismissed as a growth spurt.
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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 or 999.