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You are the intern on the postnatal ward. A healthy term boy was born two hours ago weighing 3400 g. After a full discussion of the risks, both parents decline the intramuscular vitamin K injection but accept oral prophylaxis. The mother is well and takes no medicines, and plans to breastfeed exclusively. The baby is feeding, is not jaundiced, and has no vomiting or diarrhoea. Which one of the following oral phytomenadione schedules should be charted?