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2 and 1/2 mnth baby is nt gaining weight
My 2 and half month old son is not gaining weight properly. He looks very thin though his weight is 5.5 kg now but still he doesn't look like that. My due date was 30th October but bcoz of some complications(umbilical cord made a loop around his neck).he was born on 5th October through Csection which is 25 days early.
He is on formula milk from the start as he doesn't latch properly but i give breast milk also in between. I really want to know that giving formula milk is helping baby or not? I think my milk is not sufficient for him. When i give lactogen he sleeps properly otherwise he gets very disturbed sleep when i keep him only on breastfeeding.
Most of the time i sit atleast 1 hr to breast feed him, he sleeps in between l.
Kindly guide me m i doing properly?
I take iron and calcium tablets and Satavari and leptaden for milk production .
Now i am giving him 120 mil formula milt at once and after that he sleeps straight for 3 hrs.
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1. Your baby is healthy, as 5.5kg at 2.5 months of life is good weight.
2. Always preffer Breast milk. Avoid bottle feed.
3. If there is problem with Latching try to express the breast milk and feed with katori Spoon.
4. Even with this if a mother feels her child is hungry you can try formula feed with proper dilution
5. Stop over thinking, a daily weight gain of 15 to 30gm a day is normal, baby weight double the birth weight by 5 months and triple by 1 year of age.
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Give breastfeeding, or expressed breast milk as much as possible.
make a growth chart
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hai.
Giving breast milk is always best for the newborn but when breast milk is not available you can give formula feed.
At 2 and half months your baby weight is 5.5kg which is acceptable.
After giving feed if baby sleeping immediately means whatever feed your giving sufficient and adequate to the baby.
Do not worry your baby is healthy.
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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Raipur
Consult once
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Pune
Kindly consult once for discussion
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Dr. Siraj Khanam
Pediatrician
19 yrs exp
Nellore
Hi, for a newborn 20-30gm weigh gain per day, passing 6-8 times urine, sleeping 2-3 hrs post feed and taking 8-10feeds per day are signs of normal growth; if your baby is doing all these you don’t have to worry how he/she looks even if baby is on formula;weight doubles birth weight by 5months and triples by 1yr of age
And about breast feeding, don’t sit for hr to feed, every feed let baby suckle at you and feed formula rest; baby shows cues how much he wants;
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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