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Not taking enuf milk
Hi my bub is 3.5 months old and lately I have noticed he is not taking enuf milk. He is on formula. Earlier he used to take 120 ml Every 3 hours and now he takes close to 90 ml every 3 hours and sometimes 60ml. He is very active and urine output is also normal. So my question is
1) how many ml should he take in a Day
2) is it normal if he takes more milk in the night than in a day time?
3) how long can I keep formula milk in the fridge? Reason is when he doesn't drink I discard it off but sometimes as soon I discard it, he is hungry which results in lots of wastage
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Hello ! You have raised good questions which everyone should know.
1. There is no such fixed amount. Whatever the baby takes is correct. The baby is the best to guide how much he wants. You cannot give less and you should not force more when he does not want it.
2. It is normal
3. Formula has to be used within 2 hours of preparation or it gets spoilt. But after feeding starts, it has to be used within 1 hour. As per CDC, USA.
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1.It is ok to take 150 -200 ml /kg of milk an average total 24 hr .
2.yeah it is normal.
3.my opinion it's better to prepare every time .how you preparing is important most of formula milk needed 30 ml of water for every level spoon of milk powder. Breast milk is best upto 6 months.
Vanajaas Vatsalya child care clinic @Tirupati.
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first no need to waste milk . you keep cold milk bottle in fridge, before using it
keep bottle in hot water to raise the temp. he is taking enough milk ,that is ok. At night he may skip .milk for 4_5 hours. relax. no need to worry
Next Steps
start weaning . use banana mash, sweet lime juice to develop the . taste
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