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Thumb sucking not drinking my milk

2021-03-09 08:37:07
Hi my son is 5 months old,he is not drinking my milk instead always interested in thumb sucking,he is not crying to show hunger and also not coming for my milk Not following any pattern. I am keeping him on breast feed only. His birth weight is 3.45kg on October 21,2020. we checked his weight on Feb 20,2021 which is 6.58kg but from last last week he completely changed not drinking my milk atleast for 2mins and always interested in thumb sucking.his stomach always looks empty and flatten for me.please help
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Hi.’ This is normal. As babies grow older the feeding time reduces and duration between feeds increases. Baby’s weight is Adequate. Nothing to worry.

Answered2021-03-09 10:49:10

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