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My son is 4.5 months old. Earlier he consumed 125ml milk per feed in an interval of 2-3 hrs. Bt for the past 20 days he consumed only 50-70 ml milk per feed. He is totally on formula as I have no milk supply. And sir he is not sleeping well at night. He wakes up at any time after 12 and then only sleeps for 2-2.5 hrs.
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Monitor weight gain and activity . That is the best assessment of adequacy of feed intake . Since he is already on formula feeds completely and is already 4.5 months old you could also try gradual introduction of small quantity of semisolid feeds
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in first six months the minimum weight gain should be 500 mg per month and it can go up to 1 kg per month also.
the urine output should be more than 6 to 7 times per day. the child should sleep after taking feeding.
meet the doctor for weight assessment.
if the above criteria is achieved then the child is having adequate milk intake.
if the growth of the child is proper there is no need to worry about the sleeping pattern/ feeding as well as the stool frequency of the child
Sleeping pattern in small children changes from time to time. Please meet your doctor for growth assessment of the child
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