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Less weight and not drinking milk
Good morning doctor, my daughter is 5th month old weight is 5.83 kg and birth weight was 2.5kg from 4th month onwards shes not drinking milk at all properly hardly latching on each breast for less than 8mins and has 6 to 7 feedings a day but urine output is 9 times to 15times a day , she passes stool every other day and looks very lean her height was 53cm when born now we haven't checked her height should i start semi solid ? After feb 13th she will start her 6th month thank you pls help me why her weight is low and looks lean than every other baby
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Hello,kindly check the weight of the baby .baby generally breastfeeding for 10-15 mins .kindly consult in detail for further opinion .continue exclusive breastfeeding till 6 months of age.
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