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Son 3.5 months old drinking less milk
My son is 3.5 months old.. body weight 5.9 kgs ,formula fed, born on 9 jan . He is drinking less milk now a days - around 500 ml per day . He is super active ,peeing normally. He gets easily distracted while drinking milk resulting in less intake.. I met a doc he has prescribed probiotic . Is it safe to take .. and is the intake normal acc to age.. kindly suggest
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Greetings it's safe to take probiotic. Weight is adequate for the age
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