Toddler refusing milk

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My 7 months old boy weighing 8 kgs drinking only 200 ml formula milk in a day. We need to forcefeed him purees but he is not interested in that too. He is pooping once in two three days ( hard poop) and peeing 5 times a day. What can i do to increase apetite

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Dr. Brajesh Kumar

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Constipation in this age is habitual. Try to increase the complementary feeds (mashed foods along with dietary fiber rich food) along with milk. Slowly increase the quantity. Feeding a child requires a lot of patience. Get a CBC test done.

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Dr. Shaivali Joshi Pediatrician 26 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shaivali Joshi

Pediatrician 26 yrs exp Mumbai

At 7 months ..you can try variety of mashed foods . Increase water intake . Hard stools is not a good sign . First check out if there is some other issue before thinking of increasing appetite . Child's weight is good for age . Urine 5 times in 24 hours is also less