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About milk taking quantity for new born
Dear doctor,
My baby is 21 days old .. he is taking around 400-420ml milk ( Breastfeeding+ formula milk) both ..as from breast milk feeding his stomach is not getting full so after my feeding I have to give formula milk to my baby...
My question is that .. my baby is taking enough milk or shall i give more milk to him?
His weight is 3.2kg
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If the baby is passing urine 6-7 times per day and sleeping calmy after feeds then feeding is adequate. I hope ur baby has crossed birthweight. As u have only mentioned current weight i dont know about weight gain. Feed ur baby as much he tolerates . Dont try to forcefeed.
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Respected ma’am thank you for your query
Your baby should be taking about 90 ml per feed 6 to 8 times a day.
You can increase the feeds to 540 ml per day
An easy way to know if your baby is getting enough milk is by knowing how many times he urinates in a day
If he urinates more than 8 times a day then you know that he is adequately feeding
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Slowly increase feeding and do not force feeed
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Dr. Kedarnath Vallapureddy
Pediatrician
15 yrs exp
Hyderabad
milk quantity —-2 percent of body weight per feed is adequate and feeding on demand as baby ages
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Dr. Srujan Topale
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Pune
If u r giving 400 ml of formula milk then I wonder how much breast feeding u r giving.
I would suggest u to shift to breastfeeding completely gradually. Check his weight on regular basis.
Cues to well fed baby are if he is sleeping for 2-3 hrs after eac feed, passing urine 6-10 times in 24 hrs and gaining weight properly.
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Try to shift to complete breast feeding
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Check weight of the baby , see a pediatrician
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