#asktheexperts Hello sir..my baby is 4months 12days old, his birthweight was 3Kg 30 grams..he is on exclusive breast feeding, now his weight is 4.9kg..is his weight appropriate for age and also sir he used to latch properly since birth but for the last 5-6 days he doesn’t latch properly n cries while taking feed. What should I do to feed him? I tried nanpro1 through spoon but he cries a lot while taking this also

2 Answers

Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Milk is very important for babies specially in the initial days of life breast milk is very important and should be given exclusively till 5-6 months of age . formula milk should be given only as a substitute to breast milk if due to any reason it is not sufficient to fulfill the demand of the baby. according to the age different stage of formula milk are there like stage 1 till 6 months of age stage 2 from 6 months to 12 months and thereafter stage 3 . after one year cows milk shyould be started and any kind of healtth drink powder in milk should be used only after the completion of two years of age .

Neelam ChinnappaMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. thank you for reaching out to us with this question it's probably because of oral Thrush please check if there are any ulcers in the mouth which is causing him not to suck and if you see any ulcers please to reach out to your pediatrician for medication

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