Hello Doctor, My baby girl is 3 month 4 days old.She most of the time refuse to take breastfeed directly due to flat nipple.if she is in mood then then she take it,3-4 time in a day.she is on bottle feed but breast milk(her mother pump it)...I want to know at this age how much ml should she eat in 24 hours?

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Manali K MehtaMom of a 9 yr 3 m old boy3 years ago

A. Hi parent She should be demand fed only. she should be given the breast milk as p r her Demand.. you may use the nipple shield for the flat nipples.. take care kerp asking

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