Hello ..my baby is 8 weeks old and weighs around 4.8 kg .. he is formula fed as my feed is very less .. he has started to feed very less at night and I have to forcefully wake him up and feed him and in that also he will just have around 20-30 ml of feed.. is this normal ??? How much top feed should the baby be having ?

1 Answer

Gayatri DawdaMom of 4 children4 years ago

A. Hi There is no fixed quantity as it will vary for each baby. after the feed , baby should stop crying. should sleep or play. weight gain should happen as per normal every week (200gmm appx)

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