My 4 month old drink breast milk only for 5 min.. he pees more than 8 times and active .. how can I make him drink more.. I am worried he is missing hind milk

3 Answers

Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Milk for babies specially in the initial days of life is very essential,breast milk is ideally the best and should be given exclusively till 5-6 months of age . if your baby is having proper weight gain and urine output then you can consider that the baby is getting satisfied with the milk and there is nothing to worry. formula milk should be given only when suggested by your pediatrician 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 cow's milk can be started and any kind of health drink powder in milk should be used only after the completion of two years of age . it is always better to take help from your lactation expert who will recommend you various methods for improvement. It is completely related to hormones and the signal sent to the brain so it is very important to stay positikvely motivated.medicines are not of much help.if there is pain you can apply cold press locally and take Dolo tablet which is safe.

Sarika guptaMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and if baby is doing pee above then the eight times that means baby is having sufficient milk and also baby learn latching properly at this age and sucks more milk in short span. Take care

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

A. Hi parent if your child is happy and healthy and active and take proper sleep and food then no need to worry about this matter please give plenty of breast feeding to your please give daily massage with Babyhug massage oil