My baby is 6 months now but his milk intake getting low than usual. He needs only 120 ml after 4 hrs where he took 180ml in last month but now his feeding gets low. How i can increase his hunger.

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Dear mum, as you introduce top food after completion of 6 months, the milk intake would reduce as compared to earlier. If your baby is active, alert and passing urine more than 6 to 8 times in 24 hours then feeding is sufficient.

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