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Not drinking milk
Dear Sir/Madam,
By baby is 4 month old, last 1 week she is not drinking milk properly, she is very active.
We are giving only breastfeeding no formula milk. One of our family suggest ors file attached.
Please suggest can we give ors to baby and want is the dosage.
Thank you
MAMATHA K
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If the baby is active, gaining weight, don't worry. Continue Breastfeeding till 6 months. No need for ORS
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There is no need to give baby ORS. Continue exclusive breastfeeding till 6 months. If baby is passing urine at least 6 times in 24 hours and is gaining weight adequately, there is no need for anything else.
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Dr. Rajesh Reddy
Pediatrician
13 yrs exp
Hyderabad
If your baby ia active , playful and has consistently gaining weight no worries. If there is no proper weight gain, decreae in urine output then you can give 1 or 2 formula feeds also. But don't give any ORS. Later u can start complimentary feeds little early.
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C. Sridevi
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47 yrs exp
Chennai
Continue with breast milk . Please don’t give ORS.
If she is active nothing to worry about
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Dr. Amrita Shirude
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Pune
You should give only breast milk till 6months.. If your baby is not taking you can express your milk in clean pot and give your expressed milk with spoon after you feed on breast... Just make sure that she is passing urine and playing
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monitor for wt gain
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