Patient's question:
My baby is two months and 19 days old, and he is formula-fed. He has bowel movements every two to three days, sometimes once every two days. He gets a little bit of breast milk, but it's not enough for one meal. However, he insists on breastfeeding to take his nap. Even if there's no milk, he will suck on the breast and fall asleep. Before, he would never do this. He would eat his formula well, but if he wanted to take a nap, he would seek breast milk. The past two days, he didn't want to eat formula much and kept wanting breast milk. There was no choice but to let him cry and fuss until he finally took some formula. Today, he completely refused to eat formula. I don't know if it's because the formula I bought online is a bit sweeter or what. In the morning, I fed him formula from a maternity store, which is the same brand, but he wouldn't eat it at all. He only drank 120 milliliters from morning to 5 PM. Do you know what could be going on?Doctor's answer:
Dear consultant,According to your purchase information, the baby has confused the nipple with the bottle nipple, which has led to this situation. Since breastfeeding is not enough for one meal, it's better to stop it and just feed with formula milk. Generally, it takes about three days for the baby to recover. It's okay to let the baby go hungry for a while.
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