Patient's question:
A 45-day-old male baby has poor appetite, sleeps a lot, and eats little. It seems like he doesn't know he's hungry, and even when he is hungry, he just hums and doesn't cry. He often falls asleep after eating just a couple of spoonfuls of milk. He didn't vomit milk much during the postpartum period, but recently, vomiting has increased. There are gurgling sounds in his stomach. What kind of help would he like to receive: What is the normal daily milk intake for a 45-day-old male baby?Doctor's answer:
The total milk intake of a small baby every 24 hours is equivalent to weight (kg) × 120~150 (ml). For a 45-day-old baby weighing 4.5 kg, the total milk intake is 540~675 ml. If the baby eats 10 times a day, then the amount of milk per feeding is 54~67.5 ml. And so on. In fact, how much milk a child eats is something the child can control themselves. If they eat too much at one meal, they will eat less at the next, and if they eat too little at one meal, they will eat more at the next. Therefore, it is best to give the child as much as they want to eat.