Patient's question:
All symptoms: Male infant, 2.5 months old, drinking formula milk only once every 4 hours, is there a problem? [Formula is Weilan] What kind of assistance do you need: I want to know if there is any problem?Doctor's answer:
The amount of milk consumed varies, so sometimes the child gets hungry within an hour after nursing, while at other times they may not feel as hungry even after a three-hour interval. This is perfectly natural. It is precisely this physiological phenomenon that leads us to strongly advocate for feeding on demand. Specifically, this means feeding when the child cries, the mother feels the baby needs milk, or when the mother feels full and wants to nurse the child. Newborns' stomachs are only about 30ml in capacity shortly after birth, and they can only suck in about 20ml at a time. With such a small amount of milk and a short retention time in the stomach, it's natural for the child to get hungry again quickly.