Patient's question:
What can I do if my 2.5-month-old baby is small? She weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces at birth, but now at 2.5 months, she only weighs 9 pounds and is 58 cm tall. She is exclusively formula-fed. Sometimes I dilute the formula a bit [to prevent her from getting overheated]. She doesn’t really like drinking plain water, and she also doesn’t like drinking milk with a little pumpkin added—it’s easier for her to eat when it’s mixed with pumpkin. Sometimes she goes 5-6 hours without eating. The current situation is that she is small—what should I do? Urgent, urgent, urgent.Doctor's answer:
The situation you described can be supplemented with appropriate amounts of vitamins and trace elements; or you can take some traditional Chinese medicine for regulating the spleen and stomach, such as Shanzhao Pills, Zhusha Yangwei Pills, etc. Avoid foods that are highly stimulating, easily produce gas, or contain too much rough fiber, as these types of food can easily cause a feeling of fullness, thereby reducing food intake.