What should I do if a full-term low birth weight baby refuses to eat?

Patient's question:

The child is a full-term low birth weight baby, weighing 2.25 kilograms at birth. Now they are 2 months and 11 days old. Today, during the check-up, they only weigh 2.6 kilograms and are 49 centimeters tall. The child eats 30 milliliters each time and has 9 feedings a day. We want to increase their intake, but as soon as they eat a bit more, they vomit. What should we do? Is it possible for a full-term low birth weight baby not to breastfeed?

Doctor's answer:

Hello, the child is two months old. Currently, both height and weight are normal. We must pay attention to feeding. We should give the baby premature formula. Gradually increase food intake. You can use a little probiotics. How is the child's development in other aspects? It can breathe and eat normally, and it will get better as it grows up. Pay attention to feeding, use probiotics and stomach and spleen medicine. Then, observe the child's changes more closely.

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