Question
A 26-month-old girl stands at 88 cm tall and weighs only 10 kg, her language ability is limited to two-word phrases, and she needs assistance to climb stairs. Her dietary habit is to consume only a small half-bowl of rice per meal and drink 140 CC of milk. How should one deal with such a case of slow development?
Answer
For breastfed infants, loose stools are a normal phenomenon due to the oligosaccharides present in breast milk. As long as the baby’s weight continues to increase, there is no need to be overly concerned about the consistency of the stools. If the baby has loose stools that occur frequently and there is weight gain, it may be considered a possibility of lactose intolerance. At this point, it can be tried to use exogenous lactase before each breastfeeding session to observe whether the consistency of the stools improves. However, absolutely do not stop breastfeeding and switch to a lactose-free formula milk. As for the development of height and weight, both are