Question
The baby has been sleeping while drinking milk since one and a half months old. When awake, the baby cries and is not focused on drinking milk, resulting in very little milk intake. Currently, at four months old, the baby weighs 13 jin (about 6.5 kilograms) and is about 65 centimeters tall, still needing to drink milk while sleeping. Attempts to feed the baby while awake have been unsuccessful; the baby cries and drinks only a few sips before refusing more. The baby will only drink from a spoon when lying down, but the milk quickly becomes cold. When offered a bottle of water while awake, the baby is willing to drink, but the daily milk intake is only about 800 milliliters. Is this amount of milk sufficient? Is it problematic to let the baby drink milk in a drowsy state? Isn’t a four-month-old girl weighing 13 jin (about 6.5 kilograms) too light? The baby looks chubby and sturdy, but the weight scale shows a lower weight.
Answer
At four months old, the baby’s height and weight are within the normal range, but the weight gain is slower compared to birth weight. Parents should appropriately feed their baby. If the baby drinks water from a bottle but not milk, it may indicate that the home temperature is high and the baby is thirsty. Parents should appropriately feed their baby and supplement with cod liver oil to promote digestion.