Our baby is 1 month old. we weighed him today and he only gained 200g
he was fully breastfed, almost every hr, and every session takes up to 30 mins.
I thought he was well-fed, he has no problem with latching and breastfeed schedules.

The doc warned us if the baby still has low weight gain he's gonna refer us to the hosp.
I was thinking to supplement his feeds with formula milk. What would be the good ones for newborn?

this is my first time as a parent, be nice. tq!

not sure formula milk helps or not. But all my kids are formula fed. minimal breast feeding involved also. We mix the formula milk with the breast milk pumped out.

Maybe can check with a lactation consultant? A lactation consultant can recommend the supplement and how to supplement while maximising breastfeeding. This way, you can aim to drop the formula as soon as it is no longer needed, designing specific tactics with the lactation consultant for this goal. A common risk when supplementing is that it negatively affects breastfeeding until the breastfeeding stops and becomes full formula feeding instead.

Hope you find a way that works for you guys and baby stays healthy!

At 2 months I give my baby drink formula milk.
Because BF not enough for my baby. He eat alot.

200 gram increase for 1 month old is normal. What is his total weight now?

suruh ibunya minum/makan supaya byk susu....

Is it normal delivery?
Is the baby full term? birth weight? Any complication after delivery?
All these info are needed.
From growth chart, how many percentile is the baby?

it's not normal said the doctor.


normal birth, no complication. once had jaundice, but all good now.
he's in the low percentile. his birth weight is 2.7, his current wt is 2.9


This post has been edited by shin_daria: Dec 24 2014, 04:57 PM

i was thinking of doing the same lah..is he of normal weight now? what formula is good for newborn

sudah makan gemuk also but baby tarak gemuk
maybe the bf milk not much nutrients in it?

According to growth chart, baby is between 25-50th percentile, still within normal
Just observe the weight in few more months , as long as weight stays between this percentile, baby are doing fine.
Please don't feed plain water to baby, plain water definitely not needed

yeah..the doc pointed out the chart to me and tell me it's 'worrying'...he's scared he might never gain wt. but here's the weird thing though, the baby is completely fine. poop/pee all fine, no jaundice, can grip things with his hands, turns head from side to side, responds to TV, talks to us in his own baby language

so could it be possible that he's just...small? cuz i am a small person too.

You don't have to worry. We don't look at weight alone.
As I said, we want look at the 'trend', over the few months if baby is gaining weight
As long as baby is fine and active and gaining weight, you are doing fine.
But purely breast feeding cannot last over 6 months, baby will need extra supplement due to more active.
By 6 months, you might have to add some porridge, or others
And definitely no egg before 1 year old, scare develop allergy to milk protein

oh i understand now. guess as long as his development is healthy i dont need to worry lah

Yes. That's correct
And please give all the vaccinations to him including rotavirus and pneumococcals

I got a friend same situation like urs. They thought baby is well feed but actually baby didn't able to suck the milk out. Later the baby admitted to hospital with all tubes on her body....parent were sad.

My wife will pump the milk out n feed her using bottle during daytime and night time will breastfeed. At least we can see the baby finish the bottle.

As a general rule of thumb, baby's feeding rate shall be following their weight. If the original weight is 2.7kg, then each time shall be 2-3oz if follow the bottle.
And each time would be 1-2 hours. If possible, always feed at the right time, don't wait for them to cry.
When feeding them, always observe how much they can drink.
For your case, suggest to pump out and see how much is the production. Baby can keep on sucking even no more milk from breast.
Try to eat something can produce more milk.

He really heavy now and healthy.

bf milk always have more nutrients than formula milk. This one every single scientist who ever study comparing breastmilk and formula milk already confirm. Even every can/box of formula will write on the package that breastmilk is best.

There may be not ENOUGH bf milk, but not that the milk not much nutrient.

so most likely in my case, it's not ENOUGH milk la right? so frustrating since he sucks very very frequently. I thought he feeds a lot...

What makes you or the doctor think by feeding formula milk then the baby may put on more weight? Unless the doctor that you are seeing is not really well educated in breastfeeding.

For a 1 month old baby to put on 200gram from his birth weight of only 2.7kg. I think is okay. Most important he must look healthy and active.
On first month, I don't really count how much of milk I produce. I'll feed on demand. My baby asked for milk almost every hourly.

Don't worry mummy.... I'm sure if you continue your breastfeeding journey..your baby will put on weight rapidly and also a healthy baby! :-)