My 5 weeks premature baby was 2.2kg at birth. Now at 16 weeks she is just 3.8kg. She is fully breastfed and has lot of wet diapers. But poops only every 5-10 days now. She doesn t cry after a feed and is very active otherwise. She coos and responds well. Also trying to roll over. We had all her new born screening tests done and urine checked, everything was normal.Is her weight gain a cause of concern ? Thanks in advance.
Dear user, Indeed, her weight increase has been suboptimal. You should probably try giving her calorie-rich items in her milk such as MCT-oil, rice based cereals (to thicken her milk) and take it from there. Get her weight checked every week, and if the rise is not optimal, please take her to her preterm baby follow-up clinic for the pediatrician to evaluate her.-