Baby Underweight

Should I be worry for my 16mo baby not gaining weight (falls below 3 percentile). He has been eating/drinking well and active. Milk intake 500-700ml per day, 1 meal (porridge/rice) and fruits. Polyclinic doctor refer us for specialist, shld we monitor first?

Vô danh

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Hi , it seems not enough . My baby is 16 months too . And he eats 3 meals a day which include breakfast lunch and dinner . I offered him snacks too . Milk intake 500-750ml a day .

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Hi, your child is not getting enough to be honest. He should be on 3 meals a day now, and probably closer to 800-1000ml of milk a day. He’s probably underweight because of that

check this too. https://sg.theasianparent.com/16-months-old-milestones if doctor advice to contact specialist . it is better do it soon,

By 16mo, he should be eating solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Maybe also tea breaks. These are in addition to the milk feeds.

Can give him 1 more meal like rice.. .. feed some bread in the morning. Milk is not the main source of food for this age...

1 meal sounds abit too little at this age

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