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?

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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

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