Should I change my baby’s doctor?

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My 3 month old hasn’t been eating AT ALL. I have to force him to eat by running or just trying to distract him. He eats 10oz in the entire day. Sometimes he even goes hours like 10 hours without eating because he’ll just spit out the milk (formula) I give him. I’ve spoken to his pediatrician and he said that my son is healthy since he gained one pound in a month. As long as he’s gaining it’s fine. I don’t see how my son going hours and hours without eating is healthy. Like yeah he gained 1 pound but I don’t think it’s normal that I have to forcefully feed him.. oh the doctor also told me to continue to force feed him. Should I change his pediatrician? Or do you guys think that he’s right.

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My daughter went through a phase where she refused to eat. She was teething, actually.
Even if he isn’t, you’re allowed to switch formulas/bottles without a doctor’s permission. If you really feel like you need a new doctor, get one. It sounds to me like the doctor was just trying to ease some of your anxieties because they’re not wrong.
As long as they’re gaining weight and still having wet diapers, baby is fine.

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I would find a different doctor personally

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have you tried a differently formula? sounds like you might need to change that AND his pedi. i mean he’s not wrong in the sense that he is gaining weight and as long as he’s making wet and poopy diapers, and baby will eat as much as he or she wants- but if your babe is consistently spitting out/up his milk then he might not like how it makes his tummy feel. i’ve only done earths best organic formula in the red can, so i have no experience with different formulas treating my baby differently, but i was struggling with breastfeeding and his demand for food was insane. id look into both a new formula and a new pediatrician. we actually saw our original pediatrician a few times but then she wasn’t available for one of his appointments and we agreed to have another pediatrician at the same office look at him for that appointment and we LOVED her so much more. they were both nice and educated, but the one we ended up keeping is just so much more engaging when it comes to seeing the kids she treats. it makes me feel better as mom knowing my doctor is as excited to see my baby growing and thriving as i am.

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How long has this been going on

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Have you tried other things I know my kid had acid reflux and no matter what formulas we used we had spitup so we did sitting up after eating for hour and other things babies on formula can go longer hours without eating if he's gaining weight and having normal wet diapers if your doctor isn't how you like switch

Should I change my baby’s doctor?

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