How to get my baby to gain weight?

Question

My daughter is almost 6 months and is 16 lbs but the doctor told us that she needs to be chubbier. She's eating rice cereal and yellow vegetables twice a day and BF in between but when she's breastfeeding she'll only feed for 2-3 minutes then pull away. I feel like she's not getting the hind milk that has more fat. The doctor said she'll only take however much she needs so I don't want to force her to feed longer if she's not hungry but I don't know how else I can get her to gain more weight. Any suggestions? 😩😩

Answer

It's normal not to gain as much during this time. Find the world health organizations breastfed baby weight chart online and compare. Babies become more active and distracted during this time. The only thing I can say is to feed her in a dark room and to not limit night feeds as a lot of babies make up for it during the nighttime. Also you can cook the veggies you're giving her in a healthy fat such as olive oil, coconut oil and grassfed butter. Give her foods like avocado to get more fat. I would personally ditch the cereal but it's up to you.

How to get my baby to gain weight?

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