Hello Doc, Our baby is born on Aug 1st and birth weight is 4Kgs. On 15th we had a check up done and found that his weight is 3.6 Kgs. Doctor has prescribed Dexolac (30 mg daily/once) now. Please advise me is it safe to give to a 19 days old baby and are there any side effects?
Hi, Thank you for asking question on Chat Doctor. Breast milk is the best milk for the baby. It is usual for the babies to lose weight during first 1-2 weeks. I do not understand what for you want to introduce Delay. At present your babies weight is normal, and definitely it will increase as the days pass by. Hope this answer will serve your purposeless feel free to ask any more queries if requiredTake care Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam MD;Disassociate professor of pediatrics