How much milk is required at 5.5 months?
Dr Vidya Gupta
Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital,
New Delhi
Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital,
New Delhi
Q: My 5.5-month-old daughter is on formula milk and some semisolids like suji, kheer and Cerelac. How much milk is required at her age in a day? She likes eating more than drinking milk. At a stretch she takes 70-80 ml of milk.
A:At least 500 ml of milk is necessary daily. The rest of the time if she takes solids, you can add milk or curd to her food to increase her milk intake.