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Is It Sufficient To Take Multivitamins And Folic Acid For Sepsis?

hello doctor, I am a first time mom. I have a baby girl who was born premie (36 weeks). She weighs 2.6 kg at birth. After 12 days, she was hospitalized due to sepsis, and her weight went down to 1.8 kg upon admission. She was on antibiotic for 3 weeks. She is bottle-fed because I have low supply of milk. She s taking multivitamins, ascorbic acid, ferrous sulfate, and folic acid. She gained pretty well on her 2nd month..from 1.8kg she went up to 3.4 kg. But on her 3rd month, she just weigh 3.8kg which is considered severely underweight according to her age. She s on s26 gold. She only consume 12-16oz of milk a day. She s been taking heraclene for 6 days now but still her appetite is very poor. Help me pls. Do I need to change her milk? or is there something wrong with her? Is it possible that she i still on the stage of recovering? Thanks in advance..
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for asking query on health care magic.
AS she is gaining weight you need not worry.
By the end of 5th month she should double her birth weight.
Hope she will make up.
She will be given 150 ml/kg body weight of formula feed in 24 hours.
That comes to maximum 600ml per day.
Her intake I suppose is normal.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose.
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required.
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD; DCH.
Associate professor of pediatrics, MIMS.
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Is It Sufficient To Take Multivitamins And Folic Acid For Sepsis?

Hi, Thanks for asking query on health care magic. AS she is gaining weight you need not worry. By the end of 5th month she should double her birth weight. Hope she will make up. She will be given 150 ml/kg body weight of formula feed in 24 hours. That comes to maximum 600ml per day. Her intake I suppose is normal. Hope this answer will serve your purpose. Please feel free to ask any more queries if required. Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD; DCH. Associate professor of pediatrics, MIMS.