Almost 7 month old daughter not gained weight since 4 months old

[loli_07]

Hi There,

           My daughter is almost 7 months old. At her last check up (6 m) my family physician told me she had not gained weight since 4 month old and just slightly grown in length. Since she turned 6 months I've been trying to get her to eat pureed veggies, fruits and rice cereal...But no luck. She refuses to eat anything, and just tightens up her mouth and then bawls. She has about a 6 oz (formula) bottle every 2-3 hours.

Is she getting enough? I am worried about her weight gain and growth.  

Also I exclusively breastfed her until 6 months and for the past couple weeks she has been solely on formula.

[Renee Radenberg]

Her weight is just above the 10th percentile for her age which indicates she is normal for her age. As a guideline for a 6-8 month old child should eat the following: Breast-milk or Formula (6-8oz) 3-5 feedings a day; Starch 2 feedings a day – Infant Cereal (2-4 Tbsp), Crackers (2); Fruits or Vegetables 1-2 feedings a day – (3-4 Tbsp); and Stained meats 1-2 feedings a day (1-2 Tbsp). Refusing to eat baby food might be caused from feeling full from the formula due to feeding every 2-3 hours. She should be drinking more ounces per feeding and have more hours between each feed. A 6 month old baby should be feeding every 4-5 hours or longer unless they were born ahead of time and was a preemie. Hoped this helped you.

[loli_07]

Thank you.

[loli_07]

Sorry.
My daughter is 14.3 lbs.