Proper feeding plays a vital role in improving the survival rate of low birth weight babies, reducing complications, promoting growth and development, and shortening the length of hospital stay, so special attention should be paid to feeding your baby properly, and you must not be sloppy about it. Breast milk + breast milk fortification low weight babies to resume normal growth and development, must be supplemented with adequate nutrition. Breast milk is rich in lactalbumin, which contains amino acids that can promote baby growth, and breast milk contains a variety of antibodies, which are more valuable to the health of low weight babies. Babies who are breastfed have less chance of indigestive diarrhea and other infections, and their weight will gradually increase. Therefore, try to take breastfeeding and also find ways to increase their milk quantity as much as possible. Insufficient breast milk and babies weighing less than 2,000 grams need to be fed with breast milk plus breast milk fortification (i.e. breast milk” preterm infant formula), and formula with calcium, phosphorus, sodium and vitamins, which is characterized by high nutrition, easy digestion and absorption and high calorie content (20% more than infant formula). Sucking before feeding For low birth weight babies with a good sucking reflex of 2000-2500 grams, you can let your baby suck on the mother’s nipple directly and as early as possible. Pay attention to the correct breastfeeding posture and help the baby to suck on the nipple and most of the areola, which can effectively stimulate the lactation reflex and enable the baby to eat milk more easily. For babies with poor sucking ability or who are temporarily unable to eat their mother’s milk due to hospitalization, breast milk should be expressed and fed to the baby, which is very important for low weight babies. Low-weight babies have small stomach capacity and gastrointestinal tract digestive function, so eating too much milk can easily lead to gastric retention and overflow, and in serious cases, cause indigestion and diarrhea. Eating fewer and more meals can effectively mediate the contradiction between the baby’s physiological characteristics and nutritional needs. New mothers can shorten the interval time when feeding their babies, and gradually increase the amount of milk from less to more, so that the baby’s fragile digestive system has enough time to self-regulate. Babies with a birth weight of 1,500-2,000 grams should be fed 12 times a day, once every 2 hours, and babies with a birth weight of 2,000-2,500 grams should be fed 8 times a day, once every 3 hours. Nutritional supplementation Low weight babies also need to be supplemented with the right amount of vitamins and minerals to avoid physical pathologies due to the lack of certain nutrients. For the baby’s body condition, the new mother should make detailed records every day to facilitate accurate analysis and timely adjustment of the nutritional structure. Pay attention to whether your baby has swallowing problems. If your baby has difficulty breathing or swallowing, seek medical attention as soon as possible. Avoid feeding too much at one time, but feed in small and frequent meals. Pay attention to the cleanliness and safety of feeding utensils when feeding to avoid injury to the baby during feeding.