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Newborn failure to gain weight

2017-10-13 10:55:20
My husband had a tumor when he was a child and went through chemo and radiation when he was a child he is now 24 and we have just had a child he is now 1 week old and struggling to gain weight i was just wondering if this could be a side effect from his fathers previous treatment?
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Babies do lose weight in first week of life. Don’t jump to conclusions.

Answered2017-10-13 12:41:33

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