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Weight gain is slow

2021-07-27 07:03:37
My 10months son weighs 9.6kgs, his weight is increasing slowly, although he is active and does what a 10months old baby should do but the nuscles are slowly developing on chest and tummy area, what should I do
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Hello, Your baby is ok as per age. Give balanced diet - vegetables, pulses, fruits and eggs non veg if you want. Mashed the food and make soups like for baby to swallow easily. Follow my Instagram/tiwari_child_clinic for Health Q&A. 🙏Tiwari child clinic Delhi🙏

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9.6kg at 10mnths is appropriate gain No need to worry U cannot appreciate visible muscle mass in infancy unless they are genetically lean.

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This weight is normal for this age, don’t worry,

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