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Baby not gaining weight
Hello doctor...my baby is 8 month old...My baby is not gaining any weight since last month. Her birth weight was 2.3kg and now she is only 6 kg ..I am giving her 3 time solid and 1 time fruit and rest she is on breast milk...but my baby is supar active...she is crawling...sit without support 5-10 minutes...and full energy...whole day she wants to play...she speaks mama papa dada etc ...and last two days her teething process started.....but not gaining weight...I am so tensed... please help
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Hello. This is Dr Rubal Jain ( MD Pediatric and Lactation Consultant)
Your baby seems to be developing well, as much as I can tell from the milestones you listed.
But faltering growth is not good. And growth and development are two different things.
Given that your baby was 2.3 kgs at birth, she was underweight then (low birth weight baby).
If her growth (weight) suffers, her development (milestones) may start getting affected and get delayed.
This should have been taken care of from the start with the right choice of medicines, oil, breastfeeding counselling.
You may still choose to consult and I would be happy to help you out with all of these.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Maam you can start complementary feed with continuing breastfeeding..
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings kindly visit
"Feeding Patterns and Diet for Childrens 6 Months to 8months" by Dr.Shebin C E - https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/feeding-patterns-and-diet-for-childrens-6-months-to-8months-43979/post
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for further assistance kindly book a consultation so that I can guide you
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Dr. Jinia Saha
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kolkata
Kindly consult, dietary suggestions and detailed assessment needed.
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