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Hair falling
My son 1 month 24 days old. Birth weight was 2935 gms now 4650 gms. I have observed he has lost some front side hairs from the past 15 days. I m worried does it underlying health issue or it's normal?
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It's normal
some babies loose hair up to 6 months.
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Direct physical examination -next visit during vaccination
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It is normal.
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Dr. Navin Bhatia
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Gurgaon
It could be a normal phenomenon at this age..
Next Steps
keep a track of hairloss..
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Hope ur baby has got newborn screening done. Sometimes Biotinase deficiency can present with hairloss.. contact a Pediatrician or Consult Online for details of newborn screening..
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Khammam
Some babies loose hair up to 5/6 months
Hence forth you need not worry
However do have check with doctor directly on a follow up with your clinician
No underlying pathological condition
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Have direct physical examination on next visit during vaccination visit
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Dr. Venkat Pusala
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Guntur
It's normal that some babies loose hair upto 6 months.
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