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Is babys weight gain related to Sleeping hours?i meant could it be one of the reason for not gaining weight when all other things are fine ..ie urine,activity,motion etc..My baby is sleeping for just 8 hours who is 4th month now and stopped gaining weight suddenly. She looks active and everything else are fine ie urine,motion..
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult. Start weaning the baby on outside feed. Read my article it may help you ....baby can be weaned at 4 months also..."Which Weaning Food to Introduce & When!" by Dr. Poonam.M. Sambhaji - https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/which-weaning-food-to-introduce-when-16805/post
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