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My son is 9 months 17 days old. Untill 2 weeks back he used to have 4 meals a days. Since last 2 weeks his reluctant to open his open for food. He turns his head away whenever we offer food. He only wants to breastfeed . He went down in terms of weight . Please tell us what could be the reason
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Not sure about the reason, could be normal... I would like to have your pediatrician see the child once
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