Weight gain is really poor.

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Asked for Female, 1 Years

Hello doc, My 18 months old daughter weighs just 8kg. Her birth weight was 2.9kgs at 6 months it was 6 kgs at 1 yr its 6.9kgs n now its 8 kgs. Her blood tests were done at 10 months so she was vitamin d deficienct. Doc prescribed iron, multivitamin and vit d3 drops. But ni significant changes were seen in weight. Please help me regarding this. She is no family food and breastfeed. What changes in her diet can be done to increase weight. Thanks

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Dr. Harit Bansal

Pediatrician 17 yrs exp Sonipat

Add ghee in her diet and continue the supplements given by pediatrician

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Dr. M.L.Kothari Pediatrician 42 yrs exp Jaipur · Accepted Answer

Dr. M.L.Kothari

Pediatrician 42 yrs exp Jaipur

Dear parents, according to me stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet like Dal,dalia,khicdi alu kela rice,apple,upama,halwa,patolia,rab,kadi idle poha satu custard etc and from 80pmto8am give mother milk is preferable if not give top milk Withoutwater and add sugar as per your taste . To start with stop milk for 4hrs for 15days and give semisolid diet next 15days stop milk for 8hrs and give semisolid diet lastly stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet . For your knowledge 100ml milk gives 70calories of energy 100ml juices give 55calories of energy and 100gm of semisolid diet gives 350calories of energy.