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My son age is 10m8 days .his birth weight is 3.48kg..now his weight 8.4kg ..is it normal?and his stool crl blackish yello..what to do now?
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Hi, Weight is normal for the age. Is he talking any iron supplements ? Iron supplements can cause black stools
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