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Baby waight
Hi doctor,
My baby weight is 6.8.He is 5 months old now. Baby birth weight was 3.8. Is this a good range?
Thanks.
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Usually weight of the child doubles by the age of 5 month.
This is also normal if all other parameters are good.
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This weight is normal for age. Height and head size is also important. Keep a record of all of these periodically
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Yes normal
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Dr. Gaurav Agrawal
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Jaipur
It's ok, take other anthropmetery measures also.
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings the weight is adequate for the age.
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