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Baby weight
Baby birth weight: 1.94 kg. Now at 16 months, weight is 8.22 kg and height 77 cm. Is it normal? I am giving him 3 major meals and 1 snacks. He is on formula feed taking approx 320 ml of milk per day.
Weight gain is slow. I am giving him recipes made up of various foods, ghee, butter, oats, makhana, dates, almond, boiled egg, rice , dal, wheat roti,vegetables, banana and various fruits and fish( weekly once). Not yet started on cheese, chicken, curd, paneer.
Please suggest.
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There is catch up growth but its still in the lower centiles
If the baby is following his/her growth line its ok
If dipping centiles, then should be evaluated for failure to thrive
Also are the developmental milestones upto age?
Continue 4 calorie dense meals a day with milk
And iron vit D and calcium supplements if indicated
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Monthly weight and height monitoring with pediatrician
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Dr. Md Razzaq
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Patna
Everything looks ok. I hope you are not giving dry fruits as whole. At this age chocking can happen.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Akansha Mittal
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
New Delhi
As birth weight was low, weight gain actually affected, but this is very nice that you are giving variety of foods with adequate frequency of meals.
You can start curd, paneer and non veg also. No point to delay these.
He will catch up his weight very soon.
Your efforts will not go empty.
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