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Baby weight gain
My baby boy was born 3.22 kgs.
And after 3 months his weight is only 4.8 kgs.
Is this normal
The weight should be above 5.1 kg as per chart.
Please guide on how to increase my baby’s weight.
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That weight is quiet acceptable. Continue breast feeding your little one.
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Dr. Aakansha Singh
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6 yrs exp
Varanasi
Weight gain is slightly less than what is expected at this age. You have not mentioned whether you are breastfeeding the baby or not. If the baby is on exclusive breath feeding , you need to check the amount of secretions by expressing your breast milk.if it's enough and baby is still not gainig weight, you can try adding MCT oil to your expresses breast milk and then feeding it to the child using katori and spoon.
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monitor weight gain closely
check for secretions
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