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Baby weight gain
My baby is 17 days old. Her birth weight is 2.570 kg discharge weight was 2.4 kg. It got reduced by 2.3kg because she had jaundice. Today she is 2.57 kg that is she has reached her birthweight. Is this a normal weight gain?
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Initial 10 to 15 days weight loss is normal.then 30 gram/day initial first 3 months
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Dr. K Srinivas
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