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My son is 4 months 18 days old. he was born in 35 weeks 7 days and weighted 2.295 kg then. Since then his growth was good and every month he gained 1-1.2 kg. On 11th June his weight was 6.6 kg. but yesterday when i took his weight at home it showed 7kg. Is the growth declining? is it normal? he is completely top feeding. appetite is normal. please advise.
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He is growing normally with normal weight for age
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Avoid top feed below 5-6 months of age
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