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My granddaughter aged 4 months
Hi doctor.. pls let me know.. my granddaughter was born with weight of 3kg and now she is 4months old weighing 5.2kg initially there was drop in her weight to 2.65kg.. she also had neonatal jaundice and was in phototherapy..now I want to abt her weight.. why is she gaining weight slowly and wat can be done to improve.. are there any ways with which we can make her gain weight better and there was weight gain last month of 800gms and now in 4th month she gained only 500gms is it normal or anything has to be done pls let me know.. very much worried pls .
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Weight gain in 4th month is normally 600g. She's down by only 200g
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Breast feeding 2hrly in the day. At night on demand or at least 5hrly
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
600 to 800gm in first 3 months
Then weight gain is slow
So little slow on weight but is okay
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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. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
As per age , Weight is gud don’t worry
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