Slow weight gain

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Slow weight gain

Asked for Female, 26 Years

Hi my baby is 4months 7days old, her birth weight is 3.4kgs. now she is 7.4kgs... as per doc instruction am giving 90ml breast milk for 7 to 8tyms a day from 3rd month... (Since she s not taken direct feed I expressed milk and giving)... Now she s not at all consuming milk while she s awake ... While sleeping she consumed the milk ... In 3rd month she was 6.3 now 7.4kgs... is the weight gain was correct ...?? Or wat should I do to make her consuming breast milk properly. Her bowel activities nd urine are regular.

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Dr. S. T. Pushpam Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. S. T. Pushpam

Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Bangalore

Hi, Babies double their weight by 5 months and triple by 1 year. Your weight is normal for the age. As babies grow older the feeding time reduces and duration between feeds increases, this is normal.

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