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My baby girl is 23 months old.weighs 10 kg. her birth weight is 3 kg. everyone is suggesting me to wean breastfeeding so that she eats more. is the logic true? someone told me to apply nailpolish on nipples . wont it be harmful? kindly enlighten me with all the aspects to improve her health. thank you
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult. Please NO NAIL POLISH. Breast feeding till 2 years can be continued, after that not much benefit..Regarding feeding please Read my article it may help you. "Are You Giving Your Child the Nutrition He Needs?" by Dr. Poonam.M. Sambhaji - https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/are-you-giving-your-child-the-nutrition-he-needs-20610/post
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