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My baby is 3 nd half months old... she is weighing 5.150kg her birth weight was 2.08 kg... and now her weight gain has slowed down... only 100 gms have been increased in 3 weeks also she is drinking less milk for her age.... she is on combined feed... bottle as well as breast feed.... she drinks only 1 ounce of formula milk..... how should i increase her weight?
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5kg weight for 3nhalf months baby is good. Weight gain will slow down with every month now. At one year of age, the child should be in a weight range of 9-10kgs.
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Your baby weight is within normal range for the age Dont worry!
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Your baby weight is fine now it will not increase as it used to increase erlier dont worry it should be 4 kg at 5 month
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