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HomeQuestions & Answers#AskTheExpert My 5.5 months old baby has gained only 380 grams in last 1.5 month. She is exclusively on breastfeeding. Her birth weight is 3.67kg and current weight 7kg. What should I do to help her gain weight. I direct feed her 8 times a day. She refuses to take longer feeds, max she takes 5 mins on an avg. Do i need to top feed her expressed milk?
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Mom of a 6 yr 7 m old girl6 years ago
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#AskTheExpert My 5.5 months old baby has gained only 380 grams in last 1.5 month. She is exclusively on breastfeeding. Her birth weight is 3.67kg and current weight 7kg. What should I do to help her gain weight. I direct feed her 8 times a day. She refuses to take longer feeds, max she takes 5 mins on an avg. Do i need to top feed her expressed milk?

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ExpertArchanaNutritionist6 years ago

A. dear mom this is absolutely perfect and normal weight. make sure baby should gain at least twice weight than birth weight. do feed on demand and do not worry much about weight as far as your baby is Healthy and active.

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