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Mom of a 4 yr 7 m old girl4 years ago
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#askdoctors My baby is 7 months old. Her birth weight was 3.1 kg. Current weight is 7 kg. She has gained only 1 kg in the past 3 months. Is this normal? What foods should I include to increase her weight?

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children4 years ago
A. Weaning food can be started from 5-6 months of age and in that initially in the stage 1 you can introduce some semi solid food to the baby like Banana mango plum boiled Apple and then gradually you can start with some Puri of carrot potato other foods which can be given are porridge of suji e sabudana can be prepared in breast milk or formula milk. initially you can start with one or two tsp which can be gradually increased up till at least three meals in a daymm
POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 5 m old boy4 years ago
A. Yes it is normal, Foods like potato, pumpkin, sweet potato, dal, ghee, ragi, almonds, yogurt, eggs and milk help the baby to gain weight. Please take a pediatricians' suggestion before you start any of these foods. As always follow a 3 day test rule.
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