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Guardian of a 1 yr 7 m old girl1 Year ago

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#asktheexpert Is Weight Gain a serious issue for the baby? Weight at Birth- 3.5 1st month 4.3 2nd month 4.7 3rd month 5.1 4th month 5.4

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Sunita MahatoMom of 3 children1 Year ago

A. nothing to worrry as babies ideally gain around 500 to 800 g per mnth... should double the birth wt at 4 to 6 mnths and three times the birth wt at completing one yr... it is exclusively breast feed recommended fr 6 mnths...

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