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My baby is now 11 month and her weight is 7 kg, this weight is constant for 4 months. Her birth weight is 3.600. Am giving her all the foods but still no change. She has less sleep during the day, only 1 or 1/2 hr. Night its OK. But she is active, now 6 teeth grew. Why my baby not gaining weight and size?

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Hi dear good morning Try to feed for longer duration. 15-20 mins each breast. This way baby will get balanced foremilk and hind milk. Foremilk comes in the beginning for 5-10 mins then comes the hind milk which is rich in fats and can help baby gain weight. So always empty a breast each. You can introduce all kinds of family foods by now. Everything that you have can be given to baby with less spice and less oil. Avoid snacks and other junks and replace with fruits and nuts.
Breakfast - idli, dosa, pongal, oats, chapati soaked n sambar or milk, upma, poha, potato mash, banana mash, ragi porridge, multigrain porridge, Lunch - rice with milk, dal, watery sambar, any veggie rice, Khicidi,One egg, chicken and mutton are hard to digest puree and give as soup,
Evening snack - finger foods, small of carrot, apple, banana, nuts milkshake, juices, banana, potato, puffed rice, poha,beetroot, 
Dinner - milk rice, chapati with milk, rasam rice, dosa with milk idli with milk, wheat rice cerlac, anything with milk will induce good sleep,
Breakfast at 8.30
Mid day milk
Lunch at 1
Evening snack at 3
Evening milk at 5
Dinner at 7-8