Baby has doubled birth weight by 6 month mark but looks very lean. Please suggest what to do? He was ebf for initial 6 months.

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Hello mom babies are expected to double their birth weight by the age of 4 to 6 months and then by the age of one year of age they tend to triple it ,

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