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Mom of 3 children2 years ago

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breastfeeding and lactogen 1 formula feeding.. but my baby not gaining weight. what's the reason.. my baby birth weight 3.4 kg... after one week 3.1kg reduced... now my baby is 17 days old. weight is 3.2kg only. not reach birth weight...urine count good.sleeping also good. motion only one time only.

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy2 years ago

A. for the first 10 days there will be weight loss and then there will be weight gain and after that the minimum weight gain per day should be 20 grams per day. just see the position attachment while giving breastfeeding and everything will be fine within 3 week so just continue your efforts

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