Hii Dr. My baby is 1 year old. His birth weight was 2.568.Now he is 7.562.He is active and achieved the milestone as per his age. but we went for vaccination the nurses told me he is under weight. he is having foods but he didn't gain weight. when i give deworming syrup for bim?

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it is important for you to know that the weight of the child depends upon the genetic patterns and by that pattern only the weight gain in child is seen. 
it also depends upon the diet the child is taking. 
so it is advisable that you should meet the doctor who will tell you whether there is anything to worry or not and whether the child requires any health supplements.
the child should be given different flavours and recipes made from cereals pulses vegetable milk and fruits daily in small amount. 
you can add ghee groundnuts dryfruits in the diet and this will help in improving the weight of the child.
you can go through many recipes for children in different flavour and taste for your child on firstcry
worm infections are not very common before one year of age.
if you take care of regular hand washing as well as preventing dirty things from going inside the oral cavity of the child then this problem will not occur.
it is advisable to take help of a doctor who will tell you whether the child is suffering from worms problem.
usually medicines are given as a single dose and very rarely as a multiple dosed