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Mom of a 1 yr 8 m old boy1 Year ago

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My 5 month old boy weighs 6.3kgs. His birth weight was 3.7kgs but came down to 3.1 due to jaundice.. he is exclusively breastfed. Can I start purees/homemade cerelac etc to increase his weight?

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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl1 Year ago

A. Even after losing on its weight the child is gaining appropriately well as per the age so don’t have to start with food before your child doesn’t complete the age of six months you can only start with it after completing the time of six months

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