my baby girl is 9 month old..her weight is only 6kg.. what should I do?

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pediatrician has prescribed drops MAXTRAL drop,Raricap drops,fourts B Drops,DDD drops

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give adequate quantity and frequency of complementary food for healthy weight gain

about 3/4 katori per meal about 3-4 meals per day.

soft, mashed and hygienically prepared foods like dal-rice with vegetables especially green veggies , 
veg khichadi, 
porridges, kheer, give full cream top milk as curd paneer cheese, use milk to prepare baby food but avoid bottle feeding

soft mashed fruits,  
daliya, soya
soaked  roti pieces in dal

Can give egg chicken fish, meat after 9 months 
Add powdered nuts (almond cashew nut walnut) to food

avoid water thin foods like thin dals and rice water, soups and fruit juices as they do not provide enough energy and fill stomach.

add ghee/oil on top of food for making it energy dense and squeeze some lemon where possible to increase iron absorption.
 
you can start giving finger foods  in between meals. avoid foods that can choke like grapes, nuts and raw carrot pieces. give pieces of soft fruits like banana, chickoo, foods like idli, dhokla (fermented foods are healthy) , besan chila, upma, stuffed paratha pieces, peanut butter bread

continue to breastfeed

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U may have the pediatrician prescribe some drops for hunger.give a banana and egg if possible.give a bit of ghee in the daal.this should help increase the baby's weight