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Mom of a 2 yr 4 m old girl1 Year ago

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my baby is 6 months n her weight is 5.3 n is on bf wanted to increase weight what to do???

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. Hello mom.full term babies are expected to almost double their birth weight by the age of 4 to 6 months and then triple by the age of 1 year. currently you can now introduce the baby to weaning foods , you can give semi solid and mashed consistency foods and alternate it with your feed.

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