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Mom of a 3 yr 11 m old girl2 years ago

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My baby is having very poor weight growth since birth. She is physically very active and normal. She eats well and I’m taking care of all her nutritional needs according to her age. But still she is not gaining weight.. she looks very skinny.. I’m very much concerned about it.

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom.one if that family genes also has a role to play in this , kids normally by the age of 1 year they almost triple their birth weight and then it takes 5 years to double that up. though a little variation is acceptable as far as the child is active for their age and eating healthy

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