My baby is one year old. He weighs around 11kg but he looks very thin. His arms and legs look very thin. Do I need to go to doctor??

1 Answer

ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom as far as the child is active for the age and also eating well enough not to worry, they are expected to almost triple their birth weight by the age of 1 year and then it takes about 5 years to double that up.

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