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Mom of a 3 yr 10 m old girl3 years ago

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my baby not drinking milk properly .. most of time playing .... 5th month baby... no weight gain so can I start giving food ...

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Weight gain in a child is a good indicator for proper health of the child and there should be a regular weight gain as per the age of the child. if there is not a proper weight gain it can be because of many factors and three most importtant causes are Baby not taking enough calories Baby is not absogrbing the enough calories which the baby is taking Baby is burning too many calories . So a proper assessment is very important to know the cause regarding this .

AbhayaMom of a 15 yr 9 m old boy3 years ago

A. Hi mom ideally the weight gets double the birth weight by five months. Mother should exclusive breast feed her baby till six months. once ur baby completes six months then u can give cerelac,daal ka pani,ripe banana apple puree pumpkin puree etc as the first food

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