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How To Increase Weight Of A 7 Months Old?
Hi. My baby is 7 months old and weighs 4.4kgs only. Her birth weight was 2.9kgs. She is active & playful. We have done full blood test, CT scan, Eco-cardiogram & stool tests for her. All reports are normal. Please let me know whom i can help her gain weight.
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
Hello!
The weight of a normal child of that age should ideally be 7-8 kg. That's almost 3 kgs of weight she is lacking.
If all the reports are normal as mentioned, there's some suggestions you can follow.
1) Make sure she eats properly and the amount of breast milk she takes is adequate (Yes breast milk should be given along with baby foods)
2) The food which you're giving her is healthy and easily digestible. Ceralac is good for children.
3) Little children are sometimes notorious and may not eat their food properly so make sure she eats adequately well.
4) Few children may develop abnormal habit of eating things like mud or chalks (this is called pica) so make sure she's not consuming such things.
I hope these suggestions would be helpful for the little girl.
God bless you and your daughter.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan Jain
The weight of a normal child of that age should ideally be 7-8 kg. That's almost 3 kgs of weight she is lacking.
If all the reports are normal as mentioned, there's some suggestions you can follow.
1) Make sure she eats properly and the amount of breast milk she takes is adequate (Yes breast milk should be given along with baby foods)
2) The food which you're giving her is healthy and easily digestible. Ceralac is good for children.
3) Little children are sometimes notorious and may not eat their food properly so make sure she eats adequately well.
4) Few children may develop abnormal habit of eating things like mud or chalks (this is called pica) so make sure she's not consuming such things.
I hope these suggestions would be helpful for the little girl.
God bless you and your daughter.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan Jain
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