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Suggest Diet To Gain Weight In A Baby
My 6 month baby girl weight is 6.02lb and at her birth time her weight was 2.90 lb. she is not gaining her weight . I started solid food from 5 month. I give her Breast milk and formula as well.suggest me some diet chat so that she can gain her weight.
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Your baby as per birth weight is VLBW baby(very low birth weight baby).
She needs Dexolac speccial care formula to accelerate the growth velocity,milk cereal mixture like cerelac, smashed potatoes fruit juices and vegetable soups and breast milk can be continued as far as possible.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Your baby as per birth weight is VLBW baby(very low birth weight baby).
She needs Dexolac speccial care formula to accelerate the growth velocity,milk cereal mixture like cerelac, smashed potatoes fruit juices and vegetable soups and breast milk can be continued as far as possible.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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