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What Can I Do To Increase The Weight?

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male baby 6 weeks old .birth weight 3 kgs .physiological jaundice 3rd day .phototherapy given .1st week weight 2600gms .no increase in weight since then .now also 2600gms.
feeding well .passing urine and stools .activity is good .what to do to increase weight.
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
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Hallo . Thank you for posting your question . I will do my best to help you . Feeding mother need extra 550 kilo calories , so please increase that amount in diet . But for confermation of baby's well being go to a local pediatrician for checkup . Hope I have answered your query . If you have any furthur questions I will be happy to help .
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What Can I Do To Increase The Weight?

Hallo . Thank you for posting your question . I will do my best to help you . Feeding mother need extra 550 kilo calories , so please increase that amount in diet . But for confermation of baby s well being go to a local pediatrician for checkup . Hope I have answered your query . If you have any furthur questions I will be happy to help .