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My Baby Girl Is 7 Months Old And Weighs Only
Question: My baby girl is 7 months old and weighs only 4.4 kg. Last month she had a surgery to correct her Anorectal malformation. We have to constantly give her stool softeners. How do i improve her weight gain?
Brief Answer:
Suggestions on weight gain
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well. The surgeries she went through and pain, recuperation, everything can cause poor weight gain.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
At her age interest in play increases and interest in food decreases. This is quite natural. If she is active and playing around you need not worry. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed him calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Suggestions on weight gain
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well. The surgeries she went through and pain, recuperation, everything can cause poor weight gain.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
At her age interest in play increases and interest in food decreases. This is quite natural. If she is active and playing around you need not worry. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed him calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Whenever we try to add dense feed items, she feels constipated and we then have to double the dose of stool softener. How much ghee can we give in a full day of diet?
Brief Answer:
Add papaya than increasing stool softeners
Detailed Answer:
Hi...add papaya than increasing stool softeners.
Add ghee ad lib - no specific quantity.
Add papaya than increasing stool softeners
Detailed Answer:
Hi...add papaya than increasing stool softeners.
Add ghee ad lib - no specific quantity.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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