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What Causes Low Birth Weight Of An Infant?

Posted on Sat, 14 Jun 2014

Question: Hi my daughter is now 2 years 8 months . Her weight is 12.5 only . I m very worried about her physics looking lean .. My doctor suggested aptimust it showed some result on her weight gain .. But when she suffered from fever it got back worse .. I know that aptimust cannot be given long .. After following good diet and medication too there is no good result .. Pls suggest what to do for her healthy growth in weight ...

Answered by Dr. Prashant Mahajan (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
good

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcaremagic
Only one reading can not determine growth. I would have liked to know her birth weight.As such 12.8 kg at 2.8 yes is average.Not poor.Also let me know her height and your and her father's height.Second thing is that appetite stimulants are not advisable.Get back with all the details
Happy to help you
Best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Prashant Mahajan (36 minutes later)

Her birth weight is 3.19 kg ... My height is 5.2 and her father is 5.7 .. Pls help me to increase her digestion and her appetite in a stable manner with good immunity ..
Pls

Answered by Dr. Prashant Mahajan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
ok

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcaremagic
For birth weight of 3.2 her present weight is OK.
To improve appetite follow these food principles
.eating at fixed place..separate dining chair for her
.at fixed time: if she refuses at that time and then asks for food after then remind her of meal timings
.no distraction while eating like TV computer
.no force feeding
.no junk food
.encourage self feeding even if she spills 90% food
if follow them regularly then she will start liking eating.There is no medicine to improve eating.
Happy to help you
Best regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj