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How To Improve The Appetite Of A Child?

Hi,my 21months old son wt is9.3kg.is this weight is normal or not?his birth wt is3.540kg,first few months his wt gain is good after that ii increases very very slow.he is not at all eat properly.he wish to eat chips,sometimes fruits,but tat is not enough for him..his Pediatric prescribe laktrum for 2 months,is it benefits to increase his wt? Please clear all my doubts and help me how to increase his appetite and good wt gain
Tue, 13 Sep 2016
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Hi...
According to your discription your child has not completed 2yrs and at 21month his/her weight is only 9.3kg. Your child's weight was completely normal at the time of birth i.e 3.7 kg . Your child should be at least 5 times that of birth weight i.e around 15kg . So you have to take efforts to increase his weight. First of all avoid all junk foods like chips,etc. Give your child natural food like chapati, dal, vegetables, etc. Prepare food in semi-solid form using ghee & sugar. So that it will be palatable and tasty. At this age your child's diet should be atleast 1/3 of your daily diet. Only vitamin tonic is not sufficient. Follow my advise ...definitely you will experience good result in 2-3 months.
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How To Improve The Appetite Of A Child?

Hi... According to your discription your child has not completed 2yrs and at 21month his/her weight is only 9.3kg. Your child s weight was completely normal at the time of birth i.e 3.7 kg . Your child should be at least 5 times that of birth weight i.e around 15kg . So you have to take efforts to increase his weight. First of all avoid all junk foods like chips,etc. Give your child natural food like chapati, dal, vegetables, etc. Prepare food in semi-solid form using ghee & sugar. So that it will be palatable and tasty. At this age your child s diet should be atleast 1/3 of your daily diet. Only vitamin tonic is not sufficient. Follow my advise ...definitely you will experience good result in 2-3 months. Thank you.