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Suggest Ways To Increase Weight In An Infant
Hello vijay Patel here from ahmedabad My daughter is 2 month old, she is bit under weight around 3.7 kg. She was arrived 22 day earlier then due date given by doctor. Her weight at birth time was 2.3 kg. She is taking enough breast milk and sleep of around 16 to 17 hrs , But the question is her weight in not increasing as much expected. Currently she is taking alpha amylase syrup, and b folcin drops BD as prescribed my pediatrician. What else I HV to do to increase her weight ?? Bcoz due to under weight doctor is not ready to vaccinate her they are saying let her increase weight then vaccination will be done. I am worried about her vaccination, does delay vaccination affect her immune response ?
Thu, 10 Sep 2015
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At 2 months she can only use milk to try to increase her weight.
The use of any other foods would actually cause a decrease.
You would need to make sure that she feeds enough, at least 30 mins per feed.
If the breast milk on its own is not enough then you may need to add formula
I hope this helps
At 2 months she can only use milk to try to increase her weight.
The use of any other foods would actually cause a decrease.
You would need to make sure that she feeds enough, at least 30 mins per feed.
If the breast milk on its own is not enough then you may need to add formula
I hope this helps
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