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What Diet Should Be Give To A Child Of 5 Months To Increase The Weight?
hello doctor, my baby is having large vsd due to which her weight is less. she is 5.4kg- 4.5months. can you please suggest what additional supplements i can give her to make sure she gets enough nutrients. presently she is on nan1 and we have started giving her rice cerelac but very less...just once in a day. we also give her vitamin D3 drops. can i give her veggies / fruit juice...a bit. regards, priyanka
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
for her age her wt is ok,u can continue rice cerelac,if she is tolerating well then u can give veggies and smashed fruits,but nothing that she doesnt tolerate.i mean do not overfeed,get consultation from a cardiologist regarding the paln for the VSD,treating that will help her the most.
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