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My 45 days old baby weighs 3.2kg .his birth weight is 3.00 kg..By 11 days his weight reduced to 2.6 kg..I m breastfeeding my baby 10 times a day for every one hour..I m worried that he is underweight and he is crying for the whole night ( starting from 6 in te evening till 5 am)not sleeping for more than 15 minutes at night but he sleeps and won t cry during day time. .he sleeps 7 to 8 hours a day..I doubt that he is not getting enough milk but he has 8 to 10 wet diapers and 3 soiled diapers...my paediatrician says everything is normal ..but I m really worried. what s the reason for his underweight ??
normally in first few days wet decreases dn after few days it starts increasing....after feeding don't make him lye down....when he cry to much try making him in prone position....sometimes coz of gases dy may cry
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normally in first few days wet decreases dn after few days it starts increasing....after feeding don t make him lye down....when he cry to much try making him in prone position....sometimes coz of gases dy may cry