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Why Is Weight Gain In Child Extremely Slow?

Hi my daughter is three years old i go through all her tests and everything is fine in her body , but still her weight gain is extremely slow..she doesn t eat much and look so thin and tiny... Besides that she is extremely active learning things really fast meeting other milestones ... She eats eggs either boiled pr fried with cheese in butter in breakfast, for lunch rice or bread with meat and some veggies but in little quantity lets say 2,4 table spoon ... And for dinner rice or bread or pasta with meat and veg and butter and drink pediasure 3 times daily and some times eat fruits in evening.... But her deit is less... She is three and still 9.8 kgs what should i do?
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Hello mom .. Do not worry this happen with most of the parents. she is eating 3 times per day increase one more meal in her day.. it should be her favourite dish like a fruit juice or milkshake or cup cake n quantity should be more or till her stomach full . Plus it should be calorie dence for ex if you r giving milk shake give banana or custard apple milk shake with nuts and icecream scoop on it . do it for weeks time.. note down her consumtion and likes dislikes, after effect and mail me anaghasworld@gmail.com will hel you to solve your problem . Take care
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Why Is Weight Gain In Child Extremely Slow?

Hello mom .. Do not worry this happen with most of the parents. she is eating 3 times per day increase one more meal in her day.. it should be her favourite dish like a fruit juice or milkshake or cup cake n quantity should be more or till her stomach full . Plus it should be calorie dence for ex if you r giving milk shake give banana or custard apple milk shake with nuts and icecream scoop on it . do it for weeks time.. note down her consumtion and likes dislikes, after effect and mail me anaghasworld@gmail.com will hel you to solve your problem . Take care Regards anaghasworld