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Is the weight okay for her age
My little girl is about to hit 6months and weight 8.9kgs. I usually get questions about her weight that she is too big. Exclusively breastfeeding.
My worry is that weight okay?
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Dr. Pandurang Sawant
Pediatrician
13 yrs exp
Pune
Its ok
No need to worry for this weight
Start weaning food now
And continue breast feed too
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Dr. Nancy Austine
Pediatrician
34 yrs exp
Bangalore
You have been exclusively breast feeding and so nothing to worry even though weight is slightly more on the higher side . At times it is found the weight of breast fed babies are higher than average for the age . Because the baby is now 6 months old breast milk alone will not be sufficient to meet all the nutritional needs especially the requirements for iron . So you have to start weaning foods three times in a day and continue breast feeding till 2 years of age . Start one weaning food at a time and slowly increase its quantity.
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
The weight of babies should be double of birth weight at 5 months and triple at 1 year of age.
Anything grossly deviant from this should be a matter of concern.
At this age,give 1 solid meal,1 top formula feed and 4 breastfeeds a day,NOT more.
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