About head circumference

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Hello doctor, My son he was born on 02-apr-2017 at 09.19pm. At birth time his head circumference - 38.5cm, length - 51cm, weight - 3.9kg. At present now his weight - 7.1kg , circumference - 44cm , length - 60cm. When the doc checked last month that is on 17 june head circumference was 40cm. But when we checked now on 20 july head circumference was on 44 cm. Is there any problem in this please guide me for the next. Last month on june he had a food spruts too.

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Dr. Gargi Mathur Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Gurgaon Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Gargi Mathur

Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Gurgaon

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You should consult a paediatrician.. This could be normal as the head circumference increases rapidly in the first few months of life but still it needs evaluation by an expert.

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he could need an cranial ultrasound and few blood tests

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