What Causes Infant To Be Overweight?

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2015

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Question : Hi my daughter is 20 days old .at birth her weight was 2.5 kg and even after 20days it's the same.I am giving er bf as well as top feed nan pro1.I am worried about her weight.

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
1st week there will be some weight loss.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. First week there will be some weight loss. After that only there will be gaining of weight. So your baby could have lost weight and gained and now equal to birth weight. Also premature babies may take 3 weeks for equalizing the birth weight. After that only normal weight gaining starts. So no need to worry in that case.

Give the baby breast feeding at least in 2 hour intervals and give warmth. Sucking of baby in such intervals will increase you breast milk production also.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar