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What Causes Hair Fall In A Baby?

hi there. I have an 18 months old baby girl whose hair are falling like anything. Each morning when she wakes up, there are soo many hair on her pillow and sheet. She is otherwise a healthy baby but never ready to eat any meal. Just milk!! please help me Im really worried for her.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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dear madam,
sorry to hear that.your baby is a toddler and this stage of growth,feeding problems are common.reduce milk as it usually reduce appetite.loss of hair could be due to iron deficiency.try iron rich foods
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What Causes Hair Fall In A Baby?

dear madam, sorry to hear that.your baby is a toddler and this stage of growth,feeding problems are common.reduce milk as it usually reduce appetite.loss of hair could be due to iron deficiency.try iron rich foods