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Asking for Other, Female, 1 years old, Lahore

My baby girl is 14 months of age and weighs only 8kgs. She eats well on most days, takes breastfeed 3 times a day and many times during night time sleeping and on most days take balanced diet. But she seems weak to everyone. Please suggest what can I do. At 8months she weighed 7 kgs. I am giving her vidaylin drops and maltofer as well since she was 3months old. Thank you in advance.

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Pediatrician in Gujranwala - Dr. Muhammad Awais

Dr. Muhammad Awais - Pediatrician

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u need to give proper calculated calories according to rhe weight of the child..or dietary constituents...ur child needs proper diet chart

Pediatrician in Islamabad - Dr. Intisar Ul Haq

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what was her birth weight?
what does she eat ?
how many times a day?
does she have any ongoing diarrhoea or cough?

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Her birth weight was 3kg. She takes oats and rice porridge or egg for breakfast. In lunch time she eats rice with vegetables. In dinner she takes chicken with cheese, rice or roti. And fruits (bananas, apples, watermelon, peach, cherries) as snacks.
No diarrhoea or cough.

1 month ago

Pediatrician in Rawalpindi - Dr. Hafsa Asad

Dr. Hafsa Asad - Pediatrician

MBBS, FCPS (Peads) | Rawalpindi

According to her age, the weight is on the 10th centile. There is room for a kg or 2. What exactly is she eating and how many times a day? If you can give a detailed account, her diet can be adjusted according to caloric intake needs for age.

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She takes oats and rice porridge with a tsp ghee or yogurt or egg for breakfast. In lunch time she eats rice with vegetables. In dinner she takes chicken and cheese, rice or roti, with some variations ofcourse. And fruits (bananas, apples, watermelon, peach, cherries) as snacks throughout the day.

1 month ago

Pediatrician in Rawalpindi - Dr. Hafsa Asad
Dr. Hafsa Asad - Pediatrician

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She seems to be taking adequate meals. What you can do is to add egg for breakfast daily. Add red meat to her diet and along with lentils ( maybe make khichri ) add a tsp of ghee to her rice/ roti/ paratha.

1 month ago

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She is always reluctant to eat eggs in any form. She takes adequate meals but only in small amounts. I give khichdi occasionally as well.

1 month ago

Pediatrician in Rawalpindi - Dr. Hafsa Asad
Dr. Hafsa Asad - Pediatrician

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Then here is the answer to your problem. She maybe taking meals but the quantity isn’t sufficient. What you can do is to avoid breastfeeding during day time and instead add solid food( maybe second helpings of the meals you are already giving). Children are hard to feed, i understand but she needs to take proper meals. As for eggs, try to add scrambled with a pinch of salt and pepper to her rice.

1 month ago

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Okay thanks I will try to adopt this method now. Thank you

1 month ago

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Can I give a bit raw egg to her? As she only eats egg if its very liquidy.

1 month ago

Pediatrician in Rawalpindi - Dr. Hafsa Asad
Dr. Hafsa Asad - Pediatrician

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You can give half fried/ half boiled egg. You can also make French toast. They are sweet so kids like them usually and the taste of egg is fully masked as well.

1 month ago

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You can give her dalia,khichri, banana,yogurt ,boiled rice,cerelacs, custured,sagu dana, egg ,honey, with addition of syp cal one d 1teaspoon twice a day for 1month syp malcifer f half teaspoon daily for 1month syp epitome 1 teaspoon x twice a day for 1month syp zental 1teaspoon x single dose.after 1month follow up plz

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Should I discontinue Maltofer and Vidaylin that I am already giving?

1 month ago

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