Child is 9 month old baby lost weight due to health issues

Dear Patient: Usually children are very prone for easy weight loss. At nine months, which is the age for dentition starting from five to six months, children have a habit of taking articles to the mouth and chewing. This is due to teeth eruption. Hence they should be put in tidy surroundings and be given clean articles or toys. Due to constant infections they suffer from diarrhoea i.e. loose motions etc very frequently. This impacts their health a lot as the increased demand of nutrients by body is impaired due to unhealthy gut. So infection prevention in children is crucial for their optimum growth. Since weaning starts at around six months of age, they need to be given soft food along with milk. Normal breast milk should be supplemented to the child everyday with food as eaten by mother (1/4th of her food at this age).

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Dr.Gupta

Fetal Medicine Specialist