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4 month old wellness checkup was yesterday and she only weighs 11 pounds a month ago she weighed 10.6 nurse said her weight dropped a little bit, doctor said to give her oatmeal cereal w bm and pedialyte. i'm concerned she's not gaining accordingly.

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Mgt: I would suggest another weight check in two weeks. If the weight gain is still slow, another option is to add a calorie supplement to BMF by bottle.

Answered 6/15/2017

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A member asked:

4 month old wellness checkup was yesterday and she only weighs 11 pounds a month ago she weighed 10.6 nurse said her weight dropped a little bit, doctor said to give her oatmeal cereal w bm and pedialyte. i'm concerned she's not gaining accordingly.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

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