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When is the best time to wean a premature baby?

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Hi Dr. Ombeva,

When is the best time to wean a baby born prematurely? My friend’s baby was born at 31 weeks and weighed 1.6kgs, she has been advised by different people to wean the baby at 9 months given that the baby didn’t attain the normal delivery weight and wasn’t born at full term. Mary, Kajiado.

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