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My Daughter Is in the 1 Percentile for Her Height and weight...worried Mom
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on January 17, 2011
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My daughter is 13 months old and is in the 1 percentile for her height and weight. She is still on formula (drinks out of a sippy cup...about 4 10oz a day). Her docto...
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- Get a new pediatrician! One that puts less emphasis on the damn charts and looks at the child instead. If she is happy, healthy, eating well and meeting all her milest...
- If you don't feel like she's developmentally challenged in any way (and it doesn't sound like she is), I would leave her be. My son is tiny, too. In fact, between 12-...
- Some kids are small, some are big. More important is has she always been on the low end of the growth chart or has she dramatically fallen off. The last is more conc...
Daughter Is in 3Rd Percentile for Weight
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on March 8, 2009
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Does anyone have any experience with their children being in a very low percentile for weight? My daughter is in the 3rd percentile for weight. She is very petite, but...
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- My younger son (who is now 15) has always been in the 10th percentile with weight. Our pediatrician was never really that concerned. He grew and matured. He is still o...
- How old is your daughter? My daughter was in the 5th percentile until she was about 4-5 months old, but she was spitting up all the time. Is she doing anything abnorma...
- My son is now 20 months and has been in the very low percentile for weight. He was above average at birth and through 3 months, but then he got really long (his dad an...
Low Percentile
Asked by K.S. from Topeka
on August 11, 2008
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my daughter is 12 months old and is in the 20-25th percentile for weight. she is in a higher percentile for her height, though. she is reaching her developmental miles...
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- I wouldn't worry, my daughter was the same way. In fact, she was born in the 75% and then consistently tanked her first 18 months until she was in the 1-3%. But, as ...
- When my daughter was that age, she was high in the height range and low in weight, they told me to give her either pediasure or for a less expensive version, to use ca...
- You might check out some of the child feeding books written by Ellen Satter. She says that children have a natural ability to know when they are full and that we shoul...
Weight in the Lower Percentile....
Asked by B.L. from San Francisco
on June 26, 2009
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Hi Moms! My 10 1/2 month son has not been gaining much weight. He's about 20lbs and 32 inches long. This puts him in the 20-50th percentile weight-wise (dropped from t...
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- Talk with your Pediatrician. My son was in 5% as an infant and small child. I was VERY worried but the Ped assured me he was perfect and they also said there has to ...
- My son is now 2 years old and at his 2 year doctor visit, he weighed 26 pounds. He has not gained much weight since his 1 year visit. In fact, he only gained 1pound ...
- Hi B.- If your baby is healthy and full, then you shouldn't worry about percentiles unless your son is severely small and sickly. Babies come in all shapes and sizes ...
Down the the 2Nd Percentile in Weight
Asked by T.M. from Phoenix
on April 12, 2009
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My almost 10 month old just had a doctor visit this week. He has always been little, but stayed within his growth curve. We were informed that he has dropped down to t...
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- I wouldnt worry too much about his weight. They would constantly told me that about my 1st son. He ate but just had a high metabolism. He is long and lanky and was alw...
- From PERSONAL experience with little babies.... Is the baby prgressing developmentally... that means with in normal activity levels/ abilities for his age? Is he acti...
- Ignore the doc. Feed him healthy, dont just feed him to fatten him up. My son was (and I think still is) not even on the growth charts. But he is a bright activ...
15 Month Old at 9Th Percentile in Weight... So Worried...
Asked by L.F. from Chicago
on December 10, 2010
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I need advice from anyone who can help. I am concerned for my 15 month old son who is having trouble gaining weight. Yesterday,his doctor said that he is in the 9th p...
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- my daughter slowed on weight gain, went from 90th percentile to 75th. I didnt like the change, so Ive been adding hard cooked egg yolks to her cereal with fruit to cov...
- What did the Pediatrician suggest? To just say this to you.... the Doctor should ALSO be giving you suggestions or concerns about what can help.... Some parents ...
- My daughter went from the 15 percentile at age 15 months to the 1 percentile at age 18 months. We met with a nutritionist, but the best solution was to feed her pedia...
14 Month Old Is .17 Percentile for Weight
Asked by A.D. from Grand Junction
on February 8, 2010
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My 14 month old just got back from the dr.'s office and we were told he is in the .17 percentile for weight. He weighs 17.1 pounds. He was 5.5 pounds at birth, and s...
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- My son was that weight at 12 months. By 18 months he was up to 20 lbs. I can't remember exactly when he gained what, but he doesn't seem that different from your son...
- All kids move at different paces, but I think it is a good idea to have him checked out incase there is something going on that can be easily fixed and help him to get...
- Good questions! From my experience, I would not run tests as suggested by doctor, but would make an appointment with a Speech Language Pathologist or Occupational The...
My 5-Month Old Is in the 90Th Percentile for weight...should I Be Concerned?
Asked by N.A. from Denver
on May 28, 2008
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My second child was born 10 days early weighing 6lb 12oz. The first 4 months were rough...she had rsv at 4wks, acid reflux which continues, and was quite fussy. I br...
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- I definitely wouldn't sweat it at this point. Infants are hard wired to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. Just be sure you are letting her decide...
- I went through the same thing with my son. He was 5 wks early and weighed 7 lbs. At 4 months he was 20 lbs and to big for the infant car seat (we had to move him to th...
- my 5 1/2 month old is as big as yours- no need to worry. At his 4 month check up( which was actually at 4 1/2 months) he weighed 16lbs, 14ozs, and he weighed less than...
3 Yr Old Height
Asked by L.D. from Los Angeles
on September 18, 2010
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My DS just turned 3 last month and he is only 35" tall which puts him in the 5th percentile for height. Last year at 2 he was 34" so he's only grown an inch in the la...
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- So maybe he'll be short! I come from a short family. My father was probably about 5' 6", and my natural son is about 5' 7". The only major problem for him was that he ...
- He just hasn't had his growth spurt this year. no worries.
- So he hasnt had a growth spurt in awhile. Dont boys grow fast later in life? My 3 almost 4 year old girl is 43" tall already but she comes from tall family. Im average...
97+ Percentile Growth a Problem?
Asked by S.F. from Chicago
on June 4, 2008
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My son is two and has been "off the charts" (over 97th percentile) in terms of height and weight (but not "overweight") since about 6 months old. (He is about 37.5 inc...
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- Hi S., My daughter was 22 inches and 7#14oz at birth. she has been off the chart for height since then. She just turned 3 and she is 42" and looks 4 1/2. I have never...
- I don't see it as a problem, My son was 36.5 inches at his 2 year appointment, the nurse just said that it looks like he will be over 6 foot tall when he is done growi...
- My 6 year old is off the chart...born @ 9lbs 1oz and 22 inches long; he is just a big boy. He wears a size 3 shoe and size 8 in pants and shirt...he actually fits som...
