Growth, Height & Weight Charts: Preschooler
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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...
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 ...
Daughter's Height
Asked by T.P. from Indianapolis
on November 14, 2011
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Hi All,
I need some advice or maybe I need to know if any of you have experienced this. Since last November my daughter has grown 3 1/4". Her doctor seems concerned...
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- Has your daughter always been around the 92% for height or did she just make a big jump this past year. Typically doctors are not concerned if a child is following th...
- How old is she? My daughter has grown a lot over the past year or so, but she's 13 and that's a prime "growth spurt" time. In fact I had her and our 16 year old son ...
- first of all DEEP BREATH. Also since her dad is so tall she may take after him or even his parents. My self and my husband are both on the short end, I'm 5'4" he's 5...
3 Year Old Running Away from Me
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on May 5, 2011
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Any suggestions on how to stop my 3 year old from taking off on me? I'm at my wits end. Today he took off in a parking lot and I was so furious and scared that I spank...
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- Margie that is so funny. I have a good friend who also used (still uses with her grandkids) "Hands on the van!" She said she got some strange looks once in a while....
- we hold hands in the parking lot, no other options, freak out or not, we hold hands cars can hit little ones they don't see.
- They didn't have harnesses when mine were little, but hey had a leash that was like bracelets from their hand to mine, the velcro was heavy duty so they could not rip ...
I Have a 3 Year old...enough Said :)
Asked by J.L. from Portland
on July 11, 2008
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. from those who have or have had 3 year old boys. My biggest frustration is...why in the wo...
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- Hi, I know you were just thanking the group and already had a lot of ideas, but the potty training...I wanted to let you know what my son did. He didn't want to s...
- Hi Jackie, I got your post late but I can't help responding. Seems you are not alone by all the responses. I was right there with you a few years back.My first born da...
- I feel exactly the same way! We had a behaviorist come for evaluation and her report said he would not listen 90% of the time. He kicked me when I had to change his n...
Weight of 3 Year Old
Asked by C.W. from Lexington
on March 23, 2011
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I have a son who turned 3 in february. He was at the doctor today and weighed 28 pounds. I'm not worried at all, I know all kids are different, I was just kinda curiou...
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...
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...
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...
