Overweight or Underweight
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Blue Hands Feet and Lips When Cool
Asked by P.G. from Jacksonville
on February 16, 2010
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my 27 month old is turning blue on her lips feet and hands when she gets a little cool and im trying to get some more testing cus along with the blue problem there is...
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- I don't know about the weight gain, but my 2 girls are the same way as far as getting a little blue when it is cold. It does not happen with my son. They are both fr...
- The underweight thing is not a big deal. My youngest daughter was always underweight. She is 22 years old and just fine. But the turning blue thing is a sign of poor c...
- have they checked her heart? My friends is going through this with her son, who is 1 1/2. Good luck and my prayers go out to you that everything is okay.
Seeking High Protein Drink for Adults
Asked by S.H. from Houston
on October 21, 2009
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Hi, Moms! My sweet husband has finally made the decision to start losing weight. Bless his heart, he has been about as round as he is tall for the past 15 or more ye...
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- I really like the Herbalife products. There are two different protein drink mixes that you mix with water (tastes like kool-aid), and protein bars that taste like cand...
- That is wonderful on the weight loss commitment! I go to GNC for those types of things. They really know their product well! My kids swim and I teach fitn...
- Labrada - www.labrada.com My husband and I both use a lot of there products. The protein shakes and bars are very good and you can't taste the protein taste in any...
Concerned About My 4 Year Old Daughter's High Bmi/weight
Asked by P.R. from San Francisco
on May 27, 2010
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As way of background, my husband is 6'5" and his family is a bit heavy-boned. I am 5'9" and my family can eat whatever they want without gaining weight. Unusually go...
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- I would not worry about it right now if she is eating healthy foods, with an occasional snack. She still has a lot of growing to do. My 2 yr old comes in at 97% heig...
- i honestly would not worry about it. if she is not eating a lot of junk food and has physical activity then I'm sure she will be fine. I would caution you against we...
- Hi P., I have two perspectives. 1. My father is very overweight and my mother never commented on how we children were. Her extreme was not to mention it at all if ...
Leptorexin or Apidexin
Asked by C.B. from Little Rock
on January 18, 2009
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Hi!
I'm trying to figure out which product I can take to help me lose my baby weight. I'm 5'2 and currently weight 150. I'd like to lose anywhere from 20 to 30 pound...
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- I would not try those drugs, instead find a gym that can help you with non-weight bearing exercises. If you are not in a cast, but a removable boot try doing some s...
- C. have you given thought of doing some exercises? When the children are asleep. This will help in two ways, 1 keeping your body drug free, 2 - it will tone your body...
- Myself, I would be more worried about the fact that my foot hadn't healed in six weeks. :( I would focus more on exercise and healing your foot than on weight loss r...
Thin 10 Month Old
Asked by B.P. from New York
on January 15, 2009
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Hi Everyone,
I just came from my son's 9 month check up and it seems that he is not gaining as much weight as he was. He is now below the 50 percentile in te...
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- I can't stand it when doctors give you this type of advise! Remember that breastmilk is the best source of nutrition. I had my previous pediatrician tell me the same...
- Dear B., I would listen to what your doctor says. He is the one with the medical degree. It does not mean that breastfeeding is not best, or that your milk is insuf...
- B., Let me ask you one thing, Is she happy? A child who is hungry and needs something will not be a happy child. If she is happy the refer to the saying if it isn't...
Height/weight Percentile
Asked by K.H. from Salt Lake City
on March 4, 2008
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I'm sure we all have heard at our childrens check-ups that they are in the x percentile for height and x percentile for weight. Does anyone know if there is a chart o...
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- Try parents.com or preganancy weekly.com
- I just checked out the two links below and they both put my son much lower on the chart than what either the ped or pulmonologist chart him at. He was just in today, ...
- Here is a site that breaks it down by age and sex. http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growth/growth_charts.html
9-Year Old Son Is Becoming Overweight
Asked by K.W. from Eugene
on November 27, 2006
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Hi all.
I have a 9-year old son, our youngest. He's always been a big kid- he's about 4'8" and (don't have a scale at home) probably around 100, 110 lbs. He's been i...
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- Hi K., I see you also try to maintain a "so-so healthy diet" that we moms try to incorporate into our lifestyles. I often wonder how I made sure my children...
- Hi K., Adderall is actually a stimulant and it could cause weight loss. As far as your husband drinking soda that his his choice to ruin his teeth and and drink all ...
- You might want to avoid products with high fructose corn syrup. When I moved down to the US from Canada, I put on about 50 pounds in a year without having changed my ...
Help Me to Help My Husband
Asked by A.S. from Los Angeles
on February 21, 2012
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My husband needs to lose some weight. Not a ton but at least 25 pounds. He has such a hard time being motivated for some reason and I try not to nag at him because I...
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- My husband is the EXACT same way! He was skinny skinny SKINNY when he was a kid. He was literally a bottomless pit. He used to eat so much as a kid at lunch at scho...
- He needs to see a doctor and a nutritionist. He has an eating disorder. The Hypothalamus Gland tells us when we are full and have eaten enough. It doesn't work in s...
- Oh, yes. I was the "skinny girl." Now, at 52 I'm gaining weight and I'm having a hard time stopping. One thing that I did that cut down on the amount I was gain...
Does Anyone Have a Small (Short) Baby/child?
Asked by W.T. from New York
on February 25, 2009
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Has anyone's LO dealt well, 'smallness'? If so, how did your pediatrician handle it, were you ever referred to an endocrinologists and at what point, and any experienc...
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- I don't think you have anything to worry about at all! My son is 13 months old and not quite 20 lbs, and about 29 in tall. He has always been between the 5 and 15th pe...
- Been there. My daughter was born tiny - between 5th and 10th percentile - which was not surprising because my husband and I are on the short end of average, grew alon...
- Hi W., I understand you are concerned about your baby. If your family is small he may be also. You can consult an endocrinologist and see what he says. My sister's son...
6 Yr Old BO ?????
Asked by K.P. from Milwaukee
on May 6, 2010
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My daughter is six and has had armpit BO a few times in the past month. She is a beanpole so its not a weight-related issue. She showers/bathes every other day, at l...
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- Get her some deodorant. Let her help pick it out so she will be more likely to use it on a regular basis. And at 6yrs. old, she could probably start taking a shower ...
- For reasons of it being easier to treat if caught sooner, there's no harm in having her checked for thyroid or pituitary gland imbalances, her peditrician or your fami...
- Hi K. I see you have alot of good answers here but I wanted to let you know that body oder is caused when bactieria starts growing on the skin. So instead of a deodar...
