Trying to Gain
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My 3 Year Old Son Needs to Gain Weight
Asked by A.A. from New York
on June 20, 2009
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My son is 3 years and 22 1/2 lbs. We need a way to get him to gain weight. We have tried everything from Pediasure with Duocal powder to adding butter to everything....
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- I don't think its as simple as finding things for him to eat. He needs feeding therapy.
- try stoneyfield whole milk yogurt--has a little more fat and calories in it and give him full fat ice cream.
- Hi A., I feel your pain and fear. My son really struggled with texture and weight gain. In the end, I think he just wasn't ready yet for textures and needed time, jus...
How to Lose Weight While Helping Her Gain?
Asked by S.E. from Philadelphia
on January 27, 2012
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Ok Moms heres is the problem. I have an underweight tween. We've seen the doctor as she has been under weight her whole life, she's just tiny and skinny. Which I o...
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- The key is keeping things separate in your mind. I have an eight-year-old who hates to eat. It's a battle to get him to eat at all and that's even with high-fat foods ...
- The good news is that if you also eat 6 times a day, it'll HELP you lose weight. :) That's the #1 trick to boosting metabolism. You just have to make sure that you're...
- If you find your metabolism, will you see if it eloped with mine? Mine has been gone for years and no matter how many milk cartons I advertise on, I haven't seemed to...
My 2 Year Old Daughter Will Not Gain Weight
Asked by K.H. from Chicago
on September 21, 2009
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I have a daughter who just turned 2 a week ago. She is only 21 pounds and has not gained weight since last year. She is on the 7th percentile and her doctor said that ...
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- i agree about testing for allergies or intolerances. Failure to thrive is a big symptom of some GI food allergies (like eosinophillic stuff). www.kidswithfoodallergie...
- Oh, honey, WHO CARES what percentile she is on. Is she healthy? Does she have energy to run and play? If yes, then she is FINE! Pediatricians get really hung u...
- It is not uncommon for children this age to eat only a few certain things and only want those and only those. You said that she will eat fruit all day long if you let...
Weight Gain
Asked by T.G. from Boston
on November 16, 2008
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Hi there. So, my four month old is not gaining weight like she should be. At her appointment last week we discovered that she is quite long (75%) but very low weight (...
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- Hi T.: So a few things come to mind... First, it seems to me that your daughter is probably putting calories towards her length, which is legitimate, and therefore nee...
- You need to be eating some fats so that there is enough for you and your baby's breastmilk. Fat is good for your baby, especially for brain development. Breastmilk is ...
- Kelli, My first son was BELOW the weight chart or right on the edge till he was 1yr old. Remember there can not be a growth chart with children on each spectrum! Our ...
Weight Gain
Asked by S.M. from San Francisco
on January 3, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son. He's on asthma meds. He has difficulty gaining weight. He's 5'3 and only weighs 87 pounds. He eats constantly but still gains like a pound a ...
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- depending on what medications he is on, this may be affecting his ability to gain weight. Steroids, in particular, can affect the body differently and can CERTAINLY c...
- Hi S., I'm sorry- I don't know much about asthma, but I would agree to look into the Singulair. I certainly respect that you don't want him on more meds (antidepres...
- Hi S., Take a look at "The Makers Diet" by Jordan Rubin. In it he tells his story about bringing himself back from deaths door by changing his diet. He couldn't gain...
Giving Baby Half N Half for Weight Gain Instead of Milk
Asked by I.U. from Washington DC
on December 1, 2011
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I am wondering if this is a healthy option to promote weight gain. It's high in saturated fat, low in sodium.
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- I would not give your baby half and half instead of whole milk or breastmilk. But you could pour some on a bowl of strawberries or blueberries in the morning as a brea...
- My daughter has always had issues with gaining weight she is almost 8 and just recently has gotten up to 44lbs, her doctor put her on pediasure or ensure. She gets tw...
- Talk to your child's doctor. There is a lot of nutrients in formula and breast milk that are not in half and half.
Toddler Weight Gain Question
Asked by A.M. from Lakeland
on December 26, 2010
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Hi Everyone! I have a question about how much weight a toddler should gain from age 2 to 3. The last time my toddler was weighed was at his 2 year old well checkup a...
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- I agree with Molly. You also need to consider the fact that the scales your mother in law used are different than the scales he was weighed on in the doctor's office....
- You can ask at the next check up but my son did not gain more than a few pounds at that age. Kids grow very fast as babies, slow down between 12 months and 24 and the...
- My daughter is always considered skinny, but so was I. She's healthy, hardly ever sick, cold once a year and that's it. She has lots of energy, eats and sleeps well ...
Help 9 Month Old Gain Weight
Asked by E.M. from New York
on November 14, 2009
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Does anyone have suggestions for how to help 9 month old gain weight. She weighs 16 pds. and doctor said to add butter to her food and olive oil. Please share other ...
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- my son only weighed 16 or 17 lbs at 9 months. what are her other measurements? my son's weight has never been a concern, but i just feed him what ever we are eating ...
- Hello! My son has the same problem. He is 3 1/2 now and only weighs 25 pounds! His father is very small-framed, so genetics plays a part. The main thing to watch i...
- honestly, i don't know what the problem is. don't add butter and other saturated fats to the childs' diet. that would be call for a new dr in my mind. both my kids on...
Weight Gain Change Post-pregnancy
Asked by H.B. from Atlanta
on March 29, 2008
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I was wondering if there are any other moms out there who have had a shift in the location of their weight gain. I had my fourth child a year ago February, and after ...
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- Hey Hillary, you are not alone girl! I never in my life had a problem with weight in my stomach and two children later the belly won't leave! I am smaller every where ...
- Well, I don't know if it is a fluke or reality, but I just had my first baby at 31 and am holding the weight at different places. I used to not hold the weight around ...
- I had a very similar experience. I had my first son when I was 33. Only gained about 20 lbs with the pregnancy and lost it all pretty easily, and the stomache went b...
Weight Gain with Pregnancy
Asked by R.K. from New York
on January 19, 2011
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I am only a month pregnant and I feel so fat already! I gained so much with both my kids, and I want to know if I don't eat anymore than normal in the first trimester ...
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- I had 5 kids. With my 1st baby I gained over 50 pounds so I understand how you feel. I was determined I would never do that again. Everyone always told me "Have as muc...
- You don't need to eat any more than normal (providing what you were eating was a healthy balanced and calorie-dense diet to start with) the first trimester. Just add ...
- I think each person is different. I gained a lot of weight with each of my kids and did very different diet and exercise routines with both. I pretty much gained the...
