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Weight Gain in 6 Month Old/breast Milk
At 9 months, she weaned herself off the brest and was on formula alone. ... She does need to gain weight. Maybe she is small, but if the doctor thinks her ...
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- YOur daughter probaby has a good digestive system. It is probably not your milk. My son weighted 18 lbs for a year and a half. He ate ten times a day when he was un...
- D.~ My oldest DD when she was 6 mths was 14.6 & she was BF only. My doctor said that while she was "small" she had always shown a consistant amount of growth at eac...
- HI D. I was in a similar situation with my daughter. I was breast feeding her exclusivley, at about 5 month, she stopped gaining weight. It was a VERY scary time. We ...
High Calorie Foods for Underweight 13 Month Old
Sometimes high calorie is not what you need, but high in nutritive value might be what you do need. ... Next question: Help 9 Month Old Gain Weight ...
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- Has she recently started walking, cruising or crawling more? Children sometime lose weight around this age because they're burning off more calories. If she is healthy...
- My ped suggested we add Carnation Instant Breakfast powder to my daughter's whole milk to add some calories. Play around with flavors and the amt that you add to the m...
- Hi, I know it's been awhile since you posted this, but I wanted to add some suggestions. My daughter and I are vegan, so I have to make sure that she gets enough calor...
3 Month Old Hasn't Gained Weight in a Month, but Is Alert, Happy, and Healthy
At my daughters 6 month and 9 month appt, she didn't gain an ounce. ... he's happy and healthy. i think you just need some reassurance on the choices you've ...
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- My first 8 weeks of nursing were SO hard but we made it... now I can't get my 28 month old daughter weaned from her bedtime feeding but that's another story! Anyway...
- My daughter is now a year old, and she had the same problem with gaining weight, and she is still very petite. I have always exclusively breastfed her and have heard m...
- Allyson, I so wouldn't worry about the weight. If you weigh him all the time you're only going to stress yourself out for no reason. All signs show that he is healthy...
6 Month Old Baby Not Gaining Weight
Breast milk is very nutritious but is not everything that a baby needs at a certain point (in the future) so he needs to ..... Help 9 Month Old Gain Weight ...
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- I am no doctor, but I say start the solids now. Also, you could suppliment with formula if you are afraid you don't have enough milk. My daughter gained approx. ...
- Hello! You could try supplementing your breastmilk with formula (remember to have someone else feed him). Also, at 6 months he can begin the cereal and jar fruits/ve...
- Real quick- active toddler here.... My son shrank before we recognized I had supply issues while bf-ing. He was born at the 75th and shrank to the 5th (he was losing...
My 18 Month Old Is Underweight
Read all 32 responses: "I really need some advice. At 15 months my daughter weighed 16 pounds ... At 9 months he stopped eating baby food and went on a " hunger strike". ..... Next question: My 2 Year Old Daughter Will Not Gain Weight ...
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- I'm just the old grandma, but some times I think that the growth charts main purposes is to freak out moms. Have the dr.s taken into account your family history of bo...
- My daughter was also diagnosed as failure to thrive at 18 months, weighing less than 17.5 pounds. An x-ray diagnosed her with rickets (vitamin D deficiency). Have yo...
- R., For what it's worth, both of my girls are/have been less than the 3rd percentile on height and weight. My 2-year old still is, and my oldest finally jumped up ...
9-Month-old Suddenly Refusing Bottle
Read all 10 responses: "I'm actually posting this for the 9-month-old boy I ... and this is a common formula replacement for kids who need to gain weight. ...
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- My son refused liquids when he had a mild case of foot and mouth disease...I think it's called coxsacki virus. And I never saw blisters in his mouth. The reason why we...
- Does he breastfeed fine while in mom's care? If so than it is probably not a health or milk issue it is a nipple preference and one that is normal. If he is eating w...
- This has happened to my girls from time to time. Usually it happens when they have not had a bottle in a while. I would check with the Doctor because the baby might ...
My 17 Month Old Won't Eat - Need Someideas!!
(Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) .... your doctor has said she is underweight and you desperately need to get her to gain weight, ...
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- My 2-yr-old does the same thing. Some days he won't eat anything at all. Other days he eats like a piggy, and it isn't because the food I'm giving him those days are...
- I echo the other posters - all good ideas and suggestions. Definitely go with a multivitamin - it will make you feel better, its good for them and they think its candy...
- Hello, I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and she did the same thing. I always tried to feed her good food and then grandma taught her all about the wonderful world ...
Very Slow to Gain Weight on Breastmilk
Very Slow to Gain Weight on Breastmilk. My daughter is 6 months old and hasn't doubled her birthweight yet. At 4 months she was 12.4 and at 6 months shes ...
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- You might want to meet with a lactation consultant. If you haven't already done this at home, they can determine how much milk you're producing and compare that with ...
- I am a mother of two wonderful girls (4.5 and 1.5). I didn't have any problems breast feeding each of them for an entire year. I worked full time, but pumped during ...
- I had breastfed all 3 of mine and they were all underweight almost 3 months behind average, sometimes their weight didn't change for a couple of weeks or went down for...
My 2 Year Old Daughter Will Not Gain Weight
Sep 23, 2009 ... He told me that I need to put her on PediSure for 2 months twice a day and ..... He quick gaining weight and didn't gain any for 8 months. ..... My son was 25 lbs when he turned a year old. He is 9 nine and is over 5'2' ...
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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...
No Weight Gain
We had weight gain issues when my daughter was 9 months so she couldn't eat ..... My 17 month old daughter is the same as your son. When I took her for her ...
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- Hi there, I have heard that some children with Celiac Disease (which is an allergy to wheat and gluten) don't absorb nutrients if they are eating gluten. A friend of ...
- My daughter was also 8.7 when she was born. She looked like a little sumo wrestler compared to the other 6 pound babies in the nursery. She did not gain weight from ...
- My 17 month old daughter is the same as your son. When I took her for her 15 month visit they ran out of 15 month benchmark profiles and so I filled out the profile f...
