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1-Year Old Not Gaining Weight
My daughter was born somewhere around the 70th percentile, shot up into the ... I agree with the other moms - if your baby is happy and active and has rosy ...
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- Ups and downs are toatally normal. At your next appointment ask your doc specifically if you should be concerned. My doctor told us at out last appointment that norm...
- my son is 22.5 lbs and is 12.5 months old. So your little ones weight is fine. I understand the concern is the no weight gain issue and I would say it is not time to ...
- Unless your doctor has given you specific steps to take or refered you to a nutritionist, it doesn't sound like he/she is all that concerned. She can't possibly conti...
Child's Weight
Someone's gotta be in the 2nd percentile, right? Is your baby really underweight , or just not a big baby? I would look more at whether he is growing, ...
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- Hi P., I am a mother of 6, soon to be 7, and my babies have all been drastically different as far as growth. My first was 20 pounds by 6 months, but my sixth is only...
- hi P. ~ Don't worry, all babies are different. I have a 9 month old, too but he is big (22 pounds and 31 inches). Here are some food ideas - We give him 1/2 Yo Baby Yo...
- Is he healthy? Is he active? Is he reaching the normal milestones? Are you or your husband small? If you answered yes to these then he is fine! Some children are ...
Can My 15 Month Old Eat Too Much?
He was always big as a baby in the 95% percentile and he seemed to always eat a lot. Unlike my other three children who were all steady 50%ers, ...
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- S., Sounds like a growth spurt to me. My son has them-a couple times a year- and it seems like he eats, and eats and eats, and is still hungry. Then after a week or...
- I would try having her drink more water. Make sure she is getting plenty of water. I know of a girl who is 18 now and her parents and grandma always let her eat whatev...
- I wondered about that too with my little girl. At about 18 months she just began to eat so much and it was like she was never fed. It didn't last forever though, it t...
Baby Growing Well
If your baby is acting hungry all the time then maybe you do need to .... She's still on the low end as far as percentiles but that scale is based on ...
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- It seems to me that your baby is well and happy. All of his developmental benchmarks are moving right along and he is eating well.In my opinion I would not change anyt...
- Relax and breath , your breast milk is the best thing for him provided you eat a healthy diet.I would not change it.All children grow at different rates he will eat wh...
- First let me say that your doctor seems to be wonderful, a lot of doctors would have told you to switch to formula by now. That being said those charts are based on f...
Pediatrician in Palatine Area
Oct 9, 2009 ... As a side notemy daughter is usually in the 3rd5th percentiles and the ... the distraction of a baby And you dont pay for this type of visit ...
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- I'm not sure if this is close enough for you but my kids and I really like Dr. Beckerman and his group of doctors. The office is called Pediatric Care in Barrington ri...
- I have to give a second referral for Dr. Bernadetta Kordas at Pediatric Health Care Associates. We lived in Palatine until a little over a year ago and we went to her...
- We love the doctors and staff at Arlington Pediatrics, Ltd. We especially love seeing Dr. Brottman and Dr. Santiago. They are affiliated with Northwest Community Hosp...
18 Months Needs More Calories!
Oct 23, 2009 ... My husband just took our 18 month old daughter to her 18 month Well Baby check up. She is on the small side. 25th percentile for height and ...
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- How about full fat dairy products for her...like whole milk, cheese and yogurt? Those things she can have as side items to whatever you're already having
- Are you giving her whole milk? Also snacking with crackers and peanut butter which is a carb and a protein between meals. There is a big brain study that said fat is ...
- Full fat dairy and make sure she has a morning afternoon and evening snack.
Green Poop & Blood in Poop of Breastfed Baby
... developing normally, in the high percentiles for weight, etc. ... With green poop, sometimes it's that the baby is getting more foremilk (mostly water) ...
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- With green poop, sometimes it's that the baby is getting more foremilk (mostly water) and not enough hind milk (cream). You could try nursing him longer on each side o...
- Generally speaking, green poops mean that the milk is passing through the baby's digestive system really fast. This could occur for a number of reasons. If your Dr rul...
- Sorry to say I don't have much advice (I pumped exclusively for about 10 months because of latching problems, and thankfully my supply kept up and we had no allergy is...
How Much to Feed My 8 Month Old?
The baby will set the limits and is just growing Id be concerned if the ... weights in the 25% percentiles and always ate a lot especially my oldest son Now ...
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- I agree with the doctor...she's right on track growing evenly, doesn't seem to be any problem, so she won't overeat. Looks like from what you said, she eats pretty av...
- Sounds like what my 7-month-old daughter eats, except mine also has an additional 6-ounce bottle when she wakes from her morning nap about 11:30am. Our schedule for ea...
- she sounds very healthy to me. You would know if she was overweight. She would not be rolling over having difficulty moving around ect... Some babies just eat and g...
Helping Toddler to Gain Weight
He is 22 lbs. and is barely in the 5th percentile. ... I started her on veggies instead of fruits when we began eating baby foods and to theis day she still ...
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- I am not saying the doc is wrong... but, here is my personal experience (and my sisters too) We both have had underweight children and completely average weight child...
- I agree - don't give unhealthy things just to help him put on weight. And, in my opinion, if he is meeting all his developmental milestones appropriately, then who's t...
- S., I would not worry. I have an 19 month old as well. She is very active and eats great. No junk food just good home cooked food. She is on the 1 percentile for weig...
Is It Normal for My Daughter Not Want to Try Anything New??
She has always been very healthy and in the 90th percentiles. My lactation consultant says the baby can have some food allergies (that will clear up ...
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- Make sure you feed her when you are ready for dinner then let her sit at the table while you eat, she'll start eating soon enough when she sees you doing it.
- Just hoping to encourage you!!! Your daughter sounds like she is doing fine. Some doctors may not agree, but a baby will only take what he/she needs. In other words...
- Totally normal for her not to want anything other than boobyjuice! It is warm and comforting at Mommas breast so why should she want to give that up? Joking aside, my ...
