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Growth Percentile
Asked by E.M. from St. Joseph
on December 1, 2011
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I had a re-cert WIC appt today so I had to take all the boys in. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy and twins that just turned 1 year a week ago. 2 1/2 year old was great, gr...
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- Hello, I would say if u are that worried and they haven't see the dr. For a while to take them in for a check up. I have three boys and my oldest son had trouble with ...
- My doctor has always said, if he is growing, eating, happy, and meeting milestones...DON'T worry. I was never on the charts as a child, and my mom said she is so h...
- This is just a standard measurement to compare your kids to the general population of kids who have the same age of your kids. It is an average. What it is important h...
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...
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...
Growth
Asked by D.K. from Denver
on December 2, 2008
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I have a question. My son went in today for a checkup on his ear tubes. He is 45lbs, 46 inches tall almost! He is four, really tall for his age. My daughter is 7 a...
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- Hi D., I don't know if there's really a way to tell. My mom is 6', my dad is 5'11. In 7th grade I was 5'9", 104 lbs. By college, I was 6'0" 140 lbs. My brother, wa...
- Hi D., Every kid is different, my friend was the tallest kid in class through grade school and Jr. High, he quit growing at 12 and it was high school before anyone e...
- My hubby is 1 of 6 kids. Their mom is 5'7" and their dad is 5'11". My hubby is 6'6". The shortest of the 5 boys is 6'3" and the girl is 5'10". They don't have height a...
Child Growth
Asked by J.S. from Dayton
on January 25, 2010
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My wife and I are wondering if we should be concerned because are unborn sons leg growth went from the 3rd percentile to the 7th percentile?
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- I'm not a doctor, but I am a mother. I would say no that is a good sign. 3rd is pretty small, how far along is she?
- I would not be worried at all. It sounds like your child simply had a growth spurt.
- That is an improvement in growth, so celebrate that. Is your doctor concerned? T. Barefoot Books Ambassador www.ReadandGrow.com
Daughter Is in 3Rd Percentile for Weight
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on March 8, 2009
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Does anyone have any experience with their children being in a very low percentile for weight? My daughter is in the 3rd percentile for weight. She is very petite, but...
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- My younger son (who is now 15) has always been in the 10th percentile with weight. Our pediatrician was never really that concerned. He grew and matured. He is still o...
- How old is your daughter? My daughter was in the 5th percentile until she was about 4-5 months old, but she was spitting up all the time. Is she doing anything abnorma...
- My son is now 20 months and has been in the very low percentile for weight. He was above average at birth and through 3 months, but then he got really long (his dad an...
Growth Issues
Asked by K.A. from Missoula
on May 19, 2009
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I took my newly three year old in for his well check up yesterday and found out that he had only grown an inch in one year. He was always 95th percentile for both hei...
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- I would not place too much importance on growth charts. My older children were off the chart. My youngest is skinny, skinny and tall. Everyone is different and if h...
- I was wondering if one of the tests was for Celiac Disease. Celiac is an auto immune disease where the body rejects gluten. My daughter was tested for it at 3 yrs ol...
- I hope the tests come back okay. I think it's a great idea to do them just to check. The concern is that he has dropped two standard deviations. That's huge. We've...
Growth Hormones
Asked by A.S. from Kansas City
on June 10, 2009
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Hi Moms! My husband and I recently found out that our 3 year old daughter will need to be put on growth hormones. In the past year, she has basically stopped growing ...
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- I have also have a friend that was put on growth hormones as a child. He grew far beyond his genetic ability to support his size, suffered many unusual health issues,...
- I went to HS with a girl who was put on growth hormones as a child. Instead of growing taller she grew out. very large bones and some fat. So instead of looking normal...
- Have doctors said that she could have a Turner Syndrom. Usually girls with Turner don't grow well.
Growth Specialist?
Asked by C.W. from Phoenix
on January 22, 2009
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I have a little guy, who's really just seeming to look littler and littler each time we plug his height and weight into the growth charts at the pediatricians. We are...
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- Hi C.! I have been through the same situation. I am a mother of 2 boys my older son who is 4 1/2 is normal size and grew great. My youngest who is now 3 did not. He ...
- Hello C., I have a son who is diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency at age 3 (however, he probably had it from birth). He is now 9 and has been on Growth Hormone...
- my response is completely based on my experience, so it may not apply. is your son showing an signs of food allergies? my son never ate very well, and when we started...
Growth Hormone
Asked by S.B. from Muncie
on September 4, 2008
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My son will be starting nightly growth hormone injects. Any input on what medications work well with little ones???? My son is 17 months of age :(
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- My niece was getting the injections for a few years now. She just turned 15 and is very much "normal" size. She was very very petite and not eating too much for year...
- BE VERY careful and do lots of "homework" before you agree to anything! Might want to also get a copy of NATUALLY HEALTHY BABIES & CHILDREN by Romm
- I do not have experience with the growth hormones; however, I work with a food-science company and have learned a lot about how when our we are fed exactly what we nee...
