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This May Sound Stupid....
My son has always been between the 5-15th percentile in height and weight. He is healthy. He just happens to be half asian. On the asian growth charts he is ...
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- I have two daughters that were extremely small as infants. My oldest was 6 lbs 9ozs at birth and was at the bottom of the chart for 3 or 4 years. I worried to death ...
- My daughter is the same way. At her 18th month check up in October she was 33 inches but only 22lbs. My doctor was not concerned at all. Just like your child she is re...
- AW! I feel your pain. My daughter was 7lbs 1 oz and 19 " at birth. And, then she steadily fell off the chart. She wasn't just in the 15th percentile...she was lete...
3 Month Old Hasn't Gained Weight in a Month, but Is Alert, Happy, and Healthy
As long as her daughter was HAPPY, PEEING, POOPING, and PLAYING, she was FINE - no matter what her weight or percentiles on the growth chart (something ...
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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...
Help 9 Month Old Gain Weight
The percentile chart is just that a percentile... your kid is being compared to Shaquille O'neil's and Mini Me's kids. Maybe he's just built long and lean? ...
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- Hi J., You've received a lot of good feedback. We had an underweight little one too... 3-5% for her 1st 2 yrs. She did take a bottle so we could supplement with formu...
- As long as your child looks healthy and is meeting milestones, I wouldn't worry about them being "a little underweight". My daughter is just 20lbs at 22 months. She ...
- You have received some very good suggestions for first finger foods. You’ll want to start with high value foods: avocados, bananas, yams, etc. My suggestion is to ad...
Loss of Growth Percentages in a 2 Year Old
Oct 6, 2009 ... Has anyone else experiences a "hilly" growth chart? ... Based on their growth pattern (not their current percentile), they'll likely hit at ...
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- I have to slighty piggy back off of Diane's comment. I have heard of Gluten Allergy and it is very real. My son, now 15 months, measures on his own 5-10% growth curve...
- Sounds like ED (eosnophilic disorder) it is pretty much just food allergeis causing the malasorbtion of nutrients. Do you see a GI dr that is having you weigh in an...
- I have a niece and nephew who both have a thyroid disorder which causes their weight gain and height to not be as great. Have they checked his thyroid? My little broth...
Seeking Advice Regarding Daughter's (Potential??) Overeating
... My pediatrician is very supportive but since her percentiles are low she ... he always had a good growth chart even though it was in the 10th percentile ...
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- Hi C., Good for you with offering your daughter such healthy foods and that is so awesome that she likes them! I know you only mentioned a few food items, so I'm s...
- Hi C., You didn't mention what she is served for her regular meals. If you serve her something a bit heavier than yogurt; like maybe pancakes, french toast, eggs (...
- There are times when my almost 3 year old will eat for hours on end and others where she won't eat hardly anything. I try to keep a wide variety of "snacks" in the ho...
19-Month-old Hasn't Gained Weight Since 12-Month Appt. Is This a Problem?
Oct 10, 2009 ... I watched his growth percentile slide down the chart and was very concerned. My Pediatrician kept reassuring me that everything was fine ...
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- It is not always easy being a parent and sometimes you just have to be "mean". He is allowed to be a picky eater. I teach healthy workshops. In my Mac N Cheese ...
- I think it could be a problem. My 22-month old has only gained about 5-6 ounces since her 12-month appt...and she's a little over 19 lbs. She's not even charting for...
- He has failure to thrive and needs to be hospitalized so the cause can be determined. He needs to see a doctor, it's a crime not to get him to a dr.
My 6 Yr Old Son Has Grown in Height, but Not Gained Weight in the past 2 Yrs
Oct 14, 2009 ... I will tell you that mynow 15yrold was in the 50 percentile on the growth chart for height but barely in the 5 percentile for weight The ...
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- My son is 5 and the same way. Is he underweight? If you would see my son, you would think he is underweight, but the doctor told me that he is just right and that we...
- Yes, all my boys have done similar things. Sometimes they put on weight right before a big growth spurt, then don't put on any weight for awhile. Still growing in...
- Yes. All 3 of mine at some point.
FRIEND'S Baby Not Growing like He Should
growth charts in 2 answers also find another pedi who will show her every ... old has been in the 5th percentile since birth for height and weight but since ...
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- S., you are good to check on this for her. I would of course recommend having her get a good pediatrician and it sounds like she is doing that. Also, Tarrant County ...
- S., Has the pediatrician expressed concern over the child or is the mom just concerned? It is very common to have a child in the 50th percentile or more when they ...
- Hi S., We had the same experience with our little girl. She didn't measure up to the "growth charts" pediatricians typically follow. The DR we were with at the time...
Down the the 2Nd Percentile in Weight
Apr 12, 2009 ... He is long and lanky and was always in the low percentile or sometimes not even on the charts. I just tried feeding him more often in ...
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- I wouldnt worry too much about his weight. They would constantly told me that about my 1st son. He ate but just had a high metabolism. He is long and lanky and was alw...
- From PERSONAL experience with little babies.... Is the baby prgressing developmentally... that means with in normal activity levels/ abilities for his age? Is he acti...
- Ignore the doc. Feed him healthy, dont just feed him to fatten him up. My son was (and I think still is) not even on the growth charts. But he is a bright activ...
Should I be worry if my 12 month olds head is bigger than others?
He's 50th percentile in weight and he head is actually ON THE CHART!" It was 97th percentile at that point. At his four year check she came in and told us ...
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- James, my daughter's cousin, had a head so large as an infant that it impeded him crawling (very heavy!), and was always commented upon. His parents worried, but the d...
- Dear L., My son had a similar head. He never crawled. All my friends that had babies were (oddly enough)of a close age to mine. When I asked the Doctor why he was...
- My daughter has a large head also which is off the charts but the doctor doesn't seem to make it a large concern. I don't believe there is anything wrong with your ch...
