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My 4 Year Old Son Is 24 Pounds and Wont Gain Weight.
Asked by A.A. from Washington DC
on August 23, 2009
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My 4 year old son has not gained weight in 8 months. He currently weights 25 lbs and is all bones ribs breast bone and nobby elbows..The doctor ran every test he could...
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- I know you already got a lot of answers, and I haven't read through them. I'd check for hyperthyroidism, if that hasn't been done already. I have hypo, and from my und...
- Postscript - Following on some others who suggested Celiancs. I wouldn't change his diet without a specialist's care. I have read that if you go off gluten on your o...
- As long as a doctor is involved and has been working with you to find a solution, I can't see why fam. services should want to take all your children. Try another doc...
Hyperthyroidism?
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on February 26, 2009
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Ladies, this may be long, sorry. but, I need your help/advice.
Since my baby was about 11 months old (past 5 months), I have been extrememly moody, my pms has gotten...
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- You do need to make sure they run all the thyroid tests - Free T3, Free T4 (they MUST run Frees and not Totals, as the Free is what's bioavailable), TSH, anti-thyroglo...
- Sounds like you have a lot going on! I will tell you that while I haven't gone through everything you have, I sought out an herbalist and she has me on an adrenal cle...
- Just go in for a complete thyroid panel. It may not be that.... you may have something else going on. So maybe a complete blood panel would be the thing to do. Ev...
Need Some Advice! Not Sure What's Wrong or How to Handle It!
Asked by M.E. from Portland
on November 8, 2006
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Okay, so here it goes. I have a 5 year old son who is in a special school right now. Last year he was approved for the early intervention program and sent to the thomp...
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- Hey M.... I'm sorry to hear you are having such a rough time. I'm going through the Early Childhood Ed program at PCC and am currently taking the class on teaching c...
- Without real training and without actually seeing your son he sounds a lot like my cousin who was finally in his teen years diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome whi...
- You certainly do have a handful and need some help. This is not normal behavior. I'd recommend going back to the school and getting him evaluated again. He definatel...
No Weight Gain
Asked by C.M. from Portland
on January 4, 2009
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It has been a while since I have been on mamasource but I need as much advice as I can get now!! My son, almost 17 months, is not gaining weight. At his 12 month che...
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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...
I Have a Belly from Pregnancy
Asked by C.P. from Memphis
on September 23, 2006
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I just had a baby last month, I'm trying to make my belly look flat like before. I try everything. Anyone have any suggestion please help. I'm trying to gain my ab bac...
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- Honestly it will take about 5-to a year to loose it.After having my son i drank 24 ounces of milk a day,switch to low calerie foods and cut down on sugar.It really hel...
- Hi C., Congratulations on the birth of your baby! Be gentle with yourself. I've always found this site interesting. http://theshapeofamother.com/about-this-site/...
- Give it time, you just had a baby! It will take some time to get back to normal. But old fashioned exercise and sit ups will probably speed things up. With my first...
Weight Loss Trying to Gain Back
Asked by S.C. from Phoenix
on February 22, 2008
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i have been trying to gain back wait for the past 7 yrs. i got back most of it but my doctor says i need to gain more. i eat junk food and everything i get my hands on...
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- Hi! Most people now days don't have this problem! My husband's family is all very thin, though, and don't seem to ever be able to gain weight. They have said it may...
- hey S., i was reading what you wrote and was wonderinf if you have ever tried protein shakes? Its a powder you can add to things. Also they have a powder s...
- Hello S. C, You appear to be struggling with the reverse process of weight loss that affects approximately 1/3 of all Americans. It is unfortunate that our society is...
Weight Gain Question
Asked by J.M. from Los Angeles
on May 1, 2008
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Hi there - I am 22 weeks pregnant and have only gained 6 pounds. I eat 1950-2050 calories a day from very nutritional sources - and have been eating MUCH healthier th...
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- You're doing just fine! What matters most is that the baby is healthy and your doc is saying that he/she is. The weight gain will come on its own. The baby is still ve...
- Sounds like you are doing great in the food department! I wish I had been that organized! Really, you are probably about right for how far along you are. I "popped"...
- If your doctor said that you are fine then I wouldn't stress over it personally but I always used my pregnancies as my opportunity to eat whatever whenever. I won't s...
