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Baby Just Turned 1 and Is Very Skinny
Asked by L.O. from Tulsa
on October 9, 2008
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My daughter just turned 1 and I'm worried about her weight. She didn't gain weight at all between her 6 and 9 month check up and is set to go to her 1 year check up ne...
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- Don't worry so much. My first daughter hit the chunky 6-9 stage but my second one never did. In fact she was always so skinny she didn't even register on the growth ...
- My daughter is almost 2 and never went through a chunky stage-I missed it, b/c her big sister was so chubby and I loved it! What is she eating? If she is still on baby...
- My son did the same thing from 6-11 months, did not gain weight. It turned out that he had ear an ear infection that the dr. said had been there for a while. He said...
Worried About My Daughter's Size...
Asked by T.N. from Houston
on August 29, 2009
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One agin I am stressing out about the size of my baby. She is a yr old and only 26.25 inches. She weighs 20 lbs. At birth she was 7lbs 10 oz and 19.5 inches tall. The ...
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- Kids all grow at different paces. I wouldn't sweat it. My daughter is 3.5 and she's only 27lbs and 36 inches. She is FINALLY on the growth chart. We were seeing an...
- T., I understand your worry.. My youngest daughter's head started shrinking at around her 18 month ck up and was getting smaller for two more appts after that. The Dr...
- Another mom wrote in w/a similar situation & pretty much all the answers were 'does it really matter' how tall she is as long as she's healthy? Too many parents are re...
4 Year Old Gaining Weight
Asked by E.Z. from Chicago
on January 2, 2009
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My son was born with allergies to food and was off the 7 major food groups by one. By 4 he outgrew them all, the last being wheat (oh, he is still off dairy). Since he...
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- I have multiple and severe allergies, many of them to food so I have experienced weird symptoms that were unexplainable to the doctor. I wrote down all symptoms and w...
- First off try to remove all gluten again and see what happens over a six week period. If his weight levels off, goes down to normal it may be Celiac disease(won't show...
- E., First Happy New Year...I have not read your other responses....From reading your question it sounds like you are doing what you can to help your son with his food ...
Pregnant Looking
Asked by S.W. from Cincinnati
on September 22, 2006
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I am 29 and have given birth to three kids. They are 6, 3, and 6 months. They were not little babies, sizes 7 lbs 4 oz, 9 lbs 4 oz, and 8 lbs 12 oz. The trouble is ...
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- I have been doing Denise Austen every morning on the Lifetime channel. She's on for an hour from 7-8. I have a DVR machine and record it when I can't do it first thi...
- PILATES, PILATES, PILATES! For years ballerinas have been doing pilates to keep that lean, long look - and great posture! Pilates strengthens your "core" muscles, wh...
- This is me too!!! I have been asked several times, "When are you due?" or, "How far along are you?". Number one, people need to be VERY careful with those questions....
Breastfeeding
Asked by M.D. from New York
on August 23, 2009
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My daughter is only 2 weeks old and she has increased her eating drastically. I am pumping now because she had some complications when she first came into the world a...
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- Hi My Son is 4 months old and when I wanted to increase my milk supply I would pump sfter he ate even if there was no milk flow. This would stimoulate more milk. I...
- I was not producing enough mild for my daughter because she was not nursing, she would only take a bottle so I would exclusively pump. So my lactation nurse recommende...
- Eat almonds; drink herbal tea from your healthfood store which assists in milk supply. It would be labelled for nursing mother's milk or something of that title. Ple...
Mirena Question
Asked by L.C. from Raleigh
on August 20, 2009
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Hi Everyone. I have a question about the mirena and weight loss/weight gain. Has anyone on the mirena experienced problems with weight loss or weight gain? I've bee...
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- Hi L., From all your other responses, you can see that everyone reacts differently, but I thought I'd share my experience since I hadn't heard ANYTHING negative bef...
- I lost weight on the Mirena, and it wasn't a good thing. I am already slender, and even though none of habits changed, I lost about 8 lbs. Once I had it removed, it ga...
- I don't want to be negative but...... I NEVER got a waist back again even after I had mine removed.... it made me feel like an apple from the day I got it.... removing...
6 Month Old in the 90% Tile for Wieght
Asked by A.W. from Houston
on April 17, 2008
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My 6 month old bundle of joy is on the chubby side... 20lbs. She's always been this way. Although her doctor isn't too concerned about her wieght he did say we needed ...
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- I agree with the other posts that you don't need to worry. My son was always in the 90th on height and weight and now is in the 70th on weight and my doctor was conce...
- What is important is for her height and weight percentile to match, which means she is the right weight for her height. So if she is 90% in weight but only 50% in heig...
- A., I'm uncomfortable with your doctor telling you to watch the calories with a six month old!!!!!!!! My baby boy topped the charts at that age, too. He was our lit...
Need Advice on Weight Gain in My 2Nd Pregnancy
Asked by A.M. from Denver
on July 16, 2009
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So I am 5'6" tall and weigh around 120 (pre-pregnancy). When I had my first son about 2 years ago I gained over 50 pounds. I ended up at 175lbs. My son weighed 9lb ...
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- Sounds like you are doing great when it comes to eating. Your first delivery went great!, I was the same with a 9lb baby for my first. I gained 35#s with the first, 30...
- Look at website www.slimbodycoach.com. It's free and it works -- basically eating 5 mini meals a day (each having a protein, carb, and color carb). 120 oz. of water is...
- You don't sound unhealthy to me, but I'm sure your doctor is worried about GD and Pregnancy induced hypertension. If you gain a bunch of weight, it only stands to reas...
Seeking Advice About the Effects of Baby Weight on My Marriage
Asked by J.N. from San Francisco
on March 7, 2008
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Hi- I am struggling severely with the effects of my pregancy weight gain on my marriage. We are very young, I am only 23 and my husband is 25, and we barely ever touch...
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- Hi J.: I feel your pain and it sounds as if the issue is your husband's. It sounds as if your husband is not very happy right now and is using your weight as an exc...
- Wow! First of all please try to see yourself as a beautiful being & just perfect as you are because you are not just a body but a beautiful soul that has so much more...
- I suspect your husband is acting this way because he is insecure himself. Also, I'm sure working as a bartender does not help with exposure to unrealistic expectation...
Weight Gain at 28 Weeks
Asked by R.T. from Washington DC
on August 14, 2009
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hi experienced mom's
we expecting our first baby in november am 28 weeks as of today.
before pregnant i was 144 lbs.
now at 28 weeks i gained 26 lbs till now...am...
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- I was one of those skinny moms who put on a LOT of weight during my pregnancy. I started at around 140 and when I went into the hospital to have my little girl I weig...
- I'd say you were doing great! I'm 5' 5" tall. I have 1 boy and we needed a fertility specialist after 4 year of trying in order to have him. When we finally got pre...
- Don't worry- you are within the normal range. Your weight gain will actually slow down the last month of pregnancy. I just looked at the journal I kept when I was pr...
