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Post by stacyl on May 21, 2012 11:32:53 GMT -6
My DH and i are a little concerned with DD's weight gain, or lack there of. She is 4 and weighs only 27.7 lbs. Any tips on what I can give her to gain? Thanks
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Post by bumblebee23 on May 21, 2012 11:40:56 GMT -6
is her Dr worried about her weight? Because is not I wouldn't worry about it. You could always talk to her pedictrician or a nutritionist.
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Post by stacyl on May 21, 2012 11:47:23 GMT -6
When we had her last wellness check in Jan, they mentioned it, and at the time she had just gotten over a stomach bug, so I thought that explained that 3 lb loss. They did question it. I would just like to avoid ANOTHER dr visit, and try to get things started on my own.
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Post by bunsy on May 21, 2012 11:50:01 GMT -6
Add Carnation Instant Breakfast to her milk.
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Post by supermommy on May 21, 2012 12:19:44 GMT -6
Is she also of short stature? Other siblings or family members have a similar issue or body type? If it seems too low I too would add carnation or an ensure to her diet. It's probably best to see a nutritionist but I understand not wanting to go to more docs.
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Post by dara1012 on May 21, 2012 12:50:59 GMT -6
My niece was considered "failure to thrive" for awhile because she was so little and she never stops moving so she burns everything so fast! I also had a friends daughter have same issue. This is what their pediatricians/nutritionists recommended: yo-baby fruit smoothies (b/c my niece had trouble with whole milk), whole milk w/ carnation instant breakfast, string cheese, stonyfield farms whole milk yogurt. So basically getting the high fat dairy.
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Post by ReneeW on May 21, 2012 12:57:10 GMT -6
I would add more healthy fats to her diet. Does she like avocados? That's a "healthy" high-cal fat. You could also try to increase her caloric intake with healthy snacks -- smoothies with protein powder and some flax seed or something along those lines that might ramp up some calories. Other ideas include cheese sticks, full-fat yogurt with granola, nuts and nut butters. You can google ideas on line as well. I looked at the American Pediatrics Association but most of their articles dealt with obese kids so I didn't find much there. But here's an article that may be helpful: articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-10/health/sc-fam-0810-child-health-underweight-20100810_1_liquid-calories-fussy-eaters-underweightGood luck!!
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Post by jlschlangen on May 22, 2012 7:53:12 GMT -6
I was also going to say try Carnation instant breakfast. Our dr. told us to do that for our son when he was a baby.
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Post by cakemakermom on May 22, 2012 8:18:54 GMT -6
Unless her trend line is off, I wouldn't worry about it too much, my 7 year old is 39 pounds.
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Post by supermommy on May 22, 2012 8:53:18 GMT -6
Girls seem to be smaller in general too. My 18 month old boy is 32 lbs and my almost 4 year old boy is 37 lbs, so every kid can be different and my oldest is still considered a healthy enough weight for his age....he is super tall too.
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Post by angel22 on May 22, 2012 11:28:17 GMT -6
My girls are all tiny, too. At every dr appt we are told, "Put butter on everything for them" but we don't. Our girls are consistantly on the same curve so we aren't concerned at all. My almost 7 year old is barely 40 lbs (I actually should weigh her to make sure she is still up there!) My 4 1/2 year old just hit the 30 lb mark and my 2 1/2 year old is 25 lbs. They are healthy and happy. They eat really well and play really hard. I was really small when I was little, too, so I'm not concerned at all. My neighbor, however, took her youngest in for testing because she wasn't used to small kids- her older two have always been bigger for their ages. Her youngest is fine, just "small." Honestly, as long as your DD is healthy and eats well I wouldn't be concerned! =)
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