Normal Height & Weight: Older Child

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How Much Should a 7 1/2 Month Old Weigh?

E.M. asks from Sacramento

I have a 7 1/2 month old daughter that weighs only 13 lbs and 15 oz... her doc says shes underweight but to me she has a good size belly on her.. she dont act like s...

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Is It Possible for a Child to Grow Too Much?

B.L. asks from Los Angeles

My younger son just turned 5 and he is 48" tall. That is over 100th percentile for his age. 48" is the average height of an 8-year-old. His brother is 8 and is 53" ta...

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Poor Body Image Already in 8 Year Old Girl - How to Help?

P.R. asks from Cleveland

My youngest weighed herself yesterday (with sister and friend bc of weight limit on trampoline I think) and started crying that it said 70lbs. For her height, it's a...

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My Son Doesn't Seem to Be Gaining Enough Weight :(

R.A. asks from Provo

I am really scared and just don't know what to do. My 6 year old son just does not seem to be gaining enough weight. Every time he goes in for a checkup his weight pe...

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Come Backs Needed for "Oh She's So Little"

S.R. asks from Washington DC

My dd is very small for her age...she's not the smallest in the 4th grade, but the second to the smallest. She's always been under the 10th percentile, but her growt...

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Breast-fed Baby Dropping on the Weight/height Charts

E.M. asks from Springfield

We just took our son in for his 9-month well-baby dr. visit. We were surprised to see that he has dropped from being in the 75th-85th percentile on height and weight...

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How Much Do Your 14 Month Old's Weigh???

S.F. asks from Charlotte

I just want to see a bunch of varied answers to this! My son weighed 7lbs even at birth, and currently weighs 20.5#. He was on the 25%-10% percentile curve the whol...

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My 4 y.o. Won't eat...EVER

S.B. asks from Dallas

Alright I know that we can't force a kid to eat and we can't force them to sleep, but what do you do to encourage them to eat? I wouldn't say my son is picky, althou...

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7 Yr Old Needs to Gain Weight

J.G. asks from San Antonio

Posting this message on behalf of a friend. Basically, she said that dr. told her that her 7 yr old son was underweight and needed to gain some more! Here's some o...

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The Size of My Daughter

E.J. asks from San Francisco

I wanted to know if my daughter is much smaller than most. She is 8 months old, and she weighs 14 lbs. she is JUST now fitting into her 6-9 month clothes. Does thi...