My baby is 14 months old and she weights only 19lbs. I am really worried that there is something wrong with her? does anyone have the same experience?
What does your pediatrician say? Is she growing along her curve properly? Each time you go to the ped.,he should tell you what her growing curve is and if she's following it. If he sees a problem he follows it up with tests. That is the first thing you have to establish and then go from there based on the answer. Good luck!
If she is eating well and is a happy healthy little girl then I wouldn't worry too much. Definitely check with your doctor about her development if for no other reason than to allay your concerns.
How big was she at birth? How big are you or your husband or were you little as kids too? It's all relative! My middle son was tiny and it took him until he was about ten years old to start catching up with his peer group. Having said that, he was right on his curve from birth so although I was concerned.. it was nothing to be concerned about!
My son is 2.5 years old and is only 25 lbs, He has been underweight ever since he has been an infant. I was concerend for a bit but realized that he is happy, healthy and doing great. He body matablizes food differenly from others. He eats just enough to get by. ( He is not the best eater and rarely eats junk food because he is not crazy for it. I would love to see him eat an icecream cup instead of a few bits. ) So don't worry if she is haappy and heatlthy
YES, TIMES TWO. Working with early intervention (in NY State) as of this past Thursday. They will be helping us with nutritionist etc... In the meantime, feeding girls every four hours (formula 7-11-3-7) followed by solids right after. Didn't stop formula due to weight and allergies. Got some tips on how to add fat to food and thicken it as our girls are idling on purees. (olive oil, wheat germ, mixed grain cereal - also adding nutri-rice to bottle twice a day - its a soluable solution so mixed in and does not change the text or thicken it.) Keep in mind all we are doing is in teaspoons as we had acid reflux babies that are now off medication and I think still need to eat small meals. BUT we do give them what they will eat.... Looking forward to adding more to their diet and dropping what is now becoming a nighttime bottle because they burn off everything.... I guess I didn't help but want to tell you that our girls are healthy and well and this is another hurdle to climb. We will get there. And I am sure you will too. Write me back via my gmail if you would like information I get from nutritionist over the coming weeks ([email protected]) All the best.
Hi There,
Don't worry!! My daughter is almost 2 and 1/2 and weighs 22lbs!! At her 18 month apt. she weighed only 18 lbs 5 oz. and at 2 years was 20 lbs. Our pediatrician is not concerned, I have always been petite and my husband is short as well, and said it was simply genetic. She also looked at her growth chart and although she has never been on the charts (since about 2 mos), she has always followed the curve, meaning she is growing at the right pace, just smaller. She also asked what she ate, and eats a fairly decent diet (better than a lot of toddlers, though she has her typical picky moments). Loves cheese, eggs, berries, spinich, broccoli etc. She just eats small quantities most of the time (except when she LOVES something like mac'n'cheese which she will eat 3 servings of). As long as your child is developing normally and is generally healthy and active, you have nothing to worry about!!
As long as she is eating and drinking milk do not worry.
my daughter tends to sit in the 90% range in hight and 30% in weight. She eats a lot of fruit and vegitables and is constantly on the go. I used to worry the first few months of life but that is just how she is built. My only advice is not to use this as an excuse to give her a lot of junk foood. We have to take a lot of her pants in because she has no waist.
My youngest daughter is 13 months old and weighs only 17.5 pounds.Her height is about 24 inches.She is walking and people are amazed cause she only looks like she is about 7 or 8 months old.I have 4 other children who were always on the low percentile of the growing chart or whatever it is called but NOT this small.Her dad and I are 5'9 and 5'8 so I was a little worried myself. Her pediatrician, to be on the safe side, had us get bloodwork done for her to rule out certain digestive problems which came out negative thank god.We go back in june for a weight check and shots of course. He says as long as she keeps moving slightly up on the chart he wont be worried and that shes just small. If she hasnt gained enough weight compared to her height I'm not sure where he will go from there. My advice would be to talk to your pediatrician and see if he has any concerns regarding your baby's weight. If you would like to keep in touch my e-mail is [email protected]. I hope I was helpfurl.
My daughter is now 16 months and just broke the 20lbs barrier. We were so excited to be able to turn her carseat around I thought of having a party. I was concerned about her low weight, but my Dr. said that as long as she was eating and happy I had nothing to worry about. It was hard not to try and get her to eat more because our nephew is 22lbs and only 7 months old. Everyone is constantly comparing them, but every child grows different.
Unless your daughter is having any other problems I wouldn't worry.
My daughter is happy and very healthy, just petite.
Hope this helps.
If you have a pediatrican-- give her/him a call and ask.There are tests that can be done if any questions from the dorctors side exist. My son is 5 and still isn't on the growth curve. Hasn't been since he was 5 months old. He's been through many many test to find out hes little:-)and perportionate (spelled wrong)
if you don't have a good not then might be worth finding out about early intevention They are are wonderful program and are great with eitehr helping a child with teh bench marks or reassuring that everything is fine.
But do give one a call as they can give you a medical reason to worry and things you can do or to take a deep breath that everything is fine.
Emily -
Both my girls were two years old before they hit 20 pounds (and they were both short - they were 30th percentile in height and not even on the chart in weight) and now, at 9 years old and 6 yearss old, they are in the 50-60th percentile in height and weight. Chances are, your daughter will catch up. It might just take some time. I kbow it's hard to be patient (especially when you see other chubby babies!) and you probably can't wait to turn the car seat around, but it will come.
if your pediatrician isn't worried then you shouldn't be. my 18 month old weighs 22 lbs. i was concerned because my daughter weighed 28 lbs at 1 year. she was off the charts for weight until 18 months and my son is somewhere in the middle. as long as they are getting enough nurishment to gain weight, you should be too cocerned.
Hi Emily,
I have three girls and all of them except for my last weighed about 19 pounds at the same age. As long as she is eating properly, thriving, and reaching milestones, consider her petite. What does your doctor say? If he is not concerned, I wouldn't be either. It is hard not to get caught up in those weight charts especially today when most kids are above the average weight. Good Luck
Hi,
My name is Alexandra and I have a girl Eva who is 3,5.
I just want to assure you that there is nothing wrong with your baby. She is just gaining weight at her own pace. So she is a bit underweight, but as long as she is healthy there is nothing to worry about. Most of my friends have lean babies and nobody is much worried because as long as they are healthy the are ok. If she is not eating well at her meals try to always have a plate of cut up fruits or sandwiches next to her and you will see when ever she is playing or sitting she will grab something all the time. That way you will be able to figure out how much she actually needs to balance her day.
Good Luck!
My son was born 9 lbs 9 oz. We had problems nursing, and he lost weight. The doctor called it "failure to thrive." I have been worried about that since his first week. He is now two and half and only weighs in at 28 lbs. Our doctor says that as long as he isn't loosing weight we are fine. Offer a well balanced diet, my doctor has never heard of a healthy child starving itself.
I hope that brings comfort.
My daughter is 21 mos and weighs 22lbs. The doctors say that she is a perfectly healthy toddler. Babies grow at different weights and have different builds. Don't worry unless she doesn't eat and acts sick. :)
Hi Emily,
19 pounds for a 1 year old is not tiny. The typical baby triples their birth weight at a year, so 18 pounds would be just average at a year for a 6 pound baby at birth. Some gain faster - my daugher was 7 lb. at birth and over 23 pounds at a year. Some gain slower - my son was 8 pounds at birth and at 15 months, he was 20 lb 11 oz. Totally normal.
In the second year, from the first to second birthday, they typically only gain about 6 pounds. Big difference from the first year! But I hope that makes you feel better to know that each month at this point, you won't see a weight gain whereas in the first year, you typically saw a weight gain of a couple of pounds per month.
My son is 15 1/2 months old and only weighs 19lb 4oz. He is only in the 5th percentile. I don't get myself worked up over it. He eats and looks fine. I know some doctors make you feel like there is a problem. I was a small baby and so was my husband. I personally don't feel like you have anything to worry about.
My daughter was 19 lbs. at 23 months. The doctors kept thinking something was wrong with her just because she wasn't on the charts. We went for tests and to various specialists for over a year. They put her on a feeding tube, but we could only take that for a month (she looked so miserable with the tube in her nose all day). In my heart I knew she was okay, but I followed the doctor's advice until finally I said enough. She is like me, she is just small. Developmentally I knew she was fine; she is my 4th child. She is 3 1/2 years old now, weighs about 25 pounds, but is the cutest little girl around. Yes, she's small, but she is just petite. She is healthy, and not a big eater.
So my advice to you is do what you feel in your heart is right; if you think she is fine, she is probably fine. Remember, doctors get very upset when children do not fall into the middle ground on the charts; if they are too big they get upset, and if they are too small they get upset. Not everyone can fall into that middle area.
My 14 month old also weighs 19 lbs and neither me nor my family doctor are concerned. I breastfeed and she wasn't interested in solids until recently. She went from being in the 80th percentile for body fat at 8 months and since she started crawling and walking dropped to the 15th. My doctor said that she wouldn't be surprised to see her go off the charts before coming back up at around 18 months. That is her experience with breastfed babies who aren't big eaters yet. It surprised me to hear that some practices would consider that failure to thrive! I don't know if you are breastfeeding but know that those growth charts were derived from statistics of formula fed or formula/breastmilk fed babies. What does her doctor say?