My son is small...

Rebecca - posted on 08/16/2010

godluck, hope everything is ok and he is just little.....keep us posted....

Amanda - posted on 08/16/2010

Thank you all, we went to the doctor and he is officially off the charts and is going to the hospital for some tests,They have diagnosed him as failure to thrive??? Which I dont understand since he is very happy and eating well but whatever, Hopefully I will have some answers soon!!!

Rebecca - posted on 08/16/2010

hi, if your worried see someone else but if he is happy, sleeping well ect i wouldnt worry...my daughter is 1 in 2wks and is 18lb and people are always telling me she is sooo tiny..but she was crawling at 5mths, walking unassisted by 10mths...still in 00 clothes but she is happy. she not a big eater but never has been..hope ytou are a bit more at ease

Krissy - posted on 08/15/2010

I would try not to stress yourself out about your childs size. The drs have had me get every test from CF to hgh for my daughter because shes 26 inches and 17 lbs at 1 year. Kids grow at their own pace. I finally got a new ped who doesnt use the scale saying she son the 3rd % for blah blah blah. The new ped does a bmi and says shes healthy and just going to be small. My daughter actually fell off that scale because she got sick at 6 months and was 13 lbs. If you really are concerned have them do the blood tests.

Becky - posted on 08/15/2010

My pediatrican had suggested to me to add more proteins in my daughter's diet to get her to gain some weight - 6 TBSP a day she should be having. More meat, beans, a little bit of egg etc... She was 6 pounds at birth and weighs 22 pounds now. In the first year babies triple their birth weight but the big weight gain slows down after the age of one. I was also told to make sure that there is 3 square meals a day PLUS 3 snacks a day. 8 am breakfast, 10:30 Am snack, lunch at noon and a 2 pm snack, 5pm dinner and a 7 pn snack. They need the snacks to help with growth and can't really go with only 3 meals a day without any snacks.

Amanda - posted on 08/14/2010

You say he eats a lot, is he very active, perhaps he's burning off the calories. My little one only weighs 18 lbs and she just turned a year on the 8th.

Rachael - posted on 08/14/2010

it doesn;t hurt to get another opinion, but my son was born 9 lbs. 5 oz. and now only weighs 21 lbs. he is quite tall for his age as well. he doesn't gain weight very easily and it seems like as soon as he does he gets sick and loses it. some kids are just smaller than others, and as long as your son seems happy, and is active and eating and reaching all of his milestones it's probably nothing to be concerned about

Jasmine - posted on 08/14/2010

I would trust your instincts and ask for a second opinion, my son is 1 today, weighs 16 and half pounds, below the 3rd percentile. I've been worried about his weight for months, but kept being told it's ok (since I have a small built), turns out he has Vit D deficiency that was pre-rickets, but was the reason he wasn't growing.

Amanda - posted on 08/13/2010

Thank You for the advice, I really do appreciate it!! It's nice to have somewhere to go for advice :)

Trae - posted on 08/12/2010

Hi, my daughter was born at 7lbs 3.3 oz and we weighed her the other day and she weighs 16lbs 8 oz. and will be a year on wednesday and my docter doesnt have a problem with it and it really doesnt bother me. As long as she stays active and keeps eating there is nothing I can do

Bryanna - posted on 08/12/2010

I think I would get another opinion.. Seems low, for a full time baby to me, I'm not an expert.. but it wouldn't hurt to get other opinion, just to be safe;)