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Julie - posted on 03/18/2011

My son is FTT also he is 4 now and weighs 32 lbs and is only 37 inches tall. He eats all the time and is VERY active. He also doesn't sleep much but we have not had any testing besides an Xray of his hand to figure out bone age. If you don't agree get second opinion. It sounds like you have an advanced little girl and you shouldn't be worried. You're very lucky since my son is developmentally delayed all around. Also tried to get the good carbs and protein in before the bad carbs. Remember you are teaching her eating habits she will have all her life so it needs to be healthy eating also not junk.

Miranda - posted on 11/04/2010

Just a little FYI alot of doctor's don't take family genes into consideration point it out to the doctor so that they will consider it she most likely should not have been diagnosed with it but do all the testing just to make sure they tried to say my youngest had it but he is missing a growth hormone not ftt hope this helps

Catherine - posted on 05/24/2010

My daughter is 25 months and has been FTT pretty much since birth. She is a happy healthy little girl that is very active and has always been advanced on her milestones. She was born little (5 pd 9 oz) but has always been a good weight for her height.

I also wouldn't recommend to many sugary foods but would suggest the lots of proteins and dairy. avocado and cheese are good ones to try and encourage her to drink as much full cream milk as you can without compromising the rest of her diet.

The drs have never taken into account that I myself are only tiny and it looks like my 5 month old is going to go down the same track. If you ever want to talk just drop me a message and I will reply 1st chance I get. I hope that everything starts getting better soon :)

Jennifer - posted on 05/03/2010

My son was preemie and weighed 3lbs 2oz at birth so we definately had to work HARD at getting him to gain weight. We were adopting him through foster care so for the first ten months I hated the care he was getting due to medicaid so we started paying out of pocket and switched to a pediatrtion we really felt cared about our son and finally started getting useful advice that coencided with our needs as the parents. I guess I am saying this to encourage you to seek differant care, a second opinion, if you feel what the current doctors are saying is not working.
I also agree that I would be wary of the focus on sugers, even carbs in general. That was one thing our pedi explained to us; that overall if he was just putting on fat as weight it wasn't really any healthier then his being underweight. She focused us on getting him to eat protiens and thus build muscle and gain muscle weight. Things like peanut butter, yogurt, fish, chicken, etc. At just shy of 4yrs old he still only weighs 32lbs on a good day, is 41in tall and has ZERO body fat, but he is healthy, extremely active ind very strong. His pedi has even said that most likely his bio parents were skinny too. He has texture issues and so food intake is still and always will be a struggle and we continually moniter what he is eating to make sure what he does take in is what his body needs, and that usually means meats/dairy, veggies, and fruits before carbs and sugers. My friend is a nutrionist that worked with WIC and she "approved" very much what we were doing. All the research I have done makes me question the idea of gaining weight from suger intake.
Also yes, FTT is just a lovely lable for we have know idea what is causing this! ;-) I hope things get better soon!

Melanie - posted on 12/23/2009

my son wouldn't put weight on for about 3 months at a time when he was born (he weighed 6lbs 12 oz). Some months he would put on 1/2lb others he would either lose or put none on. He was diagnosed with severe reflux and has several other problems. All too often they say he's too small. he is 2 yrs old now and i have to dress him in 12-18 month clothes and some of them don't fit properly. I think you need to go with your gut feeling. As long as your daughter is getting her veg and fruit daily and also she seems to be like any normal 2 yr old. xx