Weight loss- portion sizes?

Jessica - posted on 03/03/2010

As a parent this would concern me too. I have two older boys (6 and 4) and my daughter just turned 17 mo. Boys were always normal and yes at the 1yr mark they were more interested in trouble than food. My daughter however is tiny. At her 15mo check up she only weighed 18.7lbs which is like the 5th percentile. But she has been in the 5% since about 9mos. I try not to get too worked up about eating habits ( my boys are poor/picky eaters too) but she NEVER eats. Refuses oatmeal anymore, Eats her brothers' pop-tart crusts for breakfast, maybe a piece of cheese for lunch or 5or 6 green beans for dinner, Seriously! Thats it! She's perfectly happy drinking all day though. I don't let her have a cup until after I offer food. We still have her on formula too. (She had a corn intolerance which I think she is growing out of.) Even though its VERY expensive I'm afraid to take her off b/c she IS so tiny. Anyways my pediatrician said to add calories and protein to her day (and get her off of formula) add Carnation Good Start to her milk. Maybe you could try that if he's not a big eater or at least ask your pediatrician about this. You might want to ask your Dr. to refer a nutritionist. I am thinking about doing just that at my daughter's 18mo check up.
Wish you all the luck!

Lori-ann - posted on 03/03/2010

IF YO DON'T MIND ME ASKING HOW MUCH DID HE WAY BEFORE AND MUCH NOW MY DAUGHTER IS SMALL SHE DOES NOT EAT VEY GOOD AT ALL.

Lindsay - posted on 03/03/2010

Hmm that's a tough one. My daughter is a BIG eater. But a basic day goes alittle something like this. Breakfast could be a sippy cup of milk (half) bowl of oatmeal (1 pack) 1/2 peice of toast, and some fruit, could be 1/4 cup berries to a full banana. I still feel toddler jars on occasion so she eats half a food jar and half a veggie jar then a dessert, fruit cup, apple sauce, any type of fruit etc. Dinner she eats what we eat. Usually about half of our portion maybe a bit less. She also snacks about 3x a day on things like mum mum toddler cookies, handful of raisins, cheerios, crackers, fruit, cheese etc. She has a sippy cup a day, not often finishing it but it's available to her. She has a 4oz bottle at bed, soon will be taken away. Often times she will eat what she eats and then some. But again, she is a big eater and LOVES food.

Good luck

Lindsay - posted on 03/03/2010

Hmm that's a tough one. My daughter is a BIG eater. But a basic day goes alittle something like this. Breakfast could be a sippy cup of milk (half) bowl of oatmeal (1 pack) 1/2 peice of toast, and some fruit, could be 1/4 cup berries to a full banana. I still feel toddler jars on occasion so she eats half a food jar and half a veggie jar then a dessert, fruit cup, apple sauce, any type of fruit etc. Dinner she eats what we eat. Usually about half of our portion maybe a bit less. She also snacks about 3x a day on things like mum mum toddler cookies, handful of raisins, cheerios, crackers, fruit, cheese etc. She has a sippy cup a day, not often finishing it but it's available to her. She has a 4oz bottle at bed, soon will be taken away. Often times she will eat what she eats and then some. But again, she is a big eater and LOVES food.

Good luck