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1 year old won't gain weight

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angelous8882008

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1 year old won't gain weight Posted: 03-02-08 19:27pm


My daughter is 1 years old and she only weighs 17 pounds. What could be wrong? The doctors don't even know what is wrong with her. Can someone please help me out.

lil_blaze2004

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Posted: 03-11-08 09:11am


Hello and welcome to ehealth. Does she drink milk/fomula? Are you or hubby small?

Marianne0558

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Posted: 03-14-08 10:23am


That isn't an unhealthy weight for 12 months. My daughter is 20 months and only weighs 21 pounds. The doctor said although it's small for her age, it's not unhealthy or uncommon.

MommaOf2Girls

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Light doesn't mean unhealthy Posted: 03-17-08 14:46pm


My daughter was about 18 lbs when she turned one, in fact she was close to two before I was able to turn her around in her car seat. Where is she on the doctors growth chart? Our doc always said that as long as they are in the "normal" range, and showing some growth in either weight or height with each checkup, then they are probably fine. He coined my daughter as "petite", and she was always down in the 5-9% percentile of the charts. She just turned 3 in Febuary and she is still only 26 pounds. But she is healthy and happy. My 10 month old, by comparison, is already 20 pounds. They were brought up with the same formula and foods. I wouldn't worry unless she falls significantly off the growth charts.

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