Yeah you can still give gallon milk. What i do is give Laila her recommended amount (I dont mix it with milk) and i give her, her gallon milk seperate after meals
I have the same issue with my daughter they always say she's underweight she's short because myself mom Grama r tiny but I think she's good she's healthy and eats everything
My daughter was 18 lbs at 18 months old. Our Dr was concerned and we got a to of tests done and specialists every month...it was ridiculous! I was so stressed...fast forward we got a new Dr who just kept an eye on her and fast forward even more...she is almost nine and now actually at an average weight for her age:) I never gave her extra calories (bc my genes are def to be overweight) and I didn't want her to think she could eat whatever she wanted...she ate healthy, veggies, fruits, didn't give her any fattening things. She just started growing and taking after her daddy who was skinny and then gained weight. So, some kids are just smaller. My kids are really tall too...my 2.5 yr old is 38 in and 27 lbs...
Me too but really I think your lo will grow...I think sometimes Drs forget people have diff body types and heights...everything is charts and if they aren't where they should be they get all weird about it. I mean you see adults too who are all diff...some big boned and would never be "skinny" some just tiny and petite and will never be big if they tried.
@sehra4177; I agree with you, however most doctors follow trends over time to gauge a childs growth and health risk factors. It's the failure to follow a normal growing curve in the first couple years of life. Even subtle amounts of malnourishment can affect an individual later in life, so doctors try and intervene early; they are practicing preventive medicine. I don't think physicians are trying to ”plump-up” a child per say, rather trying to get them to catch up to the average trend for growth for age. I think people misunderstand the meaning and importance of the growth curve, although with one caveat, if a child is eating well and has maintained a healthy history then I wouldn't put to much stress on weight. I think most physicians will become more concerned if a child has a history of illness. Illness is one indicator of inadequate nutrition.
@Mijita Yeh I agree bc my nephew has cystic fibrosis and they really have to watch his weight. Now with my daughter she would eat just not alot. And also bc at that time I was extremely overweight the Dr looked at me and saw this tiny girl and prob thought she shod be bigger bc how big I was but her dad is skinny...I understand what your saying its a growth curve but there should be other things factored in like some how genetics and the way the parents are...Idk...bc I was so stressed out all the time with her and being small.
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