Normal Height & Weight

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9 1/2 Month Old in 5Th Percentile Weight Category, Need Advice

M.S. asks from Salinas

At the recent 9 month check up, my son was in the 5th percentile for weight, 80th for height, and 25th for head circumference. The Pediatrician suggested formula sup...

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Skinny Baby Underweight?

O.W. asks from Washington DC

My son is 9 weeks and about 9 pounds/23 inches. That is right about at the very bottom of the infant weight curve (5th percentile) if not below. He was born 7 pound...

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Underweight Anemic 1 Yr Old Who Won't Eat If I Give Her Iron Supplement.

C.B. asks from Provo

At my daughter’s 1 year well child checkup, her doctor was concerned because her weight was below the measurable percentile line (she’s only 16 lbs). We talked ab...

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My 18 Month Old Is Underweight

R.M. asks from Austin

I really need some advice. At 15 months my daughter weighed 16 pounds and was diagnosed as failure to thrive. She is growing appropriately in height and head circumfe...

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Underweight 3-Year Old

A.P. asks from New York

My son, while on his growth curve, is in the 1 percentile for his age (3-1/4 years old weighing 26 pounds). His brother and sister are in the 10th percentile and my h...

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Help with a Underweight 2 Year Old..

E.C. asks from New York

Hi, my son just turned 2 and he is only 23 lbs. We have been dealing with his slow weight gain since he was about 18 month, Our pediatrician did blood work and sent h...

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11 Month Old in 98Th Percentile for Weight. Should I Be Worried??

C.R. asks from Cincinnati

Ok, so at my daughters 10 month well check her measurements were good! She was born at 5lbs 4oz, and has thrived in growth ever since. And as much as I love me a chun...

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Is My Baby Overweight?

D.H. asks from Los Angeles

My daughter is 9 months old and she is in the 95% percentile in weight and 50% percentile in height. She's 22lbs. and 27.5 inches. She is breastfed and is eating so...

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Is My 7 Year Old Overweight?

M.C. asks from New York

My daughter just turned 7 years old this past week. She had her physical yesterday and shes weighing in at 61lbs and is 47 inches tall. The ped said she is gaining fa...

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Overweight Toddler?

O.R. asks from Atlanta

My 16th month old is in the 95th percentile for height and the 91st for weight. The doctor said I should start giving him low-fat dairy products. Should I really be c...