no steady weight gain

Jillian1118

My daughter is almost 20 months, she was 5 weeks premature and was 4.6 lbs. She has been small her whole life and gained weight very slowly. At her 18 months appointment she was just in the 5th percentile for weight so her doctor refered her to a nutritionist to see if there is anything we could do to help her gain weight. The nutritionist said her diet looks good and just keeping an eye on her weight. We've been to see her 3 times and I guess I just feel frustrated because she's not giving me anything to do to help, she keeps saying everything looks good. I am not worried about her weight I think she's just small and taking longer to gain weight. I guess I'm just not sure what else to do, keep going to the appointments or stop going knowing that she's doing fine? Thanks for the vent just feeling frustrated about the whole thing.

Jillian1118

She has been close to it. When she was born she was pretty much not even on the chart. She has stayed right around the 5th percentile but lately dropped just a little bit. She is now 19.12.

Jen0204

Mine have always been small and they're so active that it seems like they just don't put on weight and can't keep what they do have on.  I know that scales at home aren't really accurate for kids this age, but they were climbing on the scale last wee

Nechie122

Don't go looking for trouble. When you need to worry, the nutritionist or your pediatrician will let you know.

FWIW, my DD is older than yours and weighs less than yours. We're keeping an eye on it but I can't force feed her. If nothing is w

memali26

Like PP said, as long as she's sticking to her individual curve, I don't think you need to be worried at all. If the nutritionist isn't telling you anything you don't already know, then I wouldn't keep going. Just keep offering healthy options, good fa

sunnyday016

LalaMama81:

Unless something else is going on I think it's really odd that your doctor even referred her at all. If she has be