How much does your 5 year old weigh?
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Anonymous
| my 5 year old is 56 lbs and 49 tll |
Anonymous
| My five year old girl is 43 pounds and 43 inches tall. |
Anonymous
| my 5 yo son (almost 6) is 42 lbs and 43 inches. another lightweight. i think he was 38.5 lbs and 40 inches at his 5 year check up. |
Anonymous
| at 5 DS was 36 lbs. At 6 DS was 45 lbs. 50% for height and weight now at 6. |
Anonymous
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My just turned 5 DS weighs about the same as yours which is almost off the growth chart, maybe even a bit less although I'm not sure because I don't think our home scale is totally accurate. His height, about 42 in., is on the chart, but he is not as tall as we would have expected based on DH's height and my height. It has been cause for concern for us, but we kept a food diary for our ped to evaluate and he is getting enough calories. He is otherwise extremely healthy. He is somewhat picky and I definitely wouldn't say he is a super enthusiastic eater (not one of those kids who eats 5 bowls of cereal or 3 hamburgers), but he eats an overall pretty healthy and decent diet. Without loading him up on sugar and saturated fat, I try to up the calories of his food to some extent -- e.g. adding olive oil to pasta, baked beans, etc..., making smoothies with lots of fruit and yogurt, lots of peanut butter.
We did bloodwork to have him tested for all kinds of possible issues and everything came up negative. I think at his next checkup (soon) our ped may refer us to an endocrinologist for further investigation, but he may just be a smaller, skinny kid. It's something I worry about a lot. |
Anonymous
I'm the one with the almost 6 year old who is 42 lbs and 43 inches. I've been concerned since this is not the height I would expect give his parents heights (5'5" and 6') but my pediatrician didn't voice any concern and kind of brushed off my concerns. I brought it up again with her in the summer and she gave me the name of an endocrinologist to see just to alleviate my worries, not hers. My son ended up growing 3 inches this year (as opposed to 1 inch last year) so I thought I might wait and see how he does for a bit longer before I go to the endocrinologist. What tests could be looked at by the pediatrician rather than the endocrinologist? You said you did bloodwork. Another doctor mentioned checking thyroid levels. (He's otherwise fine, perfectly active, good appetite, weight is actually at a higher percentile than height.) |
Anonymous
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Nearly 6 and my sons weigh nearly 55 lbs each. They're also in the 95th percentile for height. Very athletic.
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Anonymous
| My son is 5 and weighs 34 lbs, I'm not sure of how many inches he is. He will be 6 in Oct. 2012. I feel he is very thin although my husbands family and my own family have some very thin people...I still feel he's too skinny. I've been looking for sites to help me out. I called the Dr. and told them, the nurse just said it didn't seem normal for him to lose weight, gain a couple pounds then lose them again. We'll see what happens. I'm worried because when he's getting ready for a bath he just looks so thin it scares me. Although he eats, I can't understand why he keeps losing the weight. |
Anonymous
| My 5 year old daughter weighs 56 lbs and is 47 inches tall. |
Anonymous
| Almost 6y old twin boys that are 48lbs and 53lbs. |
Anonymous
| My son will be 5 in 3 months. He weighs 36 lbs and is about 42 inches tall. |
Anonymous
| DD is 43 inches tall, 42 pounds or so. Six pounds heavier than her 3 year old sister, who is barrel chested and only about 36 inches tall. |
Anonymous
| Just turned six and just turned 29 lbs. Girl. |
Anonymous
| 9 years old 53 lbs 48 inches ... grows every year...no worries. |
Anonymous
Wow. How tall? |