My 13 yo weighs 80 pounds
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Anonymous
Yes. Get into Hopkins eating disorder clinic asap. They are one of the best in the country and practically in our backyard. Went with my dd, 19, who admitted to purging for at least a year last summer. Best of luck |
Anonymous
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The dietician and therapist are a good place to start and can advise you better than DCUM posters who are low key bragging about how skinny their 13 year olds are - she probably does not need to be rushed to the ER.
I dropped from 120 to 85 (at 5'4) in my late teens and fortunately had no serious health issues (and somehow no concern from anyone in my life). I managed to pull myself out of that hole on my own at 21 or 22 but I wish someone had intervened. It was a miserable way to live. I'm glad you caught it when you did, OP. |
Anonymous
NP. That was her point. |
Anonymous
| Pediatrician tomorrow. Weight check and orthostatic exam. Do not mess around with eating disorders. The sooner you treat the more likely it is that she will make a full recovery. Treating is not therapy once a week - she may qualify for inpatient treatment. If she doesn’t, PHP and IOPs can be great. |
Anonymous
| OP here. We believe she has an eating disorder. She drastically reduced her food intake the past 2-3 months. Yes, people are missing the point, it’s the weight loss we’re worried about and not the overall weight. Getting her seen today by a doctor. |
Anonymous
My 10 year old is 5'2, also soccer girl, and weigh 115. This thread is scary. |
Anonymous
No one cares how much your children way. This is not about you. |
Anonymous
Actually your kid is overweight on the BMI scale, so let’s quit with the craziness. Get your kid to the ER? What is the ER going to do when a kid with no health problems walks into the ER? |
Anonymous
Incorrect. She just had a doctors appointment and she is not overweight. |
Anonymous
Thank you for the update, OP. |
Anonymous
Then stop wasting our time posting on here and go get your child some help!!!! I can’t stand OPs who complain about people who are taking their time to give personal information to help you make an informed decision. 
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Anonymous
The information you provided gives a BMI of 23. This puts your child in the 87th percentile, which means your child is overweight. An ideal BMI for your child's gender and age is between 15.3 and 22.6 . Overweight is a point at which your child's weight is no longer healthy. This is serious. Although your child isn't yet overweight, work with your healthcare provider—and your child—to keep this from becoming a future problem. An overweight child may develop problems with self-esteem. And healthcare providers have found that overweight children are developing serious health problems such as diabetes early in life that do not develop in children of normal weight. Overweight children tend to become overweight adults. Being overweight as an adult increases the risk for serious diseases such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes, arthritis, and some forms of cancer. So now is the time to teach your child healthy habits that will last a lifetime. 87th percentile |
Anonymous
Go put your daughter’s stats into the CDC teen BMI calculator. Overweight isn’t obese…but it’s still overweight. That still doesn’t negate crazy advice to take your kid to the ER. |
Anonymous
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Be really gentle and loving. I have no idea whether or not your child has an eating disorder, but anorexia is about control. The more someone pushes an anorexic person to eat, the greater the risk of digging in.
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Anonymous
| I’m so sorry you are going through this with your DD, OP. Parenthood can be such a roller coaster sometimes. Good luck with your appointment today. |