2 yo is 94th percentile for height, below 1st percentile for weight

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Anonymous wrote:Go to a professional. Seriously. Why are you asking here.

Please get therapy for your anger issues and work on your reading comprehension.

Lady you are nuts. Your poor child.

Maybe I am, and maybe my child will be damaged (nothing I can do about that if I am "nuts[b]" - that's technical term, right?) but at least I've gotten some helpful ideas and range of experiences to understand this issue better, in addition to the rude and aggressive responses like the above which are par for the course for DCUM, but just boggle my mind still sometimes. Honestly, while I fully recognize I have issues with certain things, body issues aren't one of them, but clearly they are for many posters here.

As I mentioned, I just discussed this issue with our pediatrician (does that count as a professional?) who wasn't overly concerned but recommended high caloric foods, but I am someone who likes to read and learn more about issues to understand them better, and asking here sometimes offers useful pointers and ideas. For example, it was here that I learned I could self-refer to early intervention for speech, which we did and we're so glad to have done that. Of course I take everything I read here with a grain of salt.

Not pp, but you could get help. There's not nothing to be done. It really does sound like you cane from a family of people with disordered eating habits and then created your own patterns of disordered eating. Perhaps the issues with your kid are small now and only a little concern, but your defensive reactions and aggression are very concerning. We may just be anonymous people online, but when many[i] of us spot the same issues, perhaps there's something there. You don't have to listen to us, but for the sake of your daughter, I hope you do talk to someone real about your own food issues and find out if you need therapy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to a professional. Seriously. Why are you asking here.

Please get therapy for your anger issues and work on your reading comprehension.

Lady you are nuts. Your poor child.

Maybe I am, and maybe my child will be damaged (nothing I can do about that if I am "nuts[b]" - that's technical term, right?) but at least I've gotten some helpful ideas and range of experiences to understand this issue better, in addition to the rude and aggressive responses like the above which are par for the course for DCUM, but just boggle my mind still sometimes. Honestly, while I fully recognize I have issues with certain things, body issues aren't one of them, but clearly they are for many posters here.

As I mentioned, I just discussed this issue with our pediatrician (does that count as a professional?) who wasn't overly concerned but recommended high caloric foods, but I am someone who likes to read and learn more about issues to understand them better, and asking here sometimes offers useful pointers and ideas. For example, it was here that I learned I could self-refer to early intervention for speech, which we did and we're so glad to have done that. Of course I take everything I read here with a grain of salt.

Not pp, but you could get help. There's not nothing to be done. It really does sound like you cane from a family of people with disordered eating habits and then created your own patterns of disordered eating. Perhaps the issues with your kid are small now and only a little concern, but your defensive reactions and aggression are very concerning. We may just be anonymous people online, but when many[i] of us spot the same issues, perhaps there's something there. You don't have to listen to us, but for the sake of your daughter, I hope you do talk to someone real about your own food issues and find out if you need therapy.

Messed up the italics while on my phone. The nothing to be donevwas a quote from you, OP.

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Years from now OP will be wondering why her kid has an eating disorder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to a professional. Seriously. Why are you asking here.

Please get therapy for your anger issues and work on your reading comprehension.

Lady you are nuts. Your poor child.

Maybe I am, and maybe my child will be damaged (nothing I can do about that if I am "nuts[b]" - that's technical term, right?) but at least I've gotten some helpful ideas and range of experiences to understand this issue better, in addition to the rude and aggressive responses like the above which are par for the course for DCUM, but just boggle my mind still sometimes. Honestly, while I fully recognize I have issues with certain things, body issues aren't one of them, but clearly they are for many posters here.

As I mentioned, I just discussed this issue with our pediatrician (does that count as a professional?) who wasn't overly concerned but recommended high caloric foods, but I am someone who likes to read and learn more about issues to understand them better, and asking here sometimes offers useful pointers and ideas. For example, it was here that I learned I could self-refer to early intervention for speech, which we did and we're so glad to have done that. Of course I take everything I read here with a grain of salt.

Not pp, but you could get help. There's not nothing to be done. It really does sound like you cane from a family of people with disordered eating habits and then created your own patterns of disordered eating. Perhaps the issues with your kid are small now and only a little concern, but your defensive reactions and aggression are very concerning. We may just be anonymous people online, but when many[i] of us spot the same issues, perhaps there's something there. You don't have to listen to us, but for the sake of your daughter, I hope you do talk to someone real about your own food issues and find out if you need therapy.

Messed up the italics while on my phone. The nothing to be donevwas a quote from you, OP.

I mean, there's a reason why mental health professionals don't diagnose people they haven't met - it doesn't work. I'm sorry, but you're way off base. And given the name-calling and blithe responses I've seen here, I really don't think most people who have expressed "concern" are truly concerned with anything beyond entertaining themselves online, which is pretty sick.

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Anonymous wrote:Years from now OP will be wondering why her kid has an eating disorder

Like this one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later. It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

OP here - for clarity, DD hasn't had any drops in her weight percentile. She has always been long and skinny but apparently they don't actually look at BMI until 2.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have any strategies, but I know the feeling. If she is not showing any signs of malnutrition, perhaps there is nothing to worry about or change. I don't think offering sweets and ice cream will change much in that case.

My younger one was 87 percentile height and 10 percentile weight at birth. At 6, she is 99 percentile height now and 40 percentile for weight. She looks very thin and every one close to me mentions it (not in her presence). I point to my younger sister and say "she gets it from her." My older one is 99 percentile for both height and weight at 8.
They eat the same things. My younger one just eats very little while my old one eats much more.

I am not very concerned because my younger sister and I were exactly like this. My younger sister was very thin (even as a baby), and I was bigger(never overweight as a child/teen but much bigger than her even though we are only a year apart). Our dad was always worried about her. He would offer to buy whatever she wanted to eat. She would ask for sweets, eggs, ice cream, soda - she named it, he bought it. It did nothing. She remained thin.

My younger sister and I are in our late 30s with kids. We are both tall. I am now overweight (BMI ~27), and she is just as thin as she always was. She hasn't gained a
pound since she was 14-15. She is strong (played soccer in college); she just eats less. Her body does not need more, and she listens to it. Ironically, our dad, who was so concerned about her has a similar appetite to my sister and has not gianed any weight in over 40 years.

A kid with a small appetite would happily fill up on the junk and not eat real food. If they know ice cream comes an hour after dinner every night they will stop eating veggies. And you might become a frequent flyer at the dentist due to cavities.

OP don't forget the BMI includes the height so it is easier for a tall thin kid to have an extreme BMI. They can also have a normal BMI and be skinny fat (too much visceral fat and not enough lean mass).

I am the PP you are responding to.

You are absolutely right. My younger sister did develop cavities from all the sweets. And she did not gain the weight my father was hoping she would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later. It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.

That is not true at all. There are plenty of people who have crappy genes for cholesterol and sugar, and even type II diabetics who have normal BMIs and start needing meds in their 30s and 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later. It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.

That is not true at all. There are plenty of people who have crappy genes for cholesterol and sugar, and even type II diabetics who have normal BMIs and start needing meds in their 30s and 40s.

That's really different though. Yes, some people are genetically prone to diabetes, which is unlucky. Some are prone to being thin. If your genetics is causing you to be thin and not your diet that's just the way your body is. If your thin family isn't developing a chronic disease because they are thin, what us there to worry about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later. It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.

I know a 99 year old gentleman who is in great health who eats ice cream every night after dinner- and has for decades. Moderate or small amounts of something fun are fine, even every day. And ice cream actually contains all of the good nutrients that milk has, so we’re not talking empty calories here.

[Anonymous]

Half a cup of haagen dasz has exactly the same amount of sugar as an apple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.

Sorry, but this sounds crazy. We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night? No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later. It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.

That is not true at all. There are plenty of people who have crappy genes for cholesterol and sugar, and even type II diabetics who have normal BMIs and start needing meds in their 30s and 40s.

That's really different though. Yes, some people are genetically prone to diabetes, which is unlucky. Some are prone to being thin. If your genetics is causing you to be thin and not your diet that's just the way your body is. If your thin family isn't developing a chronic disease because they are thin, what us there to worry about?

1) If they are genetically thin, why are you shovelling icecream into them trying to get them to be fatter than their genetics dictate?
2) Those chronic diseases develop after decades of over eating

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Anonymous wrote:Half a cup of haagen dasz has exactly the same amount of sugar as an apple.

Dietitians generally say natural sugars don't count because they're bound up with fiber. Weight watchers allows unlimited unprocessed fruit. It is very easy to overeat and have 1-2 cups of icecream, not so much having 2-4 apples.