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[quote=Anonymous]My second kid is like this and always has been. She also had bad reflux as a baby and was medicated. She just likes to graze. As a 3.5 year old I think she is about 75 percentile for height and 30th for weight. She's been pretty consistently at both since she was 2. I don't worry about it. When she likes what's on offer she eats a lot. When she doesn't, she doesn't eat much. She always drinks milk and she will usually have at least a couple bites of fruit. She seems to grow regardless.

My older kid was always a very hearty eater -- I nursed them both and he would eat so, so much more than my second. She only ever nursed from one side. He'd finish both and go looking for more. At 2 years old he was in the 90th percentile for height and 70th for weight. By 3 he had dropped to 60th percentile height and 40th weight, and he's stayed around there ever since - he is 7 now. He still has a huge appetite and I don't know where he puts it all!

Kids are just different. I would not force food. If she isn't picky, then she'll eat when she's hungry. See what her curve is like by the time she is 3. That is likely to be more indicative of her next few years.[/quote]

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