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[quote=Anonymous]Have you spoken with the pediatrician specifically about this concern - that your kiddo is growing but is not gaining weight, you are concerned, etc.? Those statistics are fairly alarming, and when combined with your kiddo's history of feeding tube, it is weird to me that the pediatrician's approach is as hands off as it sounds. What is your understanding of the problem for your kid? Is it a sensory issue? Is it a different kind of food restriction? Is it purely stimulant-based appetite suppression? I would be alarmed by the numbers alone, but I might be comforted by more specific context for my kid. FWIW my kid has always been small, and the first time she dropped below the 5th %ile, we were referred to a pediatric endocrinologist. I thought that was a bit much given the context (she'd just started walking, she had been sick a lot in daycare that fall), but he was concerned and made the referral. Your ped is not doing anything like that, it sounds like.[/quote]
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