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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]question: is this really just a "soft belly" or could it be bloating? I had no personal experience with bloating, and thought one of our DC was getting a little pudgy (nothing to be concerned about, happens before they shoot up) bc they were slim in the arms and legs but had a bigger belly than you'd expect based on that. Turned out it was bloating, not pudge, and was due to undiagnosed celiac disease. Yes, I sound like I am an idiot, but had never really experienced bloating myself so was clueless; I am sharing this here in case there might be others out there who are clueless like me.

(You can't always rely on the pediatrician either - they missed it as well; the CD diagnosis only came about when a mental health professional recommended screening for it due to DC's extremely high levels of anxiety (another often overlooked symptom btw).)[/quote]

+1 There are lots of causes for a soft belly. She could be about to hit a growth spurt as some have mentioned. If she is really thin, her body could be protecting her reproductive organs (that happens with anorexics sometimes). It could be her genetics. It could be bloating (it was in my case before I was diagnosed with a dairy allergy). Very unlikely that exercise is the answer - if anything, fixating on this one area could make things worse (see anorexia explanation above).[/quote]

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