My DS is 147cm tall and weighs 28kg, he has always been slim (full term at birth and weighed 6lb 7). His appetite has always been poor and he often has to be reminded to eat.
I took him to the doctor a couple of years ago but he did not seem concerned because DS is fairly energetic. I'm concerned though because his face looks quite gaunt now, dark circles under his eyes, his arms look like twigs. He eats a healthy diet with very little junk food but just has little interest in eating.
I'm thinking it must be worth going back to the GP again? I worked his BMI out on a kids BMI calculator and it came up with a BMI of 13.2
I am fairly slim (5 ft 5 and weigh approx 8 stone 9) and his dad is also a slight build (5ft 10 and slim), I'm paranoid about making him aware of my worries about his weight, has anyone else had similar issues? How did you deal with it?
How much should a 10.5 year old boy weigh?
I should also mention he is (not surprisingly!) quite a fussy eater and will not touch a lot of high calorie foods (peanut butter and avocados are out of the question!) He does like eggs and bananas though.
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GloriousSlug · 30/08/2015 10:00
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