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How do I make toddler gain weight?

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Changemyname12 · 22/12/2022 21:18

Hi, my 2 years and 4 month old son has fallen under his percentile line at the last health visitor weigh-in.

She now has given me an appointment on January 14th for the Saturday weight clinic.

I have weighed my son today and he is still not gaining. He has plenty to eat and we feed him regularly. The problem is whenever he is ill he stops eating. He's had this horrible cough that he picked up from the childminder and is now on antibiotics for it. I literally have to force him to eat and he's just picking at the food.

How do I make him gain weight? Any suggestions? I am a bit scared of the next appointment, what they will say if he is still not gaining and what they will do.

Thanks for any advice xx

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CaptainBarbosa · 23/12/2022 09:33

Changemyname12 · 23/12/2022 08:44

I am not sure to be honest. He has a 10 month old sister, so maybe they think they could weigh them at the same time?

Is it normal for 10 months old to still be weighed?

I think I will refuse any more weighing appointments after January.

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Mine wasn't weighed after his 1 year check up.

I could visually see by then if my child was thriving.

Nobody said anything about the lack of weighing.

To be honest other than his pre school vaccinations he's never been to the GP since. He's 8 now 😳 just a healthy happy 25th percentile child 🤷🏻‍♀️

modgepodge · 23/12/2022 09:54

Deckthehallswithbenandhollly · 23/12/2022 09:25

@modgepodge

Read the thread properly, the child is on his birth centile,

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I have read the thread. I was just trying to give context to why HVs worry about children’s weight, they aren’t trying to create trouble, they are trying to help. I also pointed out it was unlikely the case for the OP.

modgepodge · 23/12/2022 09:56

Potato28 · 22/12/2022 22:49

I really do not think adding lots of butter, cheese and sugar to things is a good idea and im surprised by the amount of people recommending it

Talk to the dr first and they can help you with meal plans and additional calories in the correct way if doctor thinks he needs it

If it helps, adding butter, cheese and nuts to things is exactly what we were told to do by a dietician when our daughter had poor weight gain. Not lots of sugary things though, agree that’s not great due to teeth.

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FlounderingFruitcake · 23/12/2022 11:21

Also sorry if this has been mentioned already but at 2 years old you can start calculating BMI rather than just looking at weight in isolation. I’d calculate that at home (use the NHS online calculator) and if it’s healthy then you can stop worrying because he’s the right weight for his height. Then repeat in a couple of months to make sure he’s still on track.

As for the 10 month old, I wouldn’t bother the weigh clinic either unless you have specific concerns. You know if they’re thriving and if you have decent scales you can weigh them at home.

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