Small 13 Month Old

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Anyone else have a small 13MO?

DD was 7lbs10oz when born, but at 13 months is now only 15lbs 6.

She did lose weight in November, when she was ill, but hasn't really put it back on. She looks so tiny. Even her bone structure. The HV are weighing her monthly, but I am also petite, so are just keeping an eye on her.

Is it anything to worry about? Weekly now people are commenting on her size, and now people are starting to ask if she is OK/ill. I'm trying not to panic, but you know how it is.

Does she look thin? Is she eating enough high fat food - as in dairy (full fat milk or formula or breast milk), avocados?

That does seem small. What's her typical diet?

She doesnt look thin, just small. She wont take milk as a drink but is on bm before bed and in the morning.

She has full fat milk in her porriage. Eats yoghurts. Eats at nursery. But nevet lots. I seem to have lost control of a healthy diet what with grandparents, nursery and husband. Not keen on cheese, avocardo. Will do nut butter.

Someone thought she was 6 months Friday.

I wouldnt worry my DD was the same she was always smaller than DS (they are twins) when she was 2.5yo she wore 12-18 month clothes and DS wore age 2-3 there is a bit of a difference in height but she is now starting to catch up to the others in her class (they are 3.5yo now)

On a nursery day

Porriage, fruit, biscuit, fish, mash and peas, 2 fromage frais, toast, then a few mouthfulls of dinner with us like spag bol, and I try and get down a fruit pouch and another yoghurt.

At the weekends she eats far less.

For what it's worth I had a tiny DD who suddenly shot up at about 21/22 months. It was incredible. I couldn't believe it the other day when she stood next to a boy she knows - she's now almost the same height where a few months ago she was about half his size! I'm really petite too so used to get the comments about DD just taking after her mum but when she was still wearing 9-12 months clothes at 20 months, it did start to get a little bit worrying. Now she's coming up to two and wears some 18-24 months clothes - ie the 'right' size, for the first time in her life.

Golly, that sounds large compared to my daughters. All three were 7 and half lbs give or take a couple of ounces at birth. All three weighed around 6 kg at 12 months.

DD3 currently 3y5m weighs 12.8kg. Perfectly healthy. She was tiiiny when she started walking- the size of an average 4-6 month old. Couldn't get shoes to fit her, she was in (first size 0-3m) padders until 18 months. First "shoes" were a pair of size 3 wellies from Jojo stuffed with welly socks to make them fit when she was 15 months.

People asked me all the time if she'd been premature. As long as your dd is healthy I'd just laugh off concerns- say "no, she's just a tiddler!".