DD underwieght 8 years old

[NotSoThinLizzy]

So my DD sees the deitition occasionally as she pretty much never eats. she is stick thin she's on the 2nd percentile line but lately she's started saying how she dosent want to eat something because it'll make her fat (I'd pay to see the day) she won't get changed in front of anyone and freaks out if there's gym or swimming on with school. Kids at school have called her fat before. I've tried talking to her about it but don't get anywhere. When she dose eat it's simple things like a slice of bread or pasta with no sauce on.

What can I do? Is it likely to turn to something more serious?

Short of holding her down and force feeding her I don't know what to do.

She needs specialist counselling for body dysmorphia/eating disorder issues which seem to be developing asap.

Don't wait.

Her pediatrician says she thinks it's a phase and just one of them things. As DD dose lots of athletic things like competition gymnastics and running she just thinks that she's burning off all the calories

She's 8, on the 2 percentile for weight, and afraid to eat because she'll 'get fat'.

And you've put her in competition gymnastics which is a hotbed of eating disorders...

She’s gotten this from competition gymnastics. Withdraw her and with counselling and therapy she will eventually overcome it.

So was in gymnastic long before this. I don't think the kids at school calling her fat as helped at all

Access private therapy as the waiting list for camhs will be too long.

Why on earth are kids at school calling her fat when she clearly isn't? That's odd. Is she telling you this to justify not eating or have you heard them say it?

Why are you on here if you don't want sound advice? Your stick thin daughter is already focused excessively on weight when she's only 8 years old ... this is a potentially very serious problem!

Sound advice. I'd take her out of gymnastics and get her into counselling.

Therapy! I have an 8 and 9 year old. Occasionally the 9 year old will say look at my fat leg and we joke it off saying she’s got a perfect normal leg and she does. Do not leave this! She is low in weight and not eating. You can’t do nothing. She needs a therapist that can help you as a family. She needs re-education around food and I’d reconsider gymnastics for the time being. She’s 8!!!!

As I've already said she sees a deitition and a peaditration and they both arnt overly concerned. Just wondered if any other mum's have been through it or had actual advice

Two of my dds have an autoimmune condition. The dietian was useless. We’ve also had our share of rubbish paeds. I could understand if it was a sensory issue or an allergy but the fact that she’s not eating is a worry.

What does she typically eat a day? Do you do family meals? Can you bulk her up with full fat things like peanut butter? Will she graze? What about through drinks?

Breakfast she will have a handful of ceral
Lunch mabye a piece of bread
Family dinner is the biggest struggle we have she will just get so worked up over it saying I'm not hungry or I don't like it but the other day she said she would get fat so concerned about that I had a talk and said about how your body need fuel to work and you only get fat if you eat badly and not exercise ect.....

Drinks all I'll give her is full fat milk enriched as told to but she'll only have about a glass a day prop where she gets all her calories from