Is 19 lbs. at 18 months too small? - Updated: Yes, it is! - Page 2

[floiejo2]

Like everyone else said, if she seems fine otherwise, I wouldn't worry. Dd1 was 6lbs 6oz at birth, 16lbs at one year old, 18lbs at 2 yrs old. Then she had a growth spurt and was 23lbs by 2.5. Just always been a pretty petite thing. And she's got the ribs sticking out, always has. She's just barely and recently 40lbs now at 5.5yrs. Dd2 was a HUGE baby. 8lbs 4oz at birth but then gained faster then I thought possible. There are pictures of her at 6 mo old and she looks obese. Didn't do anything different with her. She started thinning out as soon as she started moving and now at 2.5 she weighs 28lbs. So kids all grow differently and at different rates at different times. As long as they're otherwise healthy and developing okay, I wouldn't worry at all.

[peace]

I don't have any other advice aside from what everyone else has said, I just wanted to add that my DD has almost the same stats. She's only 14 months so I obviously can't speak for the 18 month weight but other than that they're close. I hope you get it sorted out and ease you mind!

[NJ*Doula]

Same situation here. My 2-yr-old is the same weight he was as a 1-yr-old. He has gained height, but not even a little weight. He's thriving though, very interactive and curious, and our pedi isn't the least bit concerned. Some kids are just small. His father is a shorty, and I was an extremely tiny child, so he's just taking after us. Are you and her father small people, or were you slow growers as kids?

[AKA_PI]

My little one is 19 months and just shy of 22 pounds. He's very active and eats tons of food. He just has a high metabolism or something. He's growing and developing as he should, he's just not a big kid.

[Caterina]

Our little one is also tiny - 18 lbs. at almost 18 months, but she looks well-proportioned and solid, is meeting all her milestones, and is happy and active. I don't have any advice other than to trust your instincts! Your mama-sense is valuable, so if you're feeling unsure, an appt. with a doctor you trust is a good thing to do.

[CrunchyChristianMama]

Update- We had a food sensitivities test done today and will have news back on that in about 3 weeks. I also have an appt. scheduled with her dr. on the 13th (he's so in demand by natural minded parents in the area that you have to schedule appts. 6-8 weeks ahead of time).

She has started to have some horrible reactions to something, so I think it's digestion related. Her whole bottom wherever poo touches is dark red and covered in blisters. It's keeping her up at night because everytime she pees it's painful.

Hopefully we'll get to the bottom of all of it soon.

[katmann]

You might want to try petroleum jelly on her bum as a barrier. I know it's icky petroleum, but as opposed to other creams, it only has one ingredient, and one that's less likely to further irritate her skin. Sometimes plant-based ingredients can cause irritation. Hope you work it out!

[CrunchyChristianMama]

Just wanted to update.

My DD weighed 20 lbs. 1 oz. at her check up at 18.5 months. Her ped. was not concerned at all.

We did find out that she has quite a list of food sensitivities and we are seeing her weight go up even more now that we have her off of some bad foods.

[mckittre]

Now I feel a little better about my 19lb 13oz 14 month old. He seems to eat OK, nurse lots, and not be sensitive to anything, as well as being happy, active, etc... I know I was skinny as a child too, so it's probably just genetic. A kid won't just starve themselves if offered plenty of food, right?

[CrunchyChristianMama]

Updated in OP.

[samhope]

I just saw your post and am so glad you figured it out!  My son had such a similar experience and while I never got him diagnosed (just took out dairy, then gluten and eventually all grains), after I took out gluten (10mo was getting it through breastmilk and I barley cereal trial which was a disaster) he started gaining weight and went from 4% at 1yr to 25% at 26mo.  So relieved for you!  Just a side thought, did you get your daughter's iron levels checked at the original appt?  My son was anemic and I am convinced it was due to internal bleeding in the gut.  Floravital cleared it up in a year.  So happy for your family!

[~savah~]

So glad for you and your DD that you figured it out. It must give you such  relief to finally have a solution. If you don't ming my asking, how did you determine it was celiacs? I'd like to get my DD tested and I'm not sure how to go about getting it done.

[CrunchyChristianMama]

We did several tests on her.  First we did the ALCAT sensitivities test, then a blood allergy test.  She has zero true allergies, but gluten and sunflower showed up for sensitivities.  We took them out and she started gaining weight like crazy.  Then, her reactions to gluten when she would have it started getting stronger and stronger.  She would get a blistering rash all over her bottom and backs of her legs.  She would be up screaming in the night.  She would be extremely irritable during the day.  Her belly would bloat.  She would have loose stools.  These are all common Celiac symptoms, so we did the genetic test with Enterolab.  She has both the Celiac gene and the gluten sensitivity gene.  They are going to consider her to be a celiac for the time being.  If, when she's older, she wants to eat gluten for 6 weeks and then do the invasive gut biopsy, we will let that be her choice.  As for now though, we are comfortable with gene + symptoms = diagnosis.  Enterolab will also do a stool test to see if you gut is reacting to gluten, but in Evelyn's case, we already knew that gluten was the trigger and that it was doing damage.

[~savah~]

Your poor daughter. What she went through sounds horrifying. 

[CrunchyChristianMama]

It was pretty rough.  We just had another accidental exposure last night and she almost instantly had a potty accident and started throwing toys and acting strange.  It's amazing how many things are linked to food for her.  I keep updating because I know there are other kiddos out there who are probably struggling with the same stuff and sometimes the dr. will say it's not food related if a blood allergy test comes back normal.  My gut told me something more was wrong, it just took a while to get to the bottom of it.

[sapphire_chan]

I'm sooo glad you found the answer!

And it's relatively quickly, some families struggle for years and years before finding that sort of solution.

[mkksmom]

Thanks for the update. It's always nice to read how things turn out. Glad you figured it out.