3 year old small for her age. Only 24 pounds...but healthy. What can i feed her to promote growth?
My daughter is tiny. just 24 pounds at 3 1/2 years old. good weight to height ratio. My husband is vietnamese, and many of his sisters are only maybe 100 lbs. She also has a milk and soy allergy- we found out when she turned 3, so I think that made a difference as well. Now she is eating a milk and soy free diet. Not being able to give her milk, I give her rice milk fortified with calcim and juice with calcium. What else is good to help her grow? She eats broccoli, meat, peanut butter and everything really. But eats like a bird. Takes me hours to feed her and playing games to get her to eat. It's exhausting. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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I also have a 24 lb 3 1/2 year old daughter. I am petite and my husband is average size. My daughter's pediatrician asked about the height of our parents (mine small, his avg to tall). After telling the dr this info he said that my daughter will always be small. I guess it has something to do with the family tree!! My daughter is also a picky eater and we found out that she has an allergy to all nuts (they are contained in the darndest foods we wouldn't think of). Sounds like you are doing all the right things. Speak to your pediatrician, maybe he can also tell you what he predicts your daughter's size will be. Mine has consistently been in the 5th percentile on the growth chart. Good height to weight ratio as well. Dr. said as long as she is consistent and gets enough nutrition that there is nothing to be concerned about.
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