Underweight Toddlers?

Last yr when my daughter was one and a half the doctor told me she was underweight. I got her weighed recently and found she was underweight again. What do you think could be going on, she eats all the time and has a variety of different foods. She looks like she is growing so im really confused.

Answers:
About 25 percent of normal infants will shift to a lower growth percentile in the first two years of life and then follow that percentile; this should not be diagnosed as failure to thrive. Doctors seem to worry too much about that growth chart and not enough about your child. As long as the child is healthy, active and otherwise hitting milestones then it should not be a major concern. Yes you should make an attempt to make sure your child is getting proper nutrition, but don't worry yourself to death over it if the child is doing ok.

I think there's problem with hormons or glands. I think you should take your toddler immediately to endocrinology hospital.

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