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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
Do i need to be concerned?
Answered by
Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
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To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
Do i need to be concerned?
by PBrown, Jan 12, 2009 09:10AM
Her age is 22 months!
Do i need to be concerned with my daughters weight still? She has a feeding tube that we try to feed her at night with, but it seems if we try to feed her much she wants to vomit and doesn't sleep well. She does eat by mouth but is very picky about what is! We have had tons of test ran, but nothing has really shown up. Any suggestions?
Do i need to be concerned with my daughters weight still? She has a feeding tube that we try to feed her at night with, but it seems if we try to feed her much she wants to vomit and doesn't sleep well. She does eat by mouth but is very picky about what is! We have had tons of test ran, but nothing has really shown up. Any suggestions?
Is your child male or female?
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Female
What is your child's height?
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34 inches
What is your child's weight (kgs or lbs)
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22 lbs
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Jan 13, 2009 09:14PM
, Jan 13, 2009 09:14PMTo: PBrown
Her weight is just above the 5th percentile and her height is on the 75th percentile for her age. Her weight is on the growth chart which is good. As long as she is growing steadily, even if it is slowly, she will be fine. You did not state the type of tube-feed you are using. Suggest 1.5 or 2 calorie per ml formula so that she is getting more calories and protein with less volume. Hoped that helped you.
