Liebling, my son, turned 4 in February. I put him on the scales yesterday and his mass came in at 14kg. It has been 14kg for at least 8m now (I know it was 14kg when he went on holiday with my parents in July last year). Should I start to worry? He eats like a horse and is usually very active so I have never worried that he's lightweight, he's about the same height as his friends so no real worries there.
Should I take him to see a doctor or just chill about it?
Um I dunno. DS is about a month older than your boy and he's been hovering around 17kg for about a year now. He did get up to 18kg and then lost it somewhere, as well as growing a cm. So he is 107.5cm tall - think that's average?
I say if he doesn't look sick or extremely skinny - he's probably fine
LOL @ the junk foods!! My DD just turned 4 and is 15kg and about 98cm tall. She has been 15 kg for a fair while now, sometimes up to 15.5kg, she eats fairly well too. My DS1 who is 16months younger than her, is 14kg and 96cm. Maybe at this age they're losing the baby fat and gaining height, so they kind of hover for a while, kwim? So I think it entirely depends on the child. Maybe give your health nurse a call if you're worried, rather than the doctor, though I don't really think there would necessarily be need to worry. Maybe keep an eye on him over then next 3-6months and see how he grows, and then if he hasn't changed from now until then, then go to a doctor?
Ryn, my DD2 is a skinny slip of a girl and at that age she was only 15kg for ages and ages but once she hit 5 she gained 4kg within a few weeks and now she has slowed right down again and is nearly 7 and would be 22kg tops. She is quite tall though which makes her look even skinnier. On average, they are 'supposed' to gain2kg a year, but if you know he's not gained wait for nearly a year but still eats like a horse, he either has a super fast metabolism and burns off most of what he eats or he could have absorbtion issues. Maybe try giving him full fat everything - buter, milk, cream and yoghurt etc and see if that helps?
My 7yr old is still not even 20kg...try and relax about weight unless you have a suspicion of some underlying health issue.
Genetics plays a big part in kids weight, if you and your DH were light when you were young, he probably is the same. My DS1 in particular is his father's son, eats like a horse, adult portions and still doesn't put on weight
A 4yr old is pretty active. My DS2 is 4.5yrs and is hovering close to 18kg only due to the fact he is a big pasta eater and meat only.
As Trill has mentioned, give him full fat products if you are truly worried.
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