How do i get some weight onto my 3 year old?

[Ginger]

ds2 has lost heaps of weight- mainly due to having tonsillitis, but also he just doesn't really seem to eat much anymore. he used to be a great eater and was a lovely chubby bubs, but these days, not so much. he looks so skinny to me, i'd love to fatten him up a bit. any ideas on how i can get some wight on him? thanks

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Can you speak with your GP or health nurse about it?
Where is he roughly on the charts do you know?

I think things like full cream milkm cheese & yoghurt are good along with plenty of fruit & veg.
I have found that even though both of my girls have always been petite that DD1 looked slimmer around 2-3yrs old as she was a hell of a lot more active and it worried me as she was so little to start with but she actually had a decent growth spurt and evened out her height aswell so the MCHN had no issues with her weight at all. IYKWIM.

[Ginger]

im actually taking him to the health nurse in a couple of weeks for his 3.5yo check up so i can talk to her about it then (along with a whole lot of other pressing issues).
i'm not sure what his height is, but he is quite tall and weighs about 18kg. i don't know where he is on the charts- i guess i could measure his height and work it out?

[Beatrix]

hun i wouldnt stress to much.

My DD is 4 1/2 and weighs in at 16kg... she is just thin.. eats alot. She is about 105cm tall give or take

[Glamoreyez]

My 3 yr old DD weighs 15kg so your DS sounds just fine to me...

[nothing2lose]

My 10 year old weighs 29kg and she is fine.

I think at your DS's age they are starting to grow up and lose their baby look iykwim.

[Ginger]

really? he just looks frail to me?
my 4 year old ds weighs 28kg.

[sangie]

It could just be that his how he is IYKWIM? Fast metabolism?

Does he eat a good diet? I guess all you can do is try to get a good balanced diet into him. My DS seems to go through phases with eating. Some weeks he eats like a horse and others he seems to survive on air only. He has just turned 3 and weighs 17kg.

[Sunny Love]

Incorporate high calories foods into his diet. Cheese, milks, yoghurts, have a google of what foods are high calorie.

My DD was sick earlier this year, and didn't put weight on for months. She was frail, weak and looked ill. She had a Staph infection in her digestive tract.
Since then, she's fluttered between being a good eater and a fussy eater, BUT has put on 3 kg's and now weighs 16kg. Finally, she's moving into the next clothes size. We've spent 9-12 months in size 2 clothes now, bring on the 3's!!

Follow your instinct, do something to his diet if you think it's necessary. xx

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

DD1 is nearly 4 and is 16kg i think.

looking at my MCHN book it says boys 3yrs he would be about 90th% at 18kg (roughly)