Doctor my first stop? Underweight 4y.o.

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

Try putting your sons details into this bmi calculator for kids:
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/b...ages/bmi4child

It's a great indicator of whether your son is underweight.

If you are concerned, see a dietician to review diet and weight. We've done this as DS has many allergies and he was 5.5 years, 19 kg and 121cm tall.

It is important to keep tabs on weight gain as it can affect energy levels and overall immunity and health. I hadn't realized DS had stayed the same weight all year without gaining as he had a year of working out what he was intolerant to and learning how to compensate for it in his diet.

[Heaven]

I was actually at the Dr's today and he weighed and measured my 4.5yr old DD. She is 105cm tall and 14.7kg, which puts her on the 30th percentile. She looks healthy and eats healthy, she's just little. He didn't even mention any problem, just told me the stats I definitely wouldn't be worrying. Sounds totally normal to me

[Asparagus and Lemons]

I wouldn't worry, my almost 3.5 year old is only 11kg, some days she eats like a bird, some days she eats like an elephant. But she seems to have plenty of energy and is always happy. I'd only start to be concerned if he was lethargic and looked ill.

[bellany]

My boy will be 4 in a few months and hes only 12 kgs fully dressed and wears a size 2 pants cos of his tiny waist.
Hes a funny eater but hes always full of energy.

[Artechim]

My DS has just turned 6 and is 18.5kg and 112cm. He is just little.

[TaRhLi.]

My DD just had her 4yr health check and is 107cm tall (90th percentile) and 17.9kgs (75th percentile) and she is lean where as one of my twins at 2yr 4mths is already 95cm and weighs 16kgs, he has no fat on him but is a very solid muscular body type like DH. It is hard not to compare kids to each other but so long as he is growing his weight appears fine.

At DDs health check I was advised that it is at 4 when food may start to become an issue as they are now of an age when they want to start making their own choices and food is an easy one to have control over as well as what clothes they want to wear.

[Netix]

Thank you Ladies, I will post in depth tomorrow when I get to the library, it's just too hard on my teeny tiny phone screen.

I do have a weigh and measure appointment for him next month at the MCHN, but I have not been doing his food diary. I am mainly worried, not from looking it up on a chart or anything like that, but because he simply looks so tiny, and is so often sniffly and snotty and gets sick easily.

[Netix]

Thank you Ladies, I will post in depth tomorrow when I get to the library, it's just too hard on my teeny tiny phone screen.

I do have a weigh and measure appointment for him next month at the MCHN, but I have not been doing his food diary. I am mainly worried, not from looking it up on a chart or anything like that, but because he simply looks so tiny, and is so often sniffly and snotty and gets sick easily.

[megs]

Hi Netix, Given you say he is sniffly and snotty so,you think maybe his adenoids may be involved, or possible large tonsils. I know of a few children with small appetites as a result of this.

[catgal]

That doesn't sound too bad. My four year old had her four year old health assessment a few weeks ago and she is 13kg and 100cm. They didn't express any concern over her weight.